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Air-Con Drain Problem + Lubricant Leak?

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Hi Everyone!

 

I own a 2003 Mk1 Skoda Fabia 1.9 SDI. It's rock solid and has given 150,000 of trouble free motoring. Yesterday I noticed that after running the (ice cold) air-con for an hour, the rear of the engine bay was soaking wet, and water was dripping off of the rear felt on to the steering rack below. I've attached pictures showing the felt that's wet. I assume this isn't right and something is up with the aircon drain? Where is it located and how is it supposed to drain out?

 

Also I noticed that a U bend pipe at the front of the car on the aircon's piping had a yellow oily drip on the bottom and appears to be leaking some sort of lubricant? Is this pipe easy for a garage to change?

 

 

Thanks!

Max.

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The air con condensation drain is on the bulkhead where arrowed so that is very normal.

 

The high pressure pipe down the front is very common to leak, not cheap though.

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If the aircon is working, leave well alone.  Drain is supposed to go onto the firewall fabric, and a little oil leakage isn't the end of the world.

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Yes it's ice cold so I will leave it well alone :)

 

 

Thanks!

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