Washer bottle woes
Posted: 25 Apr 2011, 20:06
Hi all, newbie Steve from Swindon, Wilts here.
I picked up my 1989 1.6 TDS the other day & it drove faultlessly during the 200 odd miles back home.
I ran it at 60 mph on the flat & 55 up hills; I'm very pleased with it so far & got 36-37 MPG.
It's a "pocket money" camper I got off Fleabay, good things are an engine bottom end rebuild in 2001, new head, injectors & gearbox in 2005, a full history of every penny spent since new, full service history, all old MOTS ... bad things are a tatty but recoverable interior (a lot of work & imagination, but little money needed) & the van could be added to the Wiki to show prospective buyers all the places they rust from.... oh, and it's had a quick & dirty purple respray!
As a proud new owner, I've been working my way through all the little jobs that need doing & service tasks, so I tried to refill the washer bottle from the passengers floor... only for it to immediately empty it's contents onto the road under the car! I tried Halfords, etc, but no one has a Haynes or other manual in (I have got one on order now), so I need to know how to get at the water bottle for a good look, so I can assess what needs doing, as it doesn't seem to be visible under the front / wing of the car & can't get at it through the front grill.
Thanks in advance,
Steve
P.S. Congratulations & respect to everyone who contributes on here, what a wonderful resource you have all built.
I picked up my 1989 1.6 TDS the other day & it drove faultlessly during the 200 odd miles back home.
I ran it at 60 mph on the flat & 55 up hills; I'm very pleased with it so far & got 36-37 MPG.
It's a "pocket money" camper I got off Fleabay, good things are an engine bottom end rebuild in 2001, new head, injectors & gearbox in 2005, a full history of every penny spent since new, full service history, all old MOTS ... bad things are a tatty but recoverable interior (a lot of work & imagination, but little money needed) & the van could be added to the Wiki to show prospective buyers all the places they rust from.... oh, and it's had a quick & dirty purple respray!
As a proud new owner, I've been working my way through all the little jobs that need doing & service tasks, so I tried to refill the washer bottle from the passengers floor... only for it to immediately empty it's contents onto the road under the car! I tried Halfords, etc, but no one has a Haynes or other manual in (I have got one on order now), so I need to know how to get at the water bottle for a good look, so I can assess what needs doing, as it doesn't seem to be visible under the front / wing of the car & can't get at it through the front grill.
Thanks in advance,
Steve
P.S. Congratulations & respect to everyone who contributes on here, what a wonderful resource you have all built.