Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Removing and installing washer fluid reservoir
| Special tools and workshop equipment
required |
 Note
| Removal and installation of washer fluid reservoirs with
headlight washer system are described. Removal and installation
of washer fluid reservoirs without headlight washer system are
carried out in the same way. |
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Remove front bumper cover
→ General body repairs, exterior; Rep. gr.63. |
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Remove left headlight
→ Chapter. |
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If necessary, remove headlight washer system pump -V11-
→ Chapter. |
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Place drip tray under washer fluid reservoir. |
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Release locking lug -3-. |
Caution
| The washer fluid reservoir is constructed in a
one-piece design. The washer fluid reservoir, the filler
pipe and the filler neck are not intended to be
separated from each other. If they are nevertheless
detached from each other, the connection could then
leak. |
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Pull filler neck -1- upwards
out of bracket on lock carrier -2-. |
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Disconnect electrical connectors -2-
and -3-. |
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Release securing clips -6- in
direction of arrow -A-. |
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Pull water lines -4- and
-5- off windscreen washer pump. |
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Detach wiring harness from washer fluid reservoir
-1-. |
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Unscrew nuts -1, 2 and 3-. |
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Pull washer fluid reservoir -4-
off threaded pins. |
| Install in the reverse order of removal, observing the
following: |
Note
| The connections at the pump and hoses are colour-marked to
prevent incorrect connection of the washer fluid lines to the
windscreen and rear window washer pump -V59-. The hose fittings
must be connected to the correct colour-coded pump connections
during installation. |
| → Chapter „Assembly overview - windscreen washer system“ |
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1 -
Right spray jet
Versions with right washer jet heater element -Z21-
Removing and installing
→ Chapter
A ...
Special tools and workshop equipment
required
Drip tray
Removing
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Remove front rig ...
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Assembly overview - windscreen washer system, without headlight washer
system
Removing and installing washer fluid reservoir, »R«