Wind screen wash problem

[andreas.theoharous]

everytime i fill my windscreen wash more den half way it poors out frm the bottom which is really wired does anyone know whats happen hear.

[alexperkins]

Thats most likely the expansion tank gasket broken through. The washer bottle on the GTI is in two parts. The top half for filling and washing the windscreen, and the bottom half for the headlight washers which is hidden behind the wheel arch liner and fills the arch up. There is a rubber seal that is between the two, and this can, over time, perish.

[yosin]

everytime i fill my windscreen wash more den half way it poors out frm the bottom which is really wired does anyone know whats happen hear.

i have the exact same problem, been meaning to ask about this..

Thats most likely the expansion tank gasket broken through. The washer bottle on the GTI is in two parts. The top half for filling and washing the windscreen, and the bottom half for the headlight washers which is hidden behind the wheel arch liner and fills the arch up. There is a rubber seal that is between the two, and this can, over time, perish.

alex, so the problem is the rubber seal? if not what is not needed to fix this? surely this aint a MOT failure is it..?

[alexperkins]

31 is the bottle you see on top, 32 is the seal that needs replacing if its always leaking out constantly, though the arm off 31 that goes into 30 often snaps, and needs repairing with something like araldite.

[alexperkins]

Or its seal No 4 in this picture where the washer pump for the screen(s) connects into

[cjwardy]

I'm having this problem too.

The water is leaking out from the offside fog light grille.

Gonna get and check the rubber join this weekend as mentioned above

[alexperkins]

You may have a leaking headlight washer. Its a common fault where the pressure seal leaks and water trickles out the base of the washer.