Washer reservoir leak

[tee.gilding]

Hi all,

I have a leak from my washer reservoir, which I believe to be linked to the headlight washer jets. Every time I fill the tank, it empties itself in a day without any use.

I don't have xenon lights, so I don't see the need for the headlight washers, so I was planning on plugging up the hole at the bottom of the tank leading to the headlight washer, and coding out the washer jets from trying to run.

Has anyone else done this? If so, what did you use to plug up the hole in the washer tank?

Cheers,
TG

 

[paddy wright]

The leak is likely a disconnected hose to a headlight washer- easy fix by turning wheel to full lock and opening the access hole to check.
If you really want to lose the headlight washers after you fix this (fix is necessary to stop the leak) then simply unplug the connection to the the pump motor at the front edge of the washer reservoir.

 

[ben g]

The headlight washer jets are known to leak and require replacement. Both mine have done just that. I highly doubt it's the hose running to them, but the best thing to do is to remove the bumper to check.

You can stop the headlight washers from working by remove fuse 40.

 

[Slam]

Hi my coupe does exactly the same and as a temporary repair as I was taking it on holiday I fitted an 8mm rubber blank/cap over the washer pump outlet , no more leak. Having read this I will investigate more when I get home.

 

[Mr Tidy]

If you don't have Xenons you don't need headlight washers. I don't know how you could plug the hole, but maybe you could clamp the pipes going to the washers?

After decontaminating the reservoir and cleaning the filters on both pumps on my E86 I got fed up with the horrible staining on the front wings.

So as I don't have Xenons I've pulled Fuse 40 - which also stops the washer jets flying out, and the caps flying off! :lol:

 

[NickDE]

Could you fit a washer tank from a non-headlight washer car ?

I coded out my headlight washers using Carly. I hate having water stains all along the bonnet from them.

 

[Jl-c]

I always rinse my car using de-ionised water by running the hose via a 11 litre container of water softening resin, the type of resin window washers with the long poles use, as it leaves no water marks. I use the excess left in the filter after rinsing to make up washer fluid. No marking on the body work!

 

[ben g]

I always rinse my car using de-ionised water by running the hose via a 11 litre container of water softening resin, the type of resin window washers with the long poles use, as it leaves no water marks. I use the excess left in the filter after rinsing to make up washer fluid. No marking on the body work!

Thats all well and good until you're behind a muddy truck with nowhere to go but forwards :lol:

 

[davelo]

Are you sure it isn't the pump itself? I've never really looked at the washer fluid pump/s in my E86, but when I had a problem with my 2009 X3's washer bottle emptying itself, it was the pump's seal that was leaking. A (non-OEM) replacement pump here in South Africa was all of R95.00 (about 5 GBP), and a 5 minute job to fit. Was just a push-fit into the washer bottle, into a simple rubber seal. Been perfect since, over a year later.