just recently noticed a leak from the passenger side of my gf's 2002 wrx..upon taking the dash out and cleaning out the return hose the leak still seems to be there..took a few pics and when i turn on the a/c it makes a hissing noise like water is circulating and then starts to leak..well any hint would be helpful..thanks

 

So it's just plain water that's leaking out, right?
You've made sure that the drain hose is clear all the way through?

 

yes it's just plain water leaking..yup i cleaned out the drain hose...the water is coming from the first pic were those two pieces connect..i think it's not tyte enough or something as when i turn a/c on it's coming from there and the other places also..

 

Well for water to be building up to that level and leaking out of the box, I'd think that the drain is somehow obstructed. Perhaps there is some debris inside the evaporator housing that is preventing normal draining? You can remove the fan housing to get a look inside there.

 

well i tried taking that whole unit out but cant seem to get it...i'll try again tommorrow and see if something is clogging up the drain...only thing how do i take out the center console area so i'll have total access to it..its a tyte space trying to take out that whole unit with lil room..thanks

 

Nevin,

Look at the picture that I edited... I think that this maybe your problem? The hose looks like it's kinked right there

 

nevermind. that's not it

 

ya it's not the hose i check it out..it could be the evaporater could be clogged that's why water is building up and not all going threw the hose..the question i have is what do i need to remove to get it all the way out..the space is pretty tyte..well hit me up

 

Nevin,

Here is more pictures of that hose. make sure that it's on tight. my hose is also kinked in one area.

if you want to remove it you'll have to remove you're entire AC system. it's one big unit that splits up into different pieces

Jon

 

You're not going to be able to remove the main HVAC housing without a LOT of work. Same goes for the evaporator, to remove it requires discharging the AC system. However you can remove the fan housing to get a better look as I said above.
The info in this thread should be helpful, go to the last post and look at the TSB procedure. Don't worry about the steps for discharging the AC, that is for removing the evaporator which you won't be doing. You only need to get the fan housing off and remove the side cover.
http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show...postid=4179167