my water filler is leakin 172

[tom coleman]

went to put some water in for my screenwash an it comes straight out the bottom how do i get to it to see wht it is i think it is a hose come out or something its on a 172 where do i start to get it out cause it looks a right mission thanks

 

[Realtwin]

My bottle split a long time ago, pain in the butt to get at, wipers off, 2 covers off and wiper mechanism out to get at the bottle to repair. Just run a soldering iron down the crack to fuse it back together but you have to know what your doing. Good luck. Maybe get a spare from a breakers.
Regards
Andrew