Last year the kid was in the U.S. attending college (really there just to play hockey) she left in August and by late September I was telling her to fill the wiper fluid tank with winter washer fluid. As anyone who has a kid in university knows, they know everything, and don't need your advice. When she came home for Christmas break , the tank was frozen solid, I put it in the garage and put an old interior heater in the engine bay over night .Next morning the tank was almost empty, and any winter fluid just about all drained out. It was too cold to do much but it would hold about one litre/ quart so I left it for warmer days
Today I pulled the tank out and there was no leak in it , I checked the hoses and pump and they seemed ok. But the pump just sits in a rubber grommet, hmm could that be the problem?? Does the pump push up if ice starts to form in the tank? I wrapped some Teflon tape around the pump fitting that goes into the grommet , put everything back together and filled it up. No fluid leaked out,as it did before, so the question is, is that fitting made to unseat itself if the tank starts to freeze? It is an easy fix only about 45 minutes to do the whole thing and to wash all the parts and reassemble
Today I pulled the tank out and there was no leak in it , I checked the hoses and pump and they seemed ok. But the pump just sits in a rubber grommet, hmm could that be the problem?? Does the pump push up if ice starts to form in the tank? I wrapped some Teflon tape around the pump fitting that goes into the grommet , put everything back together and filled it up. No fluid leaked out,as it did before, so the question is, is that fitting made to unseat itself if the tank starts to freeze? It is an easy fix only about 45 minutes to do the whole thing and to wash all the parts and reassemble
