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Nope, no work performed on or around this area that I'm aware of. Quite puzzling!

Thanks for the suggestions. Any other ideas? Is this known to be a source of vibration on these vehicles? Very odd if that's what it is. It was a used vehicle though only 12 months old at the time and under 15,000kms. Its never been in an accident during my ownership and this has never been noted during services at either dealership or independent through the last 5 years of my ownership.... It does show I haven't paid much regard to what's happening under the hood!

Changing the battery over the weekend and noticed some unusual 'mustard' coloured substance around the master cylinder of my mk3 Octavia VRS. I can only describe it as a hard putty like texture, and is confined mostly in one area, though seemingly has spattered in the area below it..... Can anyone put my mind at ease over what this is, and whether is a problem?