View Single Post
  #8  
Old 05-20-2009, 11:13 PM
Virginia's Avatar
Virginia Virginia is offline
Member
 
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Boulder, Colorado
Posts: 7
Virginia is on a distinguished road
Quote:
Originally Posted by admranger View Post
Virginia, try some weed wacker line to clear the drain. Cheap and pretty easy. Just go gently.

My guess is pine needles or pods, seeing your location...
Update,

BMW dealership said they could shoot air through the line for $250 but said it might not work. The other option would be to replace the hose which they said would cost---get this---$2,400 because they would need to partially move the tranny to get to the hose underneath the car. Well--now way.

So-i got some weed whacker line and did push it down about 2 feet untill I hit a blockage. To make sure this was not a bend or something, i fed the line through the other side, drivers side, and i went much further. I also notcied that the weed whacker line was wet at the lower six inches for the problem side. In addition there was a bit of dirt on the end of the line. I tried to dig at the blockage with the weed whacker line but it simply is not strong enough and bends, I need something tougher i can feed down and attempt to push out what maybe be a large seed, pine needles, or something else. I'll try some large vynil wire or a light weight metal wire. I dont think it's a disconnected line from the sunroof as the water is in the line and there is some kind of blockage at a point.

Any other ides in the meantime?
Reply With Quote

Sponsored Links