Blocked drain hole

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Dermottdog
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Post by Dermottdog »

Hey

So having washed and dried the car, I noticed the water wasn’t draining away and collecting over the passenger side. I reached down to find a sycamore pod/seed blocking the very small drain hole. So best keep a eye out.
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gtest
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Post by gtest »

Where was the drain hole please?
Photo from it maybe?
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Post by ploscnicu »

Did it make any noise in the car? Have a passenger side noise only when driving in the rain or wet road.
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ploscnicu wrote: Sat Jun 20, 2020 11:57 am Did it make any noise in the car? Have a passenger side noise only when driving in the rain or wet road.
No, no noise.
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Post by Manitoba »

gtest wrote: Sat May 30, 2020 8:03 am Where was the drain hole please?
Photo from it maybe?
There are four drain holes, two in the front, left and right. Some for the backside.
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Post by Trafford »

Can you show us please a diagram of their positions, or something similar
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Post by Skyrimmer »

This one I reckon.

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Skyrimmer wrote: Sat Jun 27, 2020 1:46 pm This one I reckon.
Yep. Doesn’t take a lot to block it🙄
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Post by Spider62 »

Yes, that is the one drainage hole on that side of the car. I’ve run a 10mm drill gently through the hole to enlarge it by a few millimetres and that seems to have stopped it getting blocked any more.
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Post by Moonlight »

Spider62 wrote: Sat Jun 27, 2020 3:21 pm Yes, that is the one drainage hole on that side of the car. I’ve run a 10mm drill gently through the hole to enlarge it by a few millimetres and that seems to have stopped it getting blocked any more.
Hi - just wondered if the Xc40 has a drain hole elsewhere on the front - I’ve seen and checked the one on the passenger side - is there one in the center below the screen or drivers side..? Also would there be drains in the rear of the car if it doesn’t have a sunroof..? Thanks ML
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