Golf Mk4 leak?

[Southwell]

Hi All,

Looking at buying a new car, but noticed a drip coming from the passenger side bulkhead, then dripping on to the steering rack/wishbone.

http://i54.tinypic.com/nu9nm.jpg

This gets worse if i put on the air con, but doesn't affect the way it works, it's still ice cold.

Any ideas? I would expect the air con/heater to not work if it was something other than condensation? But it is a constant drip with the engine on.

It is a 1.8t 2001 if that helps?

Thanks

[mdb_75]

I don't know where they are on Golf's, but air-con systems do have drain pipes on them to get rid of the condense produced when the air-con is running. It could just be from that. You need to see if there's a open pipe or spout that it's coming from.

Someone on here should know where they are on Golf's.

[Southwell]

http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?3238949

This shows the drain plug, so i imagine it is down there, couldn't see the drain pipe at the other end though....

[braddaz]

hi that looks like condensation from aircon on most golfs i have worked on they dont seem to have a pipe that takes condensation passed subframe but rather dribbles onto steering rack then onto subframe then floor .

[Dudders]

I'd say drain as well Ian, but I'm no mechanic!. Did it still leak if you turned the aircon off?

[spud31]

Yup its the moisture train for the heater box dont worry.
Least your seeing water as a lot wernt fitted properly an fill the passengers footwell up instead lol .