Retserof

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Where exactly does the AC drain hose exit the passenger compartment into the engine bay? Is it hidden from view by a heat shield? I see the hose under the glove compartment but can't find the opening under the hood.

Thanks
Pete

DaleClark

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It's kind of inside the frame rail. It's REALLY hard to see under the car - you have to look through the hole in the frame the water drips through.

Easiest way to spot it is to run the AC and get under the car .

Dale

Warren Zock

the drain is inside a frame rail? thank god i ripped my ac out to save weight that seems like a good way to get some unseen rusting

DaleClark

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One would think, but it works just fine. I think Mazda coated the hell out of that area or something.

Dale

IRPerformance

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These cars are not really prone to rusting. You might have saved 25 lbs. I doubt you will feel any difference.

Retserof

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Thanks Dale

"It's kind of inside the frame rail."

That was my suspicion when I saw some water dripping out of a frame hole below the passenger footwell, but then I thought, surely Mazda knows better than to run condensate inside a structural member. I've owned this car for 14 years and never looked for the drain exit before. Who knew?

Pete