water under car???

[Arctic_182]

noticed over the past couple of days water under the front bumper only its not coolant as im not loosing any and it doesn't smell & its clear not green like the coolant in the bottle it seems to be dripping from the splitter area :S

 

[biojo]

windscreen fluid?

if not rain water

 

[Arctic_182]

no it doesn't smell of anything could it be rain water like you said it rained yesterday & a little today i have been to work in it today so its not like its just sat there but my drives is on a slight slope downwards so it must be storing it somewhere i have had the car just over a month & its not happend before :S

 

[Cannit]

Cup pack so no aircon? If no leaks from coolant or exhaust the rain sound likely!

 

[Arctic_182]

No I have aircon. Weird how it's not done it before though, it's actually dripping off the splitter

 

[Cannit]

Could have been a build up in ac drain tube and now it's decided to do it's job. I would go with that personally

 

[Arctic_182]

Is this normal then mate? I don't use the aircon much

 

[Arctic_182]

looks like it is windscreen fluid as i filled it up this morning & its gone done about a couple of inches in the bottle now

 

[Triki]

Headlamp washer jets/piping leaking

 

[Budgie]

Headlamp washer jets/piping leaking

This. Very common.

 

[Arctic_182]

It seems to have only happend since i filled the washer bottle up to the top the other day

 

[Arctic_182]

Right so i took the bumper off this morning to see where its coming from & couldn't see anything both rads are bone dry all i could see was what can only be rain water stored in the bumper the washers weren't leaking from what i could see but i disconnected the pipes anyway & bunged them up do i need to unplug anything on the bottle?

 

[Arctic_182]

do i need to unplung the washer pump on the bottle?

 

[Triki]

No just bung the pipes up. Thats all i have done anyway, and its caused no problems.

 

[DrR]

If it's not using any washer fluid or coolant i wouldn't be bothered.

I'd unplug the headlight washer motor to.

 

[Arctic_182]

It is using washer fluid but the headlight washers seemed dry Its only happened since I filled the washer bottle to the top The other day

 

[Damo_Sport]

sure you didnt spill some down into the engine bay as u filled it up?

 

[Arctic_182]

sure you didnt spill some down into the engine bay as u filled it up?

no mate

 

[Arctic_182]

I have seen on another thread that you unplug this?

 

[DrR]

Thats my thread!

Yeah unplugging that, means the light washer won't try and squirt.

 

[Arctic_182]

cheers bud

 

[Arctic_182]

Thats my thread!

Yeah unplugging that, means the light washer won't try and squirt.

i just unplugged the rubber hose's & put a bolt in the end of each one job done