Leaking washer bottle!

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birdbrain

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1,564 posts

244 months

Tuesday 28th December 2004
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After going through the last bottle of screen wash a bit quickly I realised today that my washer bottle is leaking. Either that or one of the pipes.

Anyone ever come across this before in an Audi Coupe?

agent006

12,058 posts

269 months

Tuesday 28th December 2004
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Washer pipes get brittle if they've been heated up a few thousand times. Is it leaking onto the ground when it's parked or only when you use the washers?

IOLAIRE

1,293 posts

243 months

Tuesday 28th December 2004
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birdbrain said:
After going through the last bottle of screen wash a bit quickly I realised today that my washer bottle is leaking. Either that or one of the pipes.

Anyone ever come across this before in an Audi Coupe?


Almost all coupes have headlamp wash which has an extra motor and shut off relay so that it only washes the headlamps when they are switched on.
The feed pipes to the headlamp washer jets can come off behind the bumper and leak constantly, or the impeller in the washer motor sticks and allows water to pass even when it's not in use.

Imadreamer

353 posts

251 months

Thursday 30th December 2004
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Thanks for the replies, guys. It seems to just be leaking when it's parked. I watched it for a bit and saw a fairly steady drip. Am just about to go and have a proper look but it means taking the wheel off as it's in the wheel arch

It doesn't have headlamp washers, maybe they were on higher spec models?