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VW Windscreen fluid leak

  • 05-06-2009 5:09pm
    #1
    star-pants
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,429 ✭✭✭✭


    Hi,

    I've a VW Polo 1L 2000 reg, and I appear to have a leak in the windscreen fluid container. I thought I'd run out of water rather fast, and refilled it yesterday/day before. (was only in the car once in that time) Went there this afternoon and it barely spat any water out. When I got home I looked & my container was bone dry. I couldn't really see where the leak is.

    I was wondering is it easy to fix if it's just the container?


Comments

  • #2
    Anan1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,815 ✭✭✭✭Anan1


    It's more likely to be one of the pipes to the washer jets or the motor than the container itself. Fill it up with water, and see if you can see where it's coming from.


  • #3
    crosstownk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,863 ✭✭✭✭crosstownk


    If you can, locate the motor on the side of the bottle and be sure it's pushed home all the way. Also check the pipework from the bottle to the jets for leaks. Check the bottle itself in case it's cracked or broken.
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  • #4
    tossy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,594 ✭✭✭tossy


    crosstownk wrote: »
    If you can, locate the motor on the side of the bottle and be sure it's pushed home all the way. Also check the pipework from the bottle to the jets for leaks. Check the bottle itself in case it's cracked or broken.

    Are you using it? if so its most likely a leak on along the pipe work some where, i would start at the rear wiper and inside the boot.if you are not using it and its still going dry then its a leak on the bottle itself or close to the bottle.


  • #5
    star-pants
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,429 ✭✭✭✭star-pants


    Yup I hadn't used it and I'd filled it up. When I went to use it I got a 'phpppp' bit out and nothing. It was bone dry. Which is why I assume it's the container, because if I'm not using it then it wouldn't be going into the tubes etc?


  • #6
    tossy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,594 ✭✭✭tossy


    Yeah if you are not using it its not getting pumped very far from the bottle,i'd go with what crosstown said about the motor.


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