Washer Resevoir Replacement..........

fred cook · fred cook's Garage

I would like to delete the fenderwell mounted washer resevoir and replace it with a smaller resevoir/pump mounted in the trunk. Anyone done this lately and know of a tank that will fit?

johndglynn · johndglynn's Garage

I got a later Carrera intensive washer bottle and put it in the SC - talk about easy, all the holes are there and the wiring/plumbing was a piece of cake. I've tidied up since this pic:

MattAlpha · MattAlpha's Garage

John,

What year model is that. I'd like to do this mod as well.

Thanks,
Matt

johndglynn · johndglynn's Garage

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Originally posted by MattAlpha
John,

What year model is that. I'd like to do this mod as well.

Hey Matt, the intensive is on 3.2s from '84 on. I bought the tank/cap/pump/seal complete from my parts guy here, but if you can't find it all together over there the parts are:

Reservoir: 911 628 027 00
Cap: 911 628 077 00
Pump: 431 955 651
Seal: 431 955 465B

There is a hole pressed into the inner wing by the bonnet hinge that a part of the tank slots in to, check your car has that before you order. I will see if I can find a pic of what I mean.

fred cook · fred cook's Garage

Anybody parting out a (84-89) Carrera that has a windshield washer bottle and motor? I got real Yankee dollars to swap for one!

arcsine · 04-16-2007, 02:36 PM

I used the stock pump and ran lines to a 1 liter aluminum bottle I placed in the smugglers box. No rewiring and mass centralization to boot

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spuggy · 04-16-2007, 03:46 PM

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Originally posted by johndglynn
There is a hole pressed into the inner wing by the bonnet hinge that a part of the tank slots in to, check your car has that before you order.

Inspired by John's pics of his conversion months ago, I checked & my '77 S had the hole. Tank fits like a factory part...

The only problem is that the pump flows so much so fast you empty the tank surprisingly quickly (and often) if you fit new washer jets and spend about 90 minutes adjusting them..

In real life, you just get used to using a very brief tickle of the stalk.

Ron.G · 04-16-2007, 04:42 PM

What did you guys do about the fuel expansion tank that was mounted on top of the washer bottle?

johndglynn · johndglynn's Garage

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Originally posted by Ron.G
What did you guys do about the fuel expansion tank that was mounted on top of the washer bottle?

That is hooked on to a tab on the back of the headlamp bowl Ron, so mine is still there, though to be honest mine was off for ages. I usually run with half a tank or less of gas so all I did was extend the breather hose down under the front end. This is a pic of the tab:

Gary's cool aluminium bottle in the smugglers box was the catalyst for losing the big tank in the SC, I am putting it back on now though as the car is going up for sale, get the headlamp washers back working on there.

I am doing the same thing in my C3 - losing the big tank. There is no space to do this intensive tank mod on that car though as the brake fluid reservoir is mounted in that spot, so I will probably put a plastic washer tank in the battery spot when I go to an Odyssey in the smugglers box.

Kroggers · Kroggers's Garage

Nice, will have to do the same

Ron.G · 04-17-2007, 03:50 AM

Thanks John.

jaydubya · 04-17-2007, 04:02 AM

In my street-licenced race car (which still needs to pass a safety inspection that requires a working windshield squirter), I used a plastic Nalgene bottle from REI, attached to the mount for the factory jack at the front of the trunk with a hose clamp. Drilled two holes in the lid for the tubes and done.