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Old 12-21-2003, 11:06 PM
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When i fixed a problem (windshield wiper line) i found another... when i poured in the fluid, it started to leak out the bottom. I was thinking it would be the reservior that cracked. Is there a way to take this out? i will update wit pics once i can take this thing out. thanks
Old 12-21-2003, 11:27 PM
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I'm sure it will come out easily. On my 99 it's a couple bolts. On other cars I've seen you just pull it right out, it's retained just a male-female attachment.
Old 12-21-2003, 11:35 PM
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i would have to undo the fender on the bottom right because its kinda hidden inside the body which makes it a real pain.
Old 12-22-2003, 10:49 PM
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i looked today and its not leaking anymore...
works fine, i wonder wat happened, maybe it healed itself.
Old 12-23-2003, 02:06 PM
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I have a crack near the top of the flex piping to the reservoir and everytime i put wiper fluid in there it leaks out an dribbles down the sides.
Old 12-23-2003, 07:41 PM
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I was looking at mine today while I changed the oil, looks like if I took my bumper off it would work.

Here's an old pic of mine, and while it's not the same model as yours, still might help. You can see the bottle easily in the bottom right with the bumper off:
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Old 12-23-2003, 08:58 PM
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is it easy to take off the bumper because i need to fix my bunmper anyways?
my bumper is sagging, so thr is a 1inch gap between the grill and bumper, plus my grill is sagging also...
Old 12-23-2003, 09:16 PM
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I'm sure your '90 is somewhat similiar to mine. On mine it's 2 screws, 2 bolts and a handful of plastick clips, the bumper is free to gently tug it off the car. I ususally put something down on the ground like you can see in that pic so the bumper doesn't get scratched, etc.
Old 12-24-2003, 06:00 PM
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alright, thx a lot
i tihnk wat was also happening was since i replaced my windhield fluid line also, when i closed the hood it pinches the line and does not any fluid flow through like a hose.
taking out the resonator is a biatch...




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