Drain holes on 850

pogoboy2 · Post by **pogoboy2** » 03 Dec 2006, 18:04

I just unclogged my trunk lid drain holes on my 850 which should prevent my spare tire area from filling with water. Where are the other drain holes on the 850?

Post by **MadeInJapan** » 03 Dec 2006, 20:59

Front cowl (under the windshield, visible under the hood) and the four corners of the sun roof if you have one.

pogoboy2 · Post by **pogoboy2** » 10 Dec 2006, 15:22

Thanks.

galerie · Post by **galerie** » 11 Dec 2006, 12:50

how did you unclog them, I have a drain hole on the right side of my truck that fills up with water, i used a coat hanger that I bent so it wouldn't tear the rubber, but it seems that i can not get that far down to completely unclog it.

any suggestions

CarVolvo · Post by **CarVolvo** » 11 Dec 2006, 13:20

also two in the trunk on the trunk rear deck lid (one on both side) between the wheel and rear winshield

tca217 · Post by **tca217** » 12 Dec 2006, 02:50

If you have access to a compressor, use that to blow thru the drain holes. look for where the "out" is for the drain holes and make sure you get the junk out so they don't plug again.

Post by **MadeInJapan** » 12 Dec 2006, 18:08

I used a plumbers snake...worked fine.

Post by **mom** » 13 Dec 2006, 16:14

CarVolvo wrote:also two in the trunk on the trunk rear deck lid (one on both side) between the wheel and rear winshield

Any photos of this ?

Post by **akitawagon** » 13 Dec 2006, 19:54

Sorry, my camera died. If I can snag my wife's I'll try to take a shot.

If you open up your truck lid, look at the far top left and right corner areas that are normally covered when the trunk is closed. There should be a small 1/4" hole at each corner.

When you take out your trunk liner on the left and right sides, you can trace the plastic hose on each side that leads from the drain hole down to the trunk well drain and out of your car.

Post by **matthew1** » 08 Aug 2013, 14:43

While camping two days ago I found a very good tool for cleaning the trunk drains: 36-Inch Heavy Duty Cable Ties. I haven't tried it on the other drains.

That's a $20 50-pack. Maybe not the best cost/benefit ratio for the occasional unclogging session, but if you need these for other things, they're outstanding, and very very strong. Monsters.

Far better than coat hangers, and each side took perhaps 10 seconds. They're long enough to get all the way through the drain tubes. I watched the water disappear down the drains after a few pokes.

(The water was pooling during a rainy morning, and I had to find something quick. I had a few of these in the car. "Necessity is the mother of invention"

.)