Drain Holes

[darren white]

Hi guys,i have a 1999 Porsche Boxster and just wondering if anyone can tell me the best way to get the rubber grommet out that's been pushed through the drain hole in the Battery tray.ive a damp patch on passengers footwell and wondering is this because the drain tube grommet has been pushed through the hole as ive stated.will it be ok and drain properly if i cant get at it and re locate in the hole

regards Darren

Edited July 8, 2011 by darren white

[jsm]

Is this sorted or do you still need help as I see this was posted some time ago?

Please advise

[darren white]

Is this sorted or do you still need help as I see this was posted some time ago?

Please advise

Darren White

Thanks for the reply,ive sorted this problem out now.Thanks again

[gjung1]

I have this exact problem. Care to share how it was fixed? Thx.

[gjung1]

For reference, I had this problem and here is how I managed to fix the drain tube grommet being pushed through.

1. Spray the grommet seating area (next to battery tray) with lubricant. I used WD-40.

2. Raise front right of car and place on jack stand. It's always a good idea to make sure the car is stable on the stand.

3. Remove front right tire.

4. The distal (far) end of the drain outlet is behind the front wheel, around 1 o'clock.

5. If it is still there, mine was, use a flexible wire like a clothes hangar and insert it into the grommet/drain tube.

6. In inserting it through, you can control it and look for the other end through the hole in the body where it seats. A friend is useful here.

7. I used a medical hemostat to capture the other end and work it back through. This took a little manipulation but ultimately you can work around the circumference and feed the grommet completely through the body and reseat it into position.

The was not too difficult to do and took less than an hour start to finish. Raising and lowering the car takes a good chunk of the time. This is worth doing. In my case, the tube which I accidently pushed through to make sure it wasn't backed up was out of place for about a year. Water drains down and collects in the middle skid plate causing a build-up of gunk and corroding any metal components in the path of the water (I live in wet Cleveland, may not be a problem for desert dwellers). The other takeway is that when checking for suspected clogged drains, do not force anything down the grommet from the battery side. The tube takes a sharp right turn and anything forced down into the drain tube is likely to pop it out. You can test it by pouring a cup of water into it to see if it flows through. If you think its partially clogged its safer to clear it from the wheel well using a wire clothes hanger or similar.