Don’t flood your Porsche - how to clear drain tubes: Tech Tactics LIVE
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- Опубликовано: 16 окт 2024
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In episode 26, we're talking about why it's so important to clear the water drains in your Porsche to avoid what sometimes becomes catastrophic damage. This episode could help prevent your Porsche from being a total loss. We show you where the drains are and how to clean them on several models.
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Hi from New Zealand.
I use a length of weed-whacker line. Feed it down as far as it goes…then check water flows out OK.
Thanks for the tip!
Incredible for such a well engineered car , and after all these years, that drains are still a significant problem. Come on Porsche, redesign these ! Excellent presentation, thank you.
Popo💩poporche
Kinda shakes your confidence in a fine automobile maker.
idk, this is a simple problem and a simple maintenance problem that all cars have. my toyota had plugged drains.
the key thing would be to make the system less likely to drop a hose connection or a way to blow it from the outlet rather than the inlet
@@DarkTouch I agree it’s a simple problem but unnecessary…I’ve never had it in any other car I’ve owned (both inexpensive and expensive) but I have had it in all but one of my Porsches.
New member here and first Porsche, 2012 911 Carrera 4 Cabriolet 997.2, going back through some older tech tactics shows and ran across this episode, this never crossed my mind that you would need to check drain tubes to keep your inside of your car dry, as much money these cars cost you would think Porsche would've come up with a better design. This episode was very informative about how you keep your car dry. Thank goodness mine has been kept in a garage like all Cabriolets should, but I will check out all my drain tubes to be on the safe side.
Thank you Vu and your crew for these biweekly shows, learning a lot about my and other Porsche cars.
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It is ridiculous. I had many budget cars that I never had to worry about water drains.. Now with the cayenne I have to be paranoid about rain :)
I’ve owned 7 Porsches. I think their quality and engineering is amazing. Seeing this makes me frustrated a bit. How can they spend so much on every other component of a vehicle and leave this so poorly designed and made? As politicians like to say, it’s just unacceptable.
$5k for a "park assist control unit". Dealer casually states, oh, yeah, this happens. We usually recommend people to clean their drain tubes at lease once a year. WTF? It's not in the manual. It's a known problem. Who the hell just randomly cleans out sunroof drains?
Buy some extra long plastic zip-ties and run and twist them thru the drain tubes. Has always worked for me.
Great tip!
How long? Didn't know you could get zip ties that were feet long.
Crazy you're in my backyard and I didn't know it, live in Annapolis and work in Elkridge.
Have a 2005 Cayenne Turbo and a 2015 Cayenne S, both had water drains clogs causing leaks! Something I've decided to clean annually now.
TC in Annapolis MD
These kinds of leaks should never happen. Porsche needs to pay for all these design flaws regardless of age.
why hasn't there been some sort of class action about this -- if it is impacting electrical, airbag deployment, etc. this is a major safety hazard. It is not a wear and tear issue. This can happen at any stage of mileage.
This just happened to my 21 Macan GTS. My subwoofer is damaged and the park assist module is also screwed thanks to this design flaw. My battery compartment was filled with water as well.
Clearing your drains is part of services. Get the appropriate service done at the appropriate time and keep your vehicle clean, it won't happen.
The drains clogged and flooded the battery and rear control unit. The damage is almost enough to finish the car .
Porsche panamera .
This was great. I had to replace window switches and seat memory computer from water soaking in. It was from the vapor barrier inside the door breaking down though.
Tarrado
I live in the BC Interior Canada so don't need them much but like to keep the car maintained.
Thanks for the advice. I will have to make sure my Panamera is flowing freely.
Good luck!
Of course the dealer charges for that. On my 996 cab when I left it for service I mentioned that they needed to park it inside. The next time they said oh the tube must be clogged. So $115 later no more wet carpets.
Unfortunately, I was expecting to see how to reach out to the end of the drain hose in the front of the Macan to have a better idea so I do it on my prorsche 😑
I wish I could see where the sunroof drain holes in my Macan, but I can’t find them
Sunroof drains are clear but still hear water sloshing on right side- rocker panel? Cowl drain blocked? Cabin is dry. 2017 Macan S. Thanks from SoCal.
Great advice on cleaning drain ports.
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Greetings from LSRPCA (Lonestar Region) 👋🤠
Thanks from Australia
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So if you car sits out in driveway. Would you recommend..a car,porche cayenne cover to proect from debree..etc?
That would definitely help, but we still suggest checking your drains periodically.
I’m trying to find the Macan evaporator drain tube location. Does anyone know?
My 997 cab drains are all clear but I still have wet seats . Any idea?
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Thanks, Craig Sanford, Tulsa,Oklahoma
Hey Craig !
Is that you ?
Steve here in Florida 🌴 from Y68
17 JUN 2024
Did you slam your hood closed?
997 wet rear seats where do you think that is from?
What is the point of this kind of design? I never had any problems with any other brands.
I have a base model 2012 Cayenne And I can't find the drain that is located right behind the front tires is it behind the molding?
Yes, it is behind the fender liner.
Yes. You have to turn the wheels so you can take unscrew 2?3? Torque screws and peel back the wheel well lining. You'll see the rubber stopper :)
I have a 2017 Boxster and this keeps happening. I've had it in the shop at the dealer twice and the floor is damp again. I'm in North Carolina, does anyone know a good Porsche mechanic who can help?
Reach out to your local PCA region. They'll point you in the right direction.
Thanks
Wait until all these poor designs for water draining shorts out an EV model and $200k goes up in smoke - god forbid a person is harmed. That’s when the class action suits get going and great harm is done to the brand.
Must be a German engineering thing, my Z4 had those rubber stoppers too. I removed them, no problems
Yes, BMWs have same stoppers in many of their cars.
Design Engineets at Porsche needs to kick out if they can’t design simple Drains, shame on you.
Vu, This was a great idea for a video but I found it lacking in a number of ways. First, you were trying to show the plugged drain in the cowl of the 997 but your arm was in the way and there was never a shot of the drain. Then later you made a short comment about the 997 sunroof drains - open the sunroof and you will see the drains. Pour water from a bottle in to see if it comes out on to the floor, etc. Well, I opened my sunroof and couldn't find a drain anywhere at all. Further, if I had poured water into that channel around the sunroof, it would have come right into the headliner and soaked the inside of my car. Maybe this video was helpful to owners of other models, but regarding the comments made on the 997.1 coupe, I think you really missed the mark. Hoping for better from you next time, sorry!
Vu did a great job. One can not expect such a session to be exhaustive. The information discussed is more than enough for an owner to do further research on his own.
Tom, the front cowl plugs are really easy to see once you pop the battery cover. You can see them at 38:49, might have to pause the video. As for the 997 sunroof lines, unfortunately hard to show without a coupe there. I did a quick search for you and found this video for you: ruclips.net/video/p0md6tUbOms/видео.html The front sunroof drains are easily visible the rear drains not so much. If your drains are working, it will drain. If they are clogged, you do risk getting headliner wet. Proceed with caution or enlist a pro to check/clean for you. Good luck!
@@PorscheClubofAmerica Good stuff, thanks!
I agree with Tom. The video shows all the easy stuff where you can access the end of the drains. How about showing actually clearing the TUBES like the video promoted. The tubes start at the sunroof and in front of the winshield. What do I use?
Porsche 996 year 2000 currently has a puddle on the rear passenger seat 😩🤦🏻♂️
Hopefully water hasn't reached electrical components. Dry it out as soon as you can and clear the drains. Good luck. Be sure to subscribe.
Can anyone please share a drain tube 'map' for a 993?
What body style 993?
@@carrerados 993 C2S please '97