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washer bottle woes...
This is a discussion on washer bottle woes... within the Fabia I forums, part of the Skoda Model Discussion Area category; anyone had their water bottle crack/get holed on the first 18months? done a search but not much came up... i ...
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11-12-2006, 17:59
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| Briskodian  Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sleaford, Lincs
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| washer bottle woes... anyone had their water bottle crack/get holed on the first 18months? done a search but not much came up... i filled mine up on friday night and was empty on saturday morning, just thought it had frozen but was made with 50/50 screenwash. they filled it up at jabba on saturday mornin an was empty 45 mins later when i got home so filled it again. nice pool of screen wash under car. is it easy to replace diy or is it worth badgering dealers over warranty? its just i cant get my car in until after xmas and you know what sort of nick the roads are in just now... minging cheers niall |
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11-12-2006, 18:00
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| I parked up 1st  Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: not near enough to the Ring
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| Re: washer bottle woes... front bumper off to replace , so maybe a dealer job
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11-12-2006, 18:02
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| Txt Spk Police  Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Hampshire
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| Re: washer bottle woes... It isn't difficult but it depends on how competant you are.
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11-12-2006, 18:16
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| Re: washer bottle woes... na bugger that, not into a bumper off affair, have just spoken to dennis horton in lincoln and they are going to "look" at it on saturday... they will prob blame it on the pd160 pipe |
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11-12-2006, 22:33
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| Re: washer bottle woes... na its been 60/40 since october incase this sorts of nonsense happens. i filled it 50/50 on friday morning - only freezing day was friday night/sat mornin but no matter... |
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18-02-2008, 22:00
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|  Re: washer bottle woes... I've just noticed the same problem with my VRS. The car isn't 18 months old yet. Does anyone know how much this could cost with a dealer? Thanks |
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19-02-2008, 15:24
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| Re: washer bottle woes... Is it actuallyholed - the botles are pretty rugged? I had the same a while back and thought the pipe had come off he bottle but it turned out to be the valve that directs the water to front or rear that was leaking (its a single pump that can spin both ways depending upon where the water is needed and a little valve makes sure that water doesn't bleed into the other). The fix was to remove the wheel and wheel arch liner - strip the valve and re-build it with some new saalant.
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19-02-2008, 20:11
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| Re: washer bottle woes... Could it be a leaky seal on one of the pumps from the washer bottle.  Have a look at this guide to see how the pumps fit  |
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20-02-2008, 19:13
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| Re: washer bottle woes... I have seen a couple of these with leaks on the moulding join.
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