09 has a wet floor??

Need some help. I've got an '09 Tacoma and the passenger side floor is wet!

No rain, no snow, no wet shoes, no washing in a few weeks. I can't figure this out.
I noticed a small puddle of water on the floor mat near the rocker panel/door jamb last weekend. I took the mat out and shook the water off and thought nothing about it, felt the carpet and it was pretty damp. The weather was decent so I left the windows down and the floor dried.
I put the mat back in and the next day the mat was wet underneath, thinking the carpet was still damp I parked the truck in the garage at work opened all the windows and let the furnace in the garage blow through.

Next day the floor and mat is wet again! Still wet as I type this and I noticed some moisture around the floor mat clip that comes through the floor/carpet.

My only guess is the heating system, but I'm not running hot or leaking fluid outside the truck.

What do I do??

 

Does it smell sweet? Probably heater core.

If not sweet, have you been running the defroster? Probably clogged A/C drain.

 

A/C evaporator drain clogs very easily on these trucks. Simple to look at and clear out.

 

No sweet smell, usually run defrost/floor combo.

Whats the process for cleaning this out?

 

happened on my old camry. I just peaked underneath the car and found the drip hose. I blew some compressed air from a can (key board cleaner) and it came spilling out, I then felt like I needed to do it once a year.

I only found out cause I was driving with flip flops on in the summer and a cold ass drop of water hit my toe...

 

Found the drain hose - pass. side fire wall yes?

I have a can of air, I'll try it when I get off work.

 

Sounds about right! With an actual air compressor it just took a shot (saw mechanic do it) With the can, it too a little more...Might want to pinch the hose around the straw.

 

personally I use a zip tie, and insert the larger end into the drain and try to pull out the clog. A lot of times blowing in to clear it will just push the clog back inside, and it will eventually clog it up again.

 

File this in a "good to know file".

 

Tried a can of air with no luck. Couldn't really get the can in a good position. Can I pull the drain out of the fire wall and work from the cab?

Zip tie - I'll try this, how far up are the clogs usually?

Dam floor is still wet. Any permanent damage I need to worry about? Will this dry out ok?

 

Clog is usually right near the drain. You can't get to it from the cab side. You would have to pull out the entire dash! lol.

 

If I'm looking at the right "tube" it is on the pass. side and I can find the same tube just under the dash and it "wiggles" enough to feel like I can pull it through the firewall opening.
Should I put up a photo to make sure I'm looking at the right tube?
This particular one is down about half way and pretty much sits above the pass side frame rail.

As far as this tube, I did stick the straw from the air can I had into the tube and could not feel anything as far as a clog. If this is the drain tube and I use a zip tie, it should break it up with out pushing the clog farther up the tube?

Love that girl by the way!

 

Long pipe cleaners work well for clogs in drain tubes, too. You can still find them in the arts/crafts sections of walmart.

I like them for sunroof drain tubes, link four or five 12" pipe cleaners together and run it all the way down the line...

 

A pipe cleaner is not a bad idea, if you can get a long one. I use 12 inch zip ties to clean out drains. If you push it in slowly, it will push past the clog, then as you pull it back out, it usually pulls the garbage out with it.

As for if the OP is right about the drain, it sounds like you have the correct one. If you want to be 100% sure, I will have no problem looking at a photo.

 

Orange zip tie in what I think is the drain tube.

Anyway, I tried a zip tie. It went in and I met some resistance. Felt like the tube reduced in size, almost as I was hitting a connector or something inside. Nothing came out either. I started the truck and turned in the defrost and tried again with no luck.

 

thought about trying real compressed air from a compressor or a tank?
Worked like a charm for me, the 'rattle can' took some effort...partially cause I had to spray some much air but mainly cause it was a camry and low to the ground and hard to angle. Also pinch the tube around the nozzle or straw to get compression?

 

Well I tried zip ties, pipe cleaners, can air, compressor air and the floor is still wet.

Guess I'll have to use that warranty now.

 

outcome?

was that the right tube in the pic?