Aircon soaking the carpets - 1998 Fiesta Ghia

Possibly the crap from the evaporator that was flushed off during the decontamination session has blocked the drain pipe which channels the evapourate water to outside the car has blocked.

Tim..

Sounds plausible - is the drain pipe accessible easily?

Tony

Just read about your Ford aircon decontamin mishap. Would the aircon system in the Renault Clio [topic posted nearby] have a similar smelly waste-removal facility?

Usually in the middle of the car just under the bulkhead. Access is easiest with the car on a hoist / ramps. There will be rubber pipe or bellows affair where the water is meant to run from.

Mine was almost running on saturday - 18inch dia puddle after being stood for only 5mins!!

Tim..

Minor comment - Wife's Ford Ka (probably some similarity) - found the drain pipe had come loose from the drain hole. Forget how we found it - but its somewhere under the carpet near the gear stick.

There's usually a drain. Maybe the drain hose has come away from the heater box.

JOhn

I'm pleased to report that the Ford dealer (Hartwells, Kidlington, Oxford) found that the heater box and drain tube were clogged with debris. They cleaned it all out free of charge and were rather apologetic. All fixed free of charge.

A few hours of fan heater in the car last night seems to have dried the carpets too.

Tony