Re: Washer fluid tank leak

Therer is a quick disconnect on the drivers side of the bumper.There
is a small black 0-ring on the quick disconnect  that I have seen leak
especially whenever the temperature gets very cold. I do agree with
the other comments that the o-ring that is under the motors can leak
as well as any connection in the headlight washer system. I have also
seen the washer pump casing rust and cause a leak where the two halves
come together. 

A word of caution if you should pull the washer otor out of the
bottle. The seal is available as a seperate part and if you find the
leak from this seal I sugeest that you purchase more than 1. Pulling
the w/motor is no problem. Replacing the seal is easy the hard part is
reinstalling the pump into the bottle. It is very easy to push the
seal into the bottle only to find that you did when you refill the
bottle.




On Thu, 24 Jan 2008 14:21:02 -0800 (PST), CDR <colinrenfrew@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:

>2003 TT Quattro
>
>Hello,
>
>The warning light came on that the washer fluid tank was empty. Half-
>filled it and couldn't see any visible leak, tried it out and the
>washers came on ok. The next day, the light came back on and the tank
>was completely empty.
>
>I'd prefer not to have to take the front end of the car to bits just
>to see what has happened - has anyone had this occur before?
>
>More importantly, I'm wondering what caused it to suddenly leak and am
>hoping that it's not something serious that caused it...
>
>
>Thanks,
>CDR