Leaking wiper wash bottle

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Tue, 22/10/2013 - 15:29
Stew-Em
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Hi all,

There I was, pottering in the garage when noticed significant leakage from the G on the floor. Inspection however indicates the source to be from the wiper wash bottle attached to drivers side wheel arch (so not critical if I need to pop to to Tesc's or whatever for the wife). More precisely it appears to originate from around the pump attachments, although access is restricted so difficult to confirm (not the bottle cracked/damaged itself). Suspect it may be the seals from one of the twin (?) pumps, leak is v.v. slow.

Anyone had this issue before ? Is there a simple fix (colleague recommended silicone seal, as in type used on gutters...)?

 

Cheers,

Stewart

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Tue, 22/10/2013 - 16:01
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D'oh - bottle is on passenger side (460!!! - thanks fixwin). Also add have checked plastic hoses and they're OK. really just after a quick solution, although very much suspect will need to remove pumps and replace with new 'flexible' washers...

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Tue, 22/10/2013 - 17:09
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Hi Doing this from memory so hopefully right. Mine (also a 460 with headlight washers) developed quite a bad leak. This turned out to be where the plastic tube entered the wash bottle and was fixed with some motor equivalent of plumbers putty. This may not be the same as yours as mine was a substantial leak... but it started as a small one, so you might have the same. It started after I fitted a new washer pump as these wear out/leak as well, so if your not jet washing your screen the pump might be suspect, but my pump did not leak, it just had no oomph. My guess is I dislodged the pipe and after 25+ years the fixing was brittle. The guys at the garage are told to 'reinstate' vs bodge, so if I recollect right by the time we got to look at the leak, the joint with the wash bottle had 'enlarged' Might not be the same source as yours though Simon
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Tue, 22/10/2013 - 22:21
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Re: Leaking wiper wash bottle

Hi

Both Pumps push into the Washer Bottle and are sealed by a Rubber Grommit.

The Pumps have a moulded pipe coming off them that sucks the water out of the Bottle.

This pushes through the Grommit which in turn sits in a hole in the Bottle around 1cm diameter

It lists the 2 Grommits as different part numbers?

Main Screen Washer A123 97 36 81 £1.35 + VAT

Headlamp Washer A000 869 01 98 £1.80 + VAT

MBUK have all in stock

Either our depot or the car one in Sheffield have stock of the first one

Second one is MBUK only but cant see why they would be different?

Gav

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Wed, 23/10/2013 - 09:50
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Thanks guys. At the price of the grommits it would seem sensible to start by replacing them as part of general service. Now only to find some time...

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Wed, 23/10/2013 - 12:46
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Yep.. Gavin has reminded me of the right answer :-) they used the 'gunk' as the washer would not seat properly. Ta Simon
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Wed, 23/10/2013 - 20:53
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"Second one is MBUK only but cant see why they would be different?

Gav"

Hi Gav,

The headlight washer is a bigger diameter inlet. I have replaced the other two grommets but have struggled to find the right sized grommet for headlight washer so your part numbers will no doubt solve my problem. Great work - again!

 

John

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Thu, 24/10/2013 - 00:14
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Glad to be of service guys yes

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