Drip and hiss

LanceD · August 3rd, 2007, 08:21 PM

Hey guys. Got a quick question about my car.

Lately when I turn off my car there is a drip and a hiss on the right side of my engine. Today I found a small black hole on the engine side of my dashboard that was leaking something onto my right exhaust pipe. It doesn't have any smell that I could tell, so I don't think its coolant.

I live in the Arizona desert and its usually really dry. Its been raining the last few weeks so the humidity is way up (for us anyway) so I was thinking that the drip might simply be condensation from the AC. I'm not sure though.

Anyone have any ideas?

JASonic · August 3rd, 2007, 08:30 PM

Sounds like condensation to me bro. If it was coolant, you'd smell the sweetness. If it were oil or anything else, you'd be able to smell or see the color.

Im in 100% humidity Florida. When I pull in my garage it drips, cracks, hisses, farts and all kinds of shit. You're probably right, water hitting the hot pipes. Its normal in humid conditions. I understand its usually pretty dry where your at so you probably dont get this too much.

No worries if its water.

As far as your blck hole go's, I dont have any idea on that.

LanceD · August 3rd, 2007, 08:47 PM

Thats what I'm hoping it is. It looked pretty dark coming out of the hole, but I figure that its been 6 years since the dashboard has been opened up. Probably pretty dirty in there. As for everything else, no smells, and my coolant and oil levels aren't dropping.

thisisme · August 3rd, 2007, 10:07 PM

I bet you had your a/c on too, didnt you? Thats your a/c drip hose. It releases the condensation from your a/c system.. The dumbasses at ford designed it to drip on your passenger side manifold...thats where the hiss is coming from.

itschristorres8 · August 4th, 2007, 12:30 AM

when your a/c was on there a lil hole near the passenger side where water comes out from condensation

when your car shuts off or enough is built up it'll drip on your cats, or headers or your exhauts which ever the hell it lands on

nothing to worry about

Onemanzu · August 4th, 2007, 01:59 AM

its water dripping off of your a.c and onto your cat cover... trust me i had the same thing happen to me and i nearly had a heart attack... i was like fuck why is all this shit happening to my baby??

next time you run it for a while with the a.c on pop the hood and look down from above where all the a.c components are and youll be like ohh its just that water

August 3rd, 2007, 08:21 PM	#1
LanceD Regular 2001 Mustang V6 Slow Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 156 iTrader: 0 reviews	Drip and hiss Hey guys. Got a quick question about my car. Lately when I turn off my car there is a drip and a hiss on the right side of my engine. Today I found a small black hole on the engine side of my dashboard that was leaking something onto my right exhaust pipe. It doesn't have any smell that I could tell, so I don't think its coolant. I live in the Arizona desert and its usually really dry. Its been raining the last few weeks so the humidity is way up (for us anyway) so I was thinking that the drip might simply be condensation from the AC. I'm not sure though. Anyone have any ideas? __________________ Just another middle class white guy.

August 3rd, 2007, 08:47 PM	#3
LanceD Regular 2001 Mustang V6 Slow Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 156 iTrader: 0 reviews	Thats what I'm hoping it is. It looked pretty dark coming out of the hole, but I figure that its been 6 years since the dashboard has been opened up. Probably pretty dirty in there. As for everything else, no smells, and my coolant and oil levels aren't dropping. __________________ Just another middle class white guy.

August 4th, 2007, 12:30 AM	#5
itschristorres8 Banned 00 V6 & 09 GT 13.37@104.4mph--BONE stock GT Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: south florida Posts: 15,859 iTrader: 2 reviews	when your a/c was on there a lil hole near the passenger side where water comes out from condensation when your car shuts off or enough is built up it'll drip on your cats, or headers or your exhauts which ever the hell it lands on nothing to worry about __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] Acmillr loves me

August 4th, 2007, 01:59 AM	#6
Onemanzu ¡ʇsnq ɹo uʍop ǝpısdn Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Looking for free hand jobs in poland springs nebraska... silly gooses Posts: 12,513 Blog Entries: 1 iTrader: 0 reviews	its water dripping off of your a.c and onto your cat cover... trust me i had the same thing happen to me and i nearly had a heart attack... i was like fuck why is all this shit happening to my baby?? next time you run it for a while with the a.c on pop the hood and look down from above where all the a.c components are and youll be like ohh its just that water __________________ My Foz

August 3rd, 2007, 08:30 PM	#2
JASonic The George Forman of Keepers Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 2,406 iTrader: 20 reviews	Sounds like condensation to me bro. If it was coolant, you'd smell the sweetness. If it were oil or anything else, you'd be able to smell or see the color. Im in 100% humidity Florida. When I pull in my garage it drips, cracks, hisses, farts and all kinds of shit. You're probably right, water hitting the hot pipes. Its normal in humid conditions. I understand its usually pretty dry where your at so you probably dont get this too much. No worries if its water. As far as your blck hole go's, I dont have any idea on that.

August 3rd, 2007, 10:07 PM	#4
thisisme Regular Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 132 iTrader: 0 reviews	I bet you had your a/c on too, didnt you? Thats your a/c drip hose. It releases the condensation from your a/c system.. The dumbasses at ford designed it to drip on your passenger side manifold...thats where the hiss is coming from.

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