Don''t believe there is a plug in the under battery drain hole, it''s just that leaves etc collect there and block the opening; one way to address is every year, lift the battery out
AI Customer ServicePour some water into the sunroof front drain hole on each side and see if it all goes out through the drain nipple (wait, you don''t have nipple anymore since P9 recall will cut
AI Customer ServiceShould there be a drain tube between the tray, over the battery (See all Photos) and the drain hole, in the body work, next to the battery, as there is a space of 3-4 inches
AI Customer ServiceI''m thinking of putting a large hole in the center, of the box, maybe heating with a heat gun and pressing a funnel with a weep hole into the bottom of the box to allow the
AI Customer ServiceI figured the drain hole must be clogged. I found some stiff electrical wire and shoved it up in the drain tube as far as I could get it and wiggled it all around. Tried the water test again and eureka!
AI Customer ServiceThe hole in the bottom picture is the "official" battery drain-passenger fender side. With the amount of damage to the top, the fender drain hidden will be worse. You might want to get a decent battery tray from a wreck
AI Customer ServiceTo the left of the battery compartment (looking at the engine bay from the front of the car), there is a drain hole. This can get clogged up with leaves and other gunk. That
AI Customer Servicethey art both about 8mm dia hole, about 14mm in overall dia of the plastic inserts. search around and you will uncover them. poke them through with something quite
AI Customer ServiceDrain Holes plus Grilles Eddy and all, Traced it to the battery compartment drain being blocked and the battery coimpartment was full up with water, right to the
AI Customer ServiceHi, new to forum. Recently got a 1999 T reg Passat estate, the floor just in front of the back seat is soaking wet after rain. Advice received is that the drain holes may be
AI Customer ServiceYet still the car would drain over a few days. I charged the battery several times, disconnected the boot lock mechanism (common fault on these) and still it drained. Alternator
AI Customer ServiceI''d be interested to know if anyone has experienced or heard of an A-Class with the battery compartment full of water! It seems there is a drain hole somewhere beneath the
AI Customer ServiceI just had the same problem in the battery compartment. Instead of taking it apart, I just siphoned it out, then stuffed a rag down there overnight to suck up the rest. I fixed
AI Customer ServiceVolkswagen Polo: water accumulated in the battery tray whenever it rains or I wash the car. There are four wells in the battery tray, three of them are acces...
AI Customer ServiceAll the drain holes in the floor of the car are there only to allow the E-coat and primer to drain out of the shell when it is dipped at manufacture. They should all be plugged
AI Customer ServiceThere are no drain holes at the front on a 981 or 991 .. the battery area is not sealed and water can run away in several different areas . The design is such that not much
AI Customer ServiceI figured the drain hole must be clogged. I found some stiff electrical wire and shoved it up in the drain tube as far as I could get it and wiggled it all around. Tried the water
AI Customer ServiceI am in the process of replacing the floor pan and I see where the original had a hole punched for where the plastic tube ran from the water drain hole in the battery box. You
AI Customer ServiceI agree, you need the drain holes. Your thought of creating a drip lip or directional drain tube/spout is a good one. I have not tried that yet, but your thought created
AI Customer ServiceI just had the same problem in the battery compartment. Instead of taking it apart, I just siphoned it out, then stuffed a rag down there overnight to suck up the rest. I fixed the leak by searching for e46 "convertible
AI Customer ServiceUse a vehicle battery charger to charge the battery to 100%. Many car batteries are 12.6 volts. You can check the power with a multimeter to ensure the battery is fully charged. If your battery is old or damaged or isn''t
AI Customer ServiceVolkswagen Polo: water accumulated in the battery tray whenever it rains or I wash the car. There are four wells in the battery tray, three of them are acces...
AI Customer ServiceHi, if anyone can give me a pointer to where the drain holes are in the battery bay of my 1.9tdi I''d much appreciate it! Following a good few heavy rain showers and a wash it
AI Customer ServiceDisplay brightness and processors are the main causes of significant battery drain in Windows 10. Additionally, complex tasks that involve hardware processing will eventually drain your battery life.
Hookup an ammeter in series with the battery and start removing fuses until the amperage drop on the meter. Once you see the amperage drop, you have now found the circuit which is causing the battery drain. Make sure you have the radio code before pulling the radio fuse.
Pull off the hatch trim, the D pillar trim (see my headliner drop video for that if you don't know how to). Get some food coloring and add it to your water source (a bucket or a pressure washer attachment). When you test the sunroof drain, pour it into the channel in this picture:
With the roof open I put a little water down the side of the sunroof channel but it seemed to just run straight onto the headliner. I assume the drains don’t work unless the roof is closed, so I closed it and ran water on the roof and didn’t see any water come in. I’ll have to keep an eye on this.
When you retract the sunshade you can see back to where the drain is, but can't physically touch it since the void is about 2" tall. So, it seems that both ends of the tube are relatively free. I assume a little silicone could fix this, if only I could reach there.
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