Losing washer fluid

[Jules]

Since last week I filled the washer bottle but its obviously dropping it.
I'm sure this happened with my old one too but the garage sorted when it was in for other works.

I removed the top cover and removed the actual bottle and no signs of a leak, so any thing common
with these ?
Where do you access through the wheel arch liner maybe ?

Thanks

[jonytek]

Have you had the bumper off recently? There's a plastic T piece that sits behind the bumper in front of the passenger wheel arch, last time I took my bumper off I broke the seal and it began to leak. There's a simple rubber o-ring that had cracked so a little bit of bush mechanics and a cable tie, good as new...

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[Covkiller]

I think it maybe a bumper off if it's one of the tubes to the motor. If you look at the bottom right of the photo below the two connectors you will see where the tube fits onto the pump:

[Covkiller]

Better photo on jonyteks link

[Jules]

Lovely thanks Gents, I need to remove bumper anyway to fit the new grill so good timing

[MikeFish]

Isn't the bottle made up of 2 halves? I thought there was a potential to leak at the join.

[PaulT]

I had leak on mine when i bought it - dumping entire bottle contents in 4 or 5 screen washes.

The reservoir and pump are behind liner in passenger wheel arch - just remove liner to access. The pump and valve (directing fluid front and rear for Avant) seats into a seal in the bottom of the reservoir. For me the pump/valve was leaking when washer actuated and dumping a lot of fluid on the road was easy to see once exposed, the component is about £50 from Audi and replacing is all push fit. Worth checking the rubber seal the pump seats into, though this was OK on mine.

[Jules]

I had leak on mine when i bought it - dumping entire bottle contents in 4 or 5 screen washes.

The reservoir and pump are behind liner in passenger wheel arch - just remove liner to access. The pump and valve (directing fluid front and rear for Avant) seats into a seal in the bottom of the reservoir. For me the pump/valve was leaking when washer actuated and dumping a lot of fluid on the road was easy to see once exposed, the component is about £50 from Audi and replacing is all push fit. Worth checking the rubber seal the pump seats into, though this was OK on mine.

Ah good point I forgot with being an avant it will feed both ways, taking the bumper off tonight or tomorrow so hopefully
things will become a little clearer then

[Jules]

Isn't the bottle made up of 2 halves? I thought there was a potential to leak at the join.

I did check the bottle up top which was totally dry and I guess it would only lose the water to the point of a split.
Mines coming up on the dash out of fluid, so must be emptying it all

[MikeFish]

Ok then probably not the join as I think it would only half empty the bottle.