LegoGTGSRider Posted July 21, 2019 Posted July 21, 2019 I have a 2000 & I am just shy of 60,000 miles. I know it isn't a lot of miles but as with just about everything else I have had to deal with it's not the mileage as much as it is the age... The washer bottle reservoir just started leaking in the last month or so. I haven't had many under hood issues... the last repairs I did were replacing the power steering pump / p/s fluid exchange back in December of 2018 and an a/c evacuation / recharge & replaced the schrader valves which I did in late May of this year and an oil change at about the same time (along with adding washer fluid 3 times.. which of course led me to finally notice the leak). Have any of you had any experience with a leaky windshield washer reservoir bottle? If so do you have any suggestions as far as how I should go about repairing it? As far as I can see it looks like the leak is coming from around the washer fluid pump on the bottom front of the washer bottle. -I would really appreciate any helpful advice on the subject... -Thanks in advance y'all -CMS
doublechaz Posted July 22, 2019 Posted July 22, 2019 Is there a gasket you can replace where the pump joins the bottle? Can you clean and dry it and then cover the leak with RTV Ultra Black? Can you get to a junk yard and get another bottle? I think first is finding if there is a gasket gone bad or if there is a crack in the bottle. Any of those options are more time and less money. More money and less time would be to ask your local Subaru dealer.
LegoGTGSRider Posted July 23, 2019 Author Posted July 23, 2019 Is there a gasket you can replace where the pump joins the bottle? Can you clean and dry it and then cover the leak with RTV Ultra Black? Can you get to a junk yard and get another bottle? I think first is finding if there is a gasket gone bad or if there is a crack in the bottle. Any of those options are more time and less money. More money and less time would be to ask your local Subaru dealer. As far as I can tell it is leaking from around the washer fluid pump. The bottle itself appears to be in tact. I took it out this afternoon and all I see is the leaking fluid around the pump. I am going to try your suggestion and remove the pump and seal all around it with rtv or some other kind of caulk/sealant that can stand the temp under the hood. I am doing it later today (Tues 7-23) so hopefully that will take care of the leak, I will post whatever occurs here, so keep your fingers crossed for me, the curing process may take a day or so since I have to wait for the silicone to set up (solidify) so I will post according to the instructions, I have some high temp epoxy that might do the trick as well so I may try that in stead, either way I will post a follow up. I don't know of any Subaru specific junk yards but if I end up needing to search for one I will post that as well. Thanks again. -CMS
doublechaz Posted July 23, 2019 Posted July 23, 2019 I would try something more flexible like RTV or caulk. I'm afraid the vibration might crack an epoxy. Indeed, I hope you get to a solution by the end of Tuesday.
YeuEmMaiMai Posted August 6, 2019 Posted August 6, 2019 replace the pump, they are cheap and will come with a new seal. my pump was corroded and leaking after 13 years...
LegoGTGSRider Posted August 9, 2019 Author Posted August 9, 2019 replace the pump, they are cheap and will come with a new seal. my pump was corroded and leaking after 13 years... I already cleaned the bottle really well and I sealed it up with rtv around the gasket & the base of the pump itself (which it turned out to be where it was leaking from). That was Mon, I left it to dry and filled it up & let it sit for a while & it's no longer leaking. If I ever have this problem again I will replace the pump & gasket with new ones. Either way thanks for the advice y'all.
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