Car Washer Bottle Leaking

This video describes how to fix a leaking windshield washer fluid reservoir.

Car washer bottle leaking.

A reader s rv has a cracked washer fluid reservoir and his local dealer went out of business. Hi i think my washer bottle may be leaking evry tim i fill up and the car is stationary there is a puddle of water near the end of the front right wheel arch als my washer fluid low warning has been coming often and its annoying. You may like my other videos. It was around 20 bucks.

Lindylou i think eileenjune dosn t want a empty windscreen bottle due to leaking when she takes her car for the mot it will fail the mot if the washers don t work. 13 09 sun 11th oct 2009. However most people will not be repairing a crack this big and i think they will get great results by following this tutorial. Just type lsailor1 in the youtube search bar.

Remove the lower panel torx screws to reveal the bottom of the washer bottle and the pump usually a pipe will have come off the pump. Mine had the leak too and after fiddling for an hour or so i tried something different. With older vehicles that have the windshield washer reservoir mounted near vehicle exhaust systems over a period of time the intensive heat may cause the reservoir to crack and develop a leak. Plus repairing plastic radiators and how to f.

The washer bottle on the audi was severely cracked as you will see later on in the tutorial the crack runs from top to bottom. Fluid leaks from below your car. I inserted it and all worked but the bottle needed a rubber gasket. In case you were wondering yes it does leak a couple of drops a day.

I went to a hardware store and found something that could work.