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Old 01-21-2020, 02:22 PM
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Does anybody know what this as is it’s leaking.

 
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Old 01-21-2020, 03:35 PM
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Back up a little, take a picture showing what those cylinders are hooked up to.

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Go to an online dealer and find their online diagram,...post back!


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Is that clear liquid under the car just water? TASTE IT. If it's a fine liquor, tell US how you made it, we wanna know!
 
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Old 01-21-2020, 03:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Carbuff2
Back up a little, take a picture showing what those cylinders are hooked up to.

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Go to an online dealer and find their online diagram,...post back!


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Is that clear liquid under the car just water? TASTE IT. If it's a fine liquor, tell US how you made it, we wanna know!
found another post looks like secondary windshield wiper fluid reservoir, gosh darnit you don’t want it, it’s like cheap vodka
 
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Old 01-21-2020, 04:15 PM
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Washer fluid?
 
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Old 01-21-2020, 04:16 PM
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Washer fluid?
im assuming so now the issue is WHY is it leaking
 
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Old 01-21-2020, 08:25 PM
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Originally Posted by justanurse
im assuming so now the issue is WHY is it leaking
There’s a hole someplace. LOL
 
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Old 01-21-2020, 08:29 PM
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There’s a hole someplace. LOL
LOL ah yes now I must wonder HOW? On the real though Any body got recommendations of something to seal the bottom (maybe jb plastic weld or something)
 
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Old 01-21-2020, 08:37 PM
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Buy a new one, it stimulates the economy and my 401k goes up another 4K next month
 
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Old 01-22-2020, 07:45 AM
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Originally Posted by justanurse
Any body got recommendations of something to seal the bottom (maybe jb plastic weld or something)
If the reservoir is actually the source of the leak, I recommend replacing that forward reservoir. Especially if removing it is 'involved'. Be sure that it has washer anti-freeze, too (yeah, I see you live in Florida...as I type this, Iguanas are falling out of trees due to cold weather in Miami, LOL).

Is there any chance the leak is coming from the piping, or the pump motors?
 
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Old 01-22-2020, 07:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Unhingd
There’s a hole someplace. LOL
Not necessary, there could also be a gap due to insufficient clamping.
 
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Old 01-22-2020, 12:47 PM
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The pop out headlight washer sprayer hose runs over that wheel well, it also has a disconnect point for removing the bumper behind that wheel liner...maybe it disconnected?
 
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Old 01-22-2020, 04:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Itismejoshy
The pop out headlight washer sprayer hose runs over that wheel well, it also has a disconnect point for removing the bumper behind that wheel liner...maybe it disconnected?
im thinking this could be possible it also seems like a line is disconnected in the engine bay that I’m gonna take a look at everything tonight. Pics to come
 
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Old 01-22-2020, 04:40 PM
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The pop out headlight washer sprayer hose runs over that wheel well, it also has a disconnect point for removing the bumper behind that wheel liner...maybe it disconnected?
Although the set up and tube routing is a bit different I had that problem on both my XFS and XFR - the headlight washer tubes had come off (or not been put back on) right at the ends where they connect to the backs of the headlights. They were held on by nothing but small black half-circle clips.
Took me ages to figure it out on the XFS, I kept filling up with washer fluid and then a few days later I would get the "low fluid" message, so it was one of the first things I checked on the XFR and guess what, both tubes were disconnected!
 
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Old 01-22-2020, 06:22 PM
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Originally Posted by OzXFR
Although the set up and tube routing is a bit different I had that problem on both my XFS and XFR - the headlight washer tubes had come off (or not been put back on) right at the ends where they connect to the backs of the headlights. They were held on by nothing but small black half-circle clips.
Took me ages to figure it out on the XFS, I kept filling up with washer fluid and then a few days later I would get the "low fluid" message, so it was one of the first things I checked on the XFR and guess what, both tubes were disconnected!
hmm. You may have solved a mystery for me. Gonna check that tomorrow. Thanks!
 
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Okay so now that I’m taking things off I’m find more things :/ the tubing to this is broken and I’m not exactly sure what it is, this is from the bottom side of the engine.



 
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That appears to be a vacuum line.
 
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Old 01-23-2020, 12:39 AM
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That appears to be a vacuum line.
appears so I just found the part online is the vacuum pump, seems important I’m wondering if I can just bridge the two parts of the vacuum line and replace with another check valve. Unless anybody know where I could find the part number for the line
 
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Old 01-23-2020, 08:11 AM
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This vacuum pump controls your exhaust valves (and maybe a few other vacuum required items?)if you have had the "noisy humming behind the drivers seat" TSB done at the dealer they run a hose from this pump all the way to the back and connect up the vacuum controlled exhaust valves and disable the electric vacuum pump that is in the drivers wheel well that is some people find annoying. should not be any fluid leaking out of this.
 
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