Date: Mon, 02 Jun 2003 17:34:08 GMT From: "Abdallah" <abdallahjamalnopsamAMnopsam.ca> Subject: Re: 9000 washer fluid reservoir is so fragile
"ngu" <spamnopsam.com> wrote in message news:3ED9E8BF.7CCC24A6nopsam.com... : It took 2 years for me to consume a tankful of washer fluid from full to : the point where the "low fluid" light illuminates intermittently upon : accelerating and braking. So I refilled this afternoon. However, the : stuff just kept on leaking slowly for hours, to form puddle of fluid on : the ground. Seems there's crack in the reservoir caused by it not being : full with fluid for too long. I reckon if it was regularly kept full, : the fluid would have acted as a "coolant" and alleviating the harmful : effect of engine heat on the plastic reservoir. : : I'm slightly bitter about this, having replaced the reservoir with a new : one only 2 or 3 years ago. : could be the plastic "T" valve that feeds fluid to the headlight wipers. little rubber "pad" in there disintegrates. its an easy fix. just have to pull out the valve and replace the rubber. i cut a small disc of rubber from a wide rubber band (the kind that is used to wrap brocolli stalks together!) and set it in place. replaced the valve and voila! -- abdallah 87 9000S 280,000 km 87 9000T 230,000 km
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