Other 70 Problem: fill washer up message

[slymarbo]

now, as the above says comes on every cpl of days, used it till it was empty and not a dribble was coming thru any washer front or rear, and filledee it up, 5litres, a whole lot of water, but....now it comes on every couple of days, and needs a re-fill...checked rnd what i can see get to re. the water reservior no leaks or anything, now it cant just be using that much water in a few days can it?

its not like i use it all the time, only when it needs to be used.

hope somebody can help, as this is rightly bugging me

[caveman]

it might have a hairline crack in it, mine did on my 745. theyre sometimes caused by not using a screenwash with antifreeze in it, and in the winter the water freezes and cracks the bottle!
regards
cavey

[slymarbo]

yeah but, up here in sunny cumbria, lol,,no seriously its not been anywhere near freezing point or cold air temp, the lowest temp ive sen o9n the car over the last 2mths that ive had the car, is 9deg.

its only just started, maybe the possibility of a stone coming up under the bumper and cracking it???

but wouldnt a crack show when parked up over a day on level ground an dits been dry and nice out

[Viper_7]

Well it's obviously losing water rather than a false reading as you say you have to refill it.

Need to pressurise the system and see where the leak is.

[slymarbo]

Originally Posted by Viper_7

Need to pressurise the system and see where the leak is.

and how do i do that sir??

[Viper_7]

with a pump and obtaining a good seal. Only slight pressure is needed - too much and you could pop some of the washer pipe joints.

Could also put down some paper under the car and get a general idea where it's leaking from - could be gethering on the engine tray which is why your not seeing a puddle - perhaps?
5 litres over 2 days should be obviously to see you would have thought?


Edit previous issues I've had with water bottles is a leak where the pump motor fits in the washer bottle.
Vipes

[mick2404]

you may find that it is the same problem as mine.

The neck of the filler has a filter in it. It was BADLY blocked, which wasn't allowing the water to flow into the neck.

Check it out, it's about a couple of inches down the pipe, and can be removed CAREFULLY with a pair of needle nose pliers.

[johnpenward]

I had a similar problem on a Saab 9000. The water outlet from the washer bottle was passed directly to the windscreen washers but the same feed is split off via a Pressure sensitive 'T' piece to the headlamp washers. It was a regular thing that the pressure valve, every 2 years, would fail and the washer fluid would just run away via the headlamp washer jets. The jets are below the base of the washer bottle. They used to be couple of pounds from to replace via the Saab dealer. It may be something similar with the S60 Headlamp Wash Wipe set up pre water spout washing!


MY06 D5 SE

[CTCNetwork]

Hi,

If the bottle and filler arrangement are similar to the 70/900's the you can pull out the filler pipe from the bottle.
The rubber retainer ring on the bottle lip can then be removed and the filter lifted out.
Wash carefully and rinse many times (inside out) and replace.

Des. . .