Replacing Washer fluid reservoir
#1
Replacing Washer fluid reservoir
I am not sure how it happened but my Washer fluid reservoir is cracked and when it is above half it leaks everywhere. I want to eventually replace it so before I jump into it some weekend, how much time and work is it to replace???
#2
Its not rocket science, just a little bit time consuming. I had to jack up the LF and pull the fender liner out, then unhook all the hoses, pumps, and sensors. Then its 3 (or 4, can't remember) bolts to get the tank out. The hoses and stuff are easier to get to if you unbolt the tank first so you can wiggle it around.
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No way that I could see to take it out the top without taking apart the power steering lines. o_O
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No way that I could see to take it out the top without taking apart the power steering lines. o_O
Last edited by CCA4; 10-27-2010 at 09:10 AM.
#3
Sounds suspiciously like a cracked headlight washer pump, vice the reservoir (the pump is halfway up the tank). I just went through this myself, not hard at all, removal and replacement of the tank one hour tops.
Some folks just plug the hole for the pump, but I went ahead and bought a new one online for approx. $60.
If the tank is cracked, you may be able to fuse it with super glue, or weld it back together using a soldering iron (or a combination of the two).
Some folks just plug the hole for the pump, but I went ahead and bought a new one online for approx. $60.
If the tank is cracked, you may be able to fuse it with super glue, or weld it back together using a soldering iron (or a combination of the two).
#5
Do you guy's have one or two tanks? I seem to have two. One down low near the sub-frame and the other up high that I fill both from. Takes nearly two gallons! As I figure it the top one supplies the windshield and the lower the headlights. (which don't work)
#6
Those are the same tank man, its just shaped really oddly.
http://www.ecstuning.com/Audi-B5_A4-..._Tank/ES10295/
http://www.ecstuning.com/Audi-B5_A4-..._Tank/ES10295/
#7
Those are the same tank man, its just shaped really oddly.
http://www.ecstuning.com/Audi-B5_A4-..._Tank/ES10295/
http://www.ecstuning.com/Audi-B5_A4-..._Tank/ES10295/
The top one.
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The lower one, right under the coolant res.
The hoses from the lower one go to the front. The hoses from the top go to the hood.
#8
That does look like a different setup, mine is like the tank CCA4 posted. Too much of a noob to know much more than the specifics for my '01, sorry. But if the headlight washer does not work, I would make that the first thing to check as a possible source for your leak.
#10
What I find weird is that even though the headlight pump is shot. The fluid level is going down. Also that I still have juice in the upper one. Somehow my knowledge of gravity fed systems does not apply here.