My fuel filler drain tube was clogged

[southpawboston]

Washing the car today, I noticed the drain tube behind the filler door was clogged, and water was just pooling in that plastic cavity.. I had no idea how narrow the tube is, no wonder it clogged-- the I.D. is about 1.5mm! A 3-foot long bicycle brake cable was the perfect tool to clean it out. Drains perfectly now.

 

[acoustic_]

Funny enough, took the Fiancee's 2020 Jetta R-Line in for it's 20k mile service and they noticed+cleaned the fuel filler drain as well. Definitely a good area to check when you wash the car

 

[SPLR337]

Mine is currently clogged, will have to take a look to see what I have in the garage to take care of it

 

[Desslok]

Mine has been clogged since I bought it. Been meaning to pour some Drano in there.

 

[Jose_Gti]

Mine is clogged too, it's in my to do list.

 

[gixxerfool]

Compressed air works well too.

 

[dequardo]

Slow and steady is my advice. You don’t want the tube coming off.

 

[Knifebright]

Have had success blasting it out with water and keeping up on it from there. YMMV

 

[seanmcd1]

Compressed air works well too.

Compressed air is not the best choice. .95 string trimmer (weed wacker) line works excellent. Just ran it down through the gas door drain without issue.

 

[Daks]

Where is this tube?

 

[seanmcd1]

Where is this tube?

This is below and left of your gas cap

 

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