Water in engine valley (6.5L, no turbo)

[mgFray]

I was working through some faults on my vehicle and opened up the cab side engine cover. Giving me a great look at the engine in the process. I noticed the engine valley is full of standing water. (we just had a lot of rain here). I was wondering is this normal? Is there a blocked drain hole or???

thanks!

 

[Action]

Crawl under driver seat area. Find oil filter. If your engine has a drain, there should be a metal tube sticking out of the block. Maybe 1/4” wide and stick out about 1/4”. You will see the drain above and behind the oul filter. Use a piece of sturdy wire (still flexible), or a pipe cleaner. Shove in hole at least 10”. It wont hit anything. If plug clears, your arm will get wet.
i just cleared mine yesterday.

 

[Action]

Let me know if you need a pic of the drain tube end.

 

[mgFray]

With that info, I found the drain hole on both the valley and above and behind the oil filter like you mentioned. I tried shoving some wire I had up there and I definitely cleared out some crud, but it eventually gets stuck, same with coming from the valley side. (The valley side was plugged with dirt and debris the entire depth that I could get the wire, but again it stopped.

Still isn't draining, but I suspect I need some speedometer cable or something to shove in there and spin with a drill to try to work whatever the obstruction is out. (Any other suggestions, I'm open to it.)

(It's pretty clear to me this hasn't been draining for a VERY long time.. I'm glad I found it when I did.)

 

[Action]

Pipe cleaners work better because they have thin wire. Part of the tube is flatted, so a thick wire won't fit. You can see the crushed area to the left in pic. The crushed section is closer to the valley.
The trans and flecplate have to come out, if you ever need to access this tube...

 

[mgFray]

lol I think I'll consider vacuuming the water out of the valley daily instead of pulling the transmission..

I'll try to find some pipe cleaners, all I have are those made for school art projects, the wire in them isn't stiff enough it just folds back on itself until it gets stuck.

 

[gringeltaube]

Any other suggestions, I'm open to it.

Give it a good blow with compressed air. (After the vacuuming, not before...) Flush and repeat if necessary.

 

[mgFray]

Tried compressed air (after drying out the valley) no luck..

I did find a long flexible pipe cleaning brush on amazon. Lets hope it's thin enough wire for the squished part of the tub, I'm sure that is where it's blocked.

Since I'm not sure about sharing links here to places like amazon, just search for "4 Pieces Feeding Tube Brushes, Cleaning Brushes, 32 Inches Long with Soft Nylon Bristles Head, Suitable for Cleaning Feeding Tubes and Racking Lines (1/6 Inch and 3/8 Inch Diameter)". That combination looks like it'll be about perfect for this.

 

[Maxjeep1]

lol I think I'll consider vacuuming the water out of the valley daily instead of pulling the transmission..

I'll try to find some pipe cleaners, all I have are those made for school art projects, the wire in them isn't stiff enough it just folds back on itself until it gets stuck.

After seeing the picture that action posted of the tube I had to go out and do mine. I I use the zip tie and it seem to work pretty good it probably went in 8 inches it was still hitting something but I think that was the bend. I couldn’t find the second one I have to look harder tomorrow

 

[Action]

Tried compressed air (after drying out the valley) no luck..

I did find a long flexible pipe cleaning brush on amazon. Lets hope it's thin enough wire for the squished part of the tub, I'm sure that is where it's blocked.

Since I'm not sure about sharing links here to places like amazon, just search for "4 Pieces Feeding Tube Brushes, Cleaning Brushes, 32 Inches Long with Soft Nylon Bristles Head, Suitable for Cleaning Feeding Tubes and Racking Lines (1/6 Inch and 3/8 Inch Diameter)". That combination looks like it'll be about perfect for this.

Try the air from the bottom. The junk went in from the top. Push it back out the top...the little black tip on the trigger attachment should seal good.

 

[gringeltaube]

Try the air from the bottom. The junk went in from the top. Push it back out the top...the little black tip on the trigger attachment should seal good.

That!
(I should have added "from the bottom, only", in my previous post.)

 

[mgFray]

Ya, that's how I tried the air. I couldn't get a good seal on the output pipe though (couldn't get the air nozzle to fit in there with the air hose attached). Currently looking to see if I can find a different blower attachment that might make this easier in the future. (I can pretty much promise if this has done it once, it'll keep doing it!)