B7 Scuttle Drain

[LFB531]

Just having a nose around my recently purchased B7 Avant and discovered maybe 5" of water sloshing around the battery under the scuttle cover.

A bit of internet trawling reveals this is quite common so I pulled the battery (stupidly long Allen key a useful tool for this), removed the tray and found the offending drain plugged solid.

All clear now but wonder if any other B6/B7 drain spots I should be checking?

[phil y]

Really common issue, affects old Passats and the Exeo too.

There's 2 that block up, one under the battery and another further along, under the brake booster.
I've removed both completely, had no issues since doing so (3 or so years ago).

[LFB531]

Ah ok, by booster you mean the servo? I'll have a look in the daylight tomorrow but does mean pulling the servo out to get to it?

Thanks in advance.

[phil y]

The big round thing! Wasn’t sure what it was called.

No need to remove it, you should be able to get your hand underneath it to find the plug.