How do you locate the ac drain on a 2002 Saturn L200 Series?

Answer 1

After discovering that both my driver's side and passenger's side floor mats were considerably--and noting that they did not smell like gas, coolant, or chemicals--I did an online search. There are numerous places advising that you should clean out the A/C drain, but no diagrams on where that drain is. I'm not a car guy; I did not even know what a "firewall" was while reading these things. So this is an answer for an absolute newbie when it comes to car repairs (like myself).

On a Saturn 2002 L200, the A/C drain is in the middle of the firewall (or the very back panel you see when you lift the hood of the car). It's near the middle of the firewall, but look downward towards the bottom. This is an "L" shaped tube that connects to....nothing. Nothing at it. It's the place where condensation from A/C use should drain (You'll note this on hot days when there's a puddle of H20 under your car after using the A/C). When it's clogged, the water has to go somewhere, and that's how it ended up on my floormats.

I simply found a wire hanger, and used the "hook" end to get under the "L" and jimmy out some debris. No need to get under the car, no need for mechanics wire. It took ten seconds and water came dripping out. Easy fix.

Answer 2

It is near the center of the firewall slightly towards the passenger side. You can see it when you lift the hood but makes things easier to view if you remove the plastic cover off top of engine. It does not look like a traditional drain line in most cars. Just a small tube sticking out of firewall 1 inch or so, that drains into a small tin pan. It has a clear cap on the front of it that is also visible with the hood up. I tried two methods to clean out the line due to a clog that was causing the interior passenger side to get soaked. I used a wire and a shop vac. Wire to prod around and hopefully clear anything out and vacuum to suck debris out. The drain line is now discharging water as it should and all seems to be fine. I will be monitoring it closely however. 2008 models should not have problems like this. Very easily preventable with good engineering. This is a relatively common problem for late Malibu / Auras... Not covered under the warranty because your car is suppose to flood after 1 year I suppose. I hope the dealership floods and their insurance won't cover it.