Windshield Washer Fluid Ooze
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Burning Brakes
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Windshield Washer Fluid Ooze
Anybody else have a problem with their windshield washer fluid oozing out around the cap on the reservoir? That seems to be the only thing messing up my clean engine compartment. I keep wiping it off, and each time I look a little more has seeped out. I'm hoping after the level goes down it may not do this. I plan not to fill it back up but keep the level fairly low in the reservoir, as I never really use it anyhow.
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You've got the right idea in not keeping the reservoir so full. I keep mine about 3/4 full and it seems to avoid the problem.
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Originally Posted by JDs00PewterCoupe
You've got the right idea in not keeping the reservoir so full. I keep mine about 3/4 full and it seems to avoid the problem.
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There is a hole designed into the cap to let air in/out so the fluid flows correctly. Just don't fill it so hard. I learned the hard way when I was cleaning the bay and leaned on the bottle and a stream of fluid shot up and went all over the drivers side of the bay and the fender.
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Yeah, I might have to siphon some out. I never added any, the fluid level is what it was when I bought the car. Come to think of it, I don't remember ever even looking in to see how full it is. I've just been wiping up around the cap.
