Haven’t crawled that far under mine since replacing the AC blower fan. Didn’t take photos, but it would seem a long straw cleaner could unclog it for the time being and in the future

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looks like the connection is just above the arrow you have drawn.
you could also pour some water & visually see where it's leaking.
it will be just around where you have taken the photo.
i hope this helps.

 

Thanks for the replies, guys. I am realizing there’s a flaw in the photo I took. The hose that the arrow is pointed to is the sun roof drain hose. However, the hose is cut/disconnected (from where?) so water is coming out of it onto that paper towel I put beneath. Reminder this is beneath the dash, on the passenger side. The hose ends about an inch past where the arrow is, and that’s where the water trickles out.

Do you guys think the hose broke down? Do you know where it is supposed to connect to beneath the dash? Is it even supposed to be in that area?

 

it will be on or near the A pillar.
it should be going straight down I believe that there is a connection point close to where you took the photos.
you will need take out the blower motor & dig out where it leads to.

 

Sounds like the hose has become disconnected from the drain valve?
Unfortunately, the service manual is not much help here:

To remove a front drain valve (A) from the body, remove the kick panel, then remove the front drain tube (B).

 

Thanks for those photos! I was struggling to find anything like the second diagram online. This should help point me in some direction

 

Here's an interesting old post: https://www.crvownersclub.com/threa...08-crv-ex-clogged-sunroof-drain-and-wet-carpet-and-padding.230929/#post-1772267
Apparently, if you remove the back of the front fender liner, you should see the drain outlet, you could push some thin weed whacker line up to see where it connects, IDK?? I must learn more about this as our car lives outside 24/7.

 

Thanks for sharing! That's a good idea!

 

Fixed!! Thanks for the diagrams and help! Here's some info on the fix:

*remove glove box fully (2 bolts 8mm)
*remove the kick plate on the right and the one above your feet
*with these pieces removed you can see the valve with a flashlight and we'll placed phone camera
*The blower motor stays in
*use zip tie or trombone cleaning snake on drain valve for good measures (see pic of trombone snake)
*contort med/small hands through bottom where kick plates were and wiggle drain hose into valve with two fingers
*use nitrile gloves for some extra grip on the hose if needed
*test fix ->water should come out behind wheel
*victory!

 

Nice, thank you for posting the fix! So the cause was that the tube came undone from the valve? Or was the tube blocked or both?

 

Cause was tube came undone from valve. It probably came undone when I put compressed air thru it the other week to clear the drain.

 

Well I can see you’ve not had to replace the AC resistor as that requires cutting thru and discarding the plastic trim with those two white decals that spans the entire width of the glovebox 🥲 I don’t like it, but at least my AC works now since I used it nearly 350 days ago year here in Houston
good tutorial on cleaning these drains

 

Well I can see you’ve not had to replace the AC resistor as that requires cutting thru and discarding the plastic trim with those two white decals that spans the entire width of the glovebox 🥲 I don’t like it, but at least my AC works now since I used it nearly 350 days ago year here in Houston
good tutorial on cleaning these drains

Oh, that's the A/C resister that my old mechanic had to replace and charged me something like $500 and said he had to get into the dash for several hours and I started wondering about him.

 

Well, it did take me at least an hour to get to it and cut up the plastic, but I work slow and methodical 🤣🤣

 

I'm so happy about deciding to do the work myself. These mechanics don't want to spend anymore time than 30 minutes on each car, and turn over 10 cars a day or whatever. And I don't blame them, it makes good business sense. And they know that most people will pay not to have to do it themselves. But I really do enjoy the problem solving and the work, I just take my time too and it's meditation time for me and enjoyable. Both the work, and the satisfaction of solving it myself. And doing it thoroughly.