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Old Sep 20, 2009 | 12:53 PM
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Default Busted washer reservoir?

Anyone ever had one?

I'm just about to go out and remove mine to see why it keeps dumping all the water in it.
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Old Sep 20, 2009 | 04:16 PM
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Found it: the connector in the headlight washer pipe was corroded though

New one being sourced, or turned up out of brass.

Now, next question: the washer reservoir is very dirty inside. I have cleaned it with bottle brushes etc as far as I can reach, but there are still layers of muck on some of the walls.

Anyone know a method of cleaning them?
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Old Sep 20, 2009 | 07:00 PM
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Jet wash.
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Old Sep 20, 2009 | 09:25 PM
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Originally Posted by mickywrx
Jet wash.
Might give it a try, but I can't see how it can jet the bits that are like on the underside of the top, which I can't get a brush to either.
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Old Sep 20, 2009 | 11:22 PM
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Fill with caustic then. Failing that, fuming hydrochloric.
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I had to clean mine as it was mouldy. I removed it from the car and gave it a real good clean using bottle brushes and the like and lots of fairy liquid. Came up like new.
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Old Sep 21, 2009 | 01:10 PM
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That's what I've done, but there are layers of stuff on bits I can't reach, like under the top, and down one side bottle brushes don't reach.

Gonna get the pressure washer out later, hope I don't blow the reservoir into next door's garden, LOL.
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