Ocean 6.1 water pouring out of tailgate when flushing

[R_Sargeant_CH]

Hi all,
I just attempted to flush out the fresh water tank on our Ocean 6.1 by opening the drain valve as I’ve previously done. I opened the tailgate and water poured out of the back of the van!
The filler lock cap was open.
I was somehow expecting the drain to be a short pipe coming out under the rear left. I found holes in the underside of the bumper, but no pipe.
Does anyone have a general drawing of the water system so I can understand what’s happening here please?

 

[Hawthorn37]

Take a look through the following thread. There’s a drawing, and photos of what I suspect to be your problem - drain components not aligned properly. Photos are around posts #15 to #17. It’s an easy fix for a VW van centre.

California 6.1 Water Issue

Hi all. I picked up my cali ocean 6.1 last week and though I would fill and empty the fresh water tank before using for the first time. After filling and then starting to drain to my horror I noticed water pouring out of the boot where the boot catch is! The van was on a slight upward...

vwcaliforniaclub.com

 

[Lambeth Cali]

There seems to have been a few of these with new vans. Like someone wasn’t doing their job properly.

 

[Hawthorn37]

Sloppy assembly! It’s also a fault that might not show itself right away. When we parked on our drive ‘nose out’ there was no leakage. Parking nose in, it gushed out due to the slope.

 

[R_Sargeant_CH]

Take a look through the following thread. There’s a drawing, and photos of what I suspect to be your problem - drain components not aligned properly. Photos are around posts #15 to #17. It’s an easy fix for a VW van centre.

California 6.1 Water Issue

Hi all. I picked up my cali ocean 6.1 last week and though I would fill and empty the fresh water tank before using for the first time. After filling and then starting to drain to my horror I noticed water pouring out of the boot where the boot catch is! The van was on a slight upward...

vwcaliforniaclub.com

Thanks! - I thought I'd seen a thread on this somewhere, but the Search here is not so good. We're just off on a lazy 3-week wander through Bosnia (dodging the minefield signs) so I'm sure I'll have time to investigate.

R

 

[Hawthorn37]

Okay - for now just don’t use the drain valve !

 

[Betty67]

Ha ha, had mine now 5 years , thought this was normal

 

[Hawthorn37]

If you want to fix it - So long as you have the means of getting under the rear end (or use a local garage) it’s quite an easy task to remedy. Basically loosen the assembly, align, and retighten.

 

[Betty67]

Never really felt it was a problem, only tend to flush 2 twice a year as long as it ends up on the ground im happy!