Windscreen wash bottle leaks

[charles.y]

I have lost almost 1/4 of the screenwash contents since I refilled it yesterday and it is still dripping. I can't see where the tube connections are (possibly cause maybe) from above and wonder if anyone has experienced the same problem before.

Charles

 

[924nutter]

The layout of the bottle and pipes is virtually the same as the 924, '79 onwards, where the headlight washer pump is held into the bottle low down, by one grommet around the inlet neck of the pump. This grommet does perish, and it is a right pain to get the bottle out to change it, as invariably , stuck in front of the wheel arch it gets covered in water mud and salt, and the exposed self tappers are likely to shear. The headlight washer pipes come straight out of the pump. Maybe one of your headlight wash pipes has frozen and split. At least half of the contents of the bottle can drip out if there is a leak in the headlight wash pipework, but most of the contents will leak out, if the leak is at the pump, because it is mounted so low down.

 

[charles.y]

Thanks for the info 924nutter. The leak has not stopped and there is about 0.5-1 litre wash left in bottle. I also remember that the headlamp wash do not work (even when the bottle is filled) so I assume the cause of the leak could be the headlamp wash pipework.

Regards
Charles

 

[Guest]

The headlamp washer pipework is in the front bumper, you can get to it by removing the badge panel.
The pump end in the reservoir is almost impossible to get at though; I tried mine by removing the wheel and arch liner, and the reaching up from there, but gave up in the end as the only way I could see to remove the washer reservoir was to remove the headlamp motor first.

 

[cococola]

I had a leak from the lower end of the washer bottle and it had a slight split in it which I sealed up with clear sealer.My headlight washers have never worked....which has never really bothered me.

 

[924nutter]

Yes, well of course headlight motor is on the other side on the 924 but anyway the bottle lowers out from underneath doesn't it? Porsche got it in there so as sure as hell it comes out. I seem to remember dropping mine out on the 924, but perhaps there are shed loads of oil cooler pipes in the way. If you need to remove the motor it is only two bolts (mark the position of the plate) and the anchor nut of the actuating arm.( mark the position of the arm before removal)