Elephants Trunk!!

[RegTourist]

Can anyone explain how I check the elephants trunk to see if its blocked????

[pac1982]

i think your mates may be taking the piss out of you matey

[E30BeemerLad]

[eko]

Its located on the bulkhead next to the battery tray.Just twist it off and clear it out,if it doesnt crumble in your hand that is.

[pac1982]

prehaps i was wrong

[pac1982]

what does this do then??

[gareth]

it's a drain pipe

[pac1982]

it's a drain pipe

I guessed that but what does it drain??

[gareth]

the scuttle area afaik

[oomz1975]

Just pull it off, its not screwed in or anything.

[AlpineAde]

And they can be a bugger to refit. Whack it in a bucket of hot water to make it pliable and reseat it as was.

[Brianmoooore]

the scuttle area afaik

Drains the central area. The alternative drain path is through the heater box, and out of the air outlets, onto your carpet.

[nickso]

the scuttle area afaik

Drains the central area. The alternative drain path is through the heater box, and out of the air outlets, onto your carpet.

surely it would drain through the offside wing before it got that far?

[e30topless]

the scuttle area afaik

Drains the central area. The alternative drain path is through the heater box, and out of the air outlets, onto your carpet.

surely it would drain through the offside wing before it got that far?

nope , carpet it is

[nickso]

Drains the central area. The alternative drain path is through the heater box, and out of the air outlets, onto your carpet.

surely it would drain through the offside wing before it got that far?

nope , carpet it is

theres not much of a ridge to get over to the nearside drain though......admittedly i cant remember what the height of the air intake is in comparison.

[DavieP]

the scuttle area afaik

Drains the central area. The alternative drain path is through the heater box, and out of the air outlets, onto your carpet.

Too right it does! Almost had a paddling pool in the driver's footwell caused by this after the heavy rains we've had recently. It's quite surprising to see how much crud can build up in there.

[Brianmoooore]

surely it would drain through the offside wing before it got that far?

nope , carpet it is

theres not much of a ridge to get over to the nearside drain though......admittedly i cant remember what the height of the air intake is in comparison.

Probably would drain to the right if the car is level, but any slope to the left, and carpet it is!

[nickso]

nope , carpet it is

theres not much of a ridge to get over to the nearside drain though......admittedly i cant remember what the height of the air intake is in comparison.

Probably would drain to the right if the car is level, but any slope to the left, and carpet it is!

good point, never thought of that.

[RegTourist]

theres not much of a ridge to get over to the nearside drain though......admittedly i cant remember what the height of the air intake is in comparison.

Probably would drain to the right if the car is level, but any slope to the left, and carpet it is!

good point, never thought of that.

Thanks for that ......great site to become a member of!

[djscottfree]

that elephant trunk took me nearly an hour to put back on, bloody thing, there wasnt even any dirt in there ! i was going to give up and finally it popped on was a struggle tho, i recommend heating it up in hot water, or rub a bit of oil round the lip

[daimlerman]

that elephant trunk took me nearly an hour to put back on, bloody thing, there wasnt even any dirt in there ! i was going to give up and finally it popped on was a struggle tho, i recommend heating it up in hot water, or rub a bit of oil round the lip

Soft soap is your friend for this sort of thing.

[dazleeds]

i think your mates may be taking the pee pee out of you matey