Recently, I decided to check the drains on my recently acquired 2009 GTS. No specific reason except that there seemed to be a lot of comments about them on the interweb. Well - both the front drains behind the wheel arch liners were well blocked. Once the blockages were removed, I probably got about a litre of water out plus a fair amount of 'aromatic' debris!
There was also a large build up of compacted dirt behind the lower rear of the arch liner particularly on the nearside. Once cleaned out I could see that there was no rust there, but that build up cannot have been helping.
Lots of lovely service history with the car, but clearing the drains or cleaning the sills behind the side skirts were not mentioned on any of the invoices. So it looks as though they have never been done before, OR they were done but not charged for.
These will be part of my annual check in future, and I recommend that you also make sure that it is done.
sandbar
There was also a large build up of compacted dirt behind the lower rear of the arch liner particularly on the nearside. Once cleaned out I could see that there was no rust there, but that build up cannot have been helping.
Lots of lovely service history with the car, but clearing the drains or cleaning the sills behind the side skirts were not mentioned on any of the invoices. So it looks as though they have never been done before, OR they were done but not charged for.
These will be part of my annual check in future, and I recommend that you also make sure that it is done.
sandbar