Passat rear Passenger wet foot well

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Fri 13 Apr 2007 12:24
Passat rear Passenger wet foot well - Peter D
I have search for but can not find what I an sure I have read. VW Passat Est 130PDI rear passenger foot well wet with fresh water. The car has A/c and a sunroof but can find no signs of the water ingrees. Any ideas welcome. Regards Peter
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Fri 13 Apr 2007 14:00
Passat rear Passenger wet foot well - Saltrampen
www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?t=48172&...e

Some messages on Passat leaks back in mid Jan 07 ....

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Mon 16 Apr 2007 22:05
Passat rear Passenger wet foot well - Halmer
www.weirdlittlebiscuit.com/passat/leak/
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Mon 16 Apr 2007 22:52
Passat rear Passenger wet foot well - PeterRed
Firstly, AS A MATTER OF URGENCY, lift the carpet in the front passenger footwell and lift the black plastic box out of the water. This box of tricks controls various electrical items including the alarm, windows and climate control. If water gets inside it, you'll need a new unit and they cost £100s.

I've got a B5 Passat of 2000 vintage. The 'weirdlittlebiscuit' link may be of some use but don't bank on it. I noticed one day that the bulkhead area - where the battery sits - had about 6" of water sloshing around in it. However, there was no water in the car. I managed to unblock the bulkhead drains as shown in the link and the unwanted resevoir disappeared. However, 6 months later, I noticed that the passenger footwell was soaking. I managed to stop the leak by replacing the whole pollen filter housing, together with the gasket underneath. It cost about £15 from the dealer.
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