Leaking Headlamp washer ball

[Fletcher]

Today i filled up my screenwash tank with about 2 litres of water, and i noticed that my passsenger side headlamp washer is now leaking will it stop leaking when the level of screenwash drops, or is it a case of replacing the washer ball?

What really annoys me is that i've just had the drivers washer ball replaced, that one popped out

Cheers Fletcher.

 

[Fletcher]

Bump.

 

[Lee]

It's a bumper off job which takes a couple of hours. It the ball pops out you can often get away with just buying a new stalk and swapping the ball, but if it leaks that's a replacement stalk needed.

 

[Fletcher]

Thanks Lee

I haven't had the car very long and i brought it off a Renault dealer so it's under warranty so back to the garage again

I think the next Clio i get will be a cup or a Trophy then i won't have any of these headlamp washer problems.

 

[Lee]

I had them replaced on my 172 and 182. No worries for me on the Trophy now though.

 

[Fletcher]

I wanted to get either a 172 cup or Trophy, but my partner prefered the interior, and all of the gadgets including those pesky headlamp washers that come with the 172.

 

[thedoc]

sometimes they stop leaking on their own accord.. if they continue, give them a smack, it worked on one of mine.. the other didn't take too kindly and continued to leak.. bumper off job

 

[Fletcher]

Cheers thedoc

The funny thing is that it only started leaking after i filled up the screenwash i'm off out soon so i'll take your advice a give it a whack.

Fletcher.

 

[Karlos182]

Hey Fletch, mine does exactly the same - I fill it up with screenwash/water, then the headlamp washers leak continuously for about a day, then stop on their own. Maybe it's to do with increased water pressure behind the "balls" when the reservoir is full?
Should I take mine to Renault, as it's under warranty still? I just don't want to feel like an idiot going to complain about something which seems so trivial!