Puddle of water and drip around near side front wheel.

[Billy Beatnik]

Hi Folks

Anyone shed any light on what this might be?

Thanks

[Clive Hunt]

AirCon....its normal...

[Billy Beatnik]

How normal, I’d only just started the car? I don’t want to go out and break down.

 

thanks

[Billy Beatnik]

I’d just like to add that I went on a long journey yesterday and the puddle appeared when I started the car about two hours ago.

 

thanks folks

[Leo]

As Clive says, that is normal. Assuming that the puddle isn’t a small lake!

[Clive Hunt]

Its just the moisture the aircon extracts from within the car.

[Leo]

I remember 40 odd years ago, when I had an early Range Rover with aircon (rare in those days), people used to approach me in car parks to tell me that my radiator was leaking.

It was only the moisture extracted by the aircon. Actually, that aircon unit was rubbish: It used to freeze up if used for more than a few minutes, and the air circulation in the car was also very poor.

[Jon Hyde]

Mine does much the same, but not every time. It's the aircon condenser shedding the moisture it extracts from the air coming into the car. My last 5 cars have all done much the same, but my XF not so much at  the moment, maybe dur to a dry cool winter.

[Billy Beatnik]

Thanks for the replies folks. It’s been fine today, it’s just that I’ve never seen it happen before. It was actually my wife who noticed it as I drove off.