Audi 8e/B6: Leaky Washer Fluid Reservoir.

Hi everyone,

'As soon as you activate the windshield washer lever for the rear window, it floods the left wheel well. Everything seems to be okay for the SRA (rear side window) and the windshield. Question: Besides a loose hose clamp, are there any other parts on the windshield washer reservoir or pump that are almost always defective? I can only start taking it apart when all the shops are closed. By the way, it's this two-part windshield washer reservoir: one part in the engine compartment and the other in the left wheel well, so you have to remove the wheel and the wheel well cover to access it.'

The SRA typically draws water using a separate pump.

The windshield and rear window are supplied by the same pump, which changes its direction of rotation by reversing its polarity, and then directs the water either to the front or the rear via valves.

Therefore, I suspect a faulty hose or a torn/burst hose towards the rear.

hi.

Okay, build out the left-hand wheel arch liner... there's a connector there that tends to come loose.

Initially, the seal between the upper and lower windshield washer fluid reservoirs on the 8E model sometimes leaked. However, this should be noticeable when refilling the washer fluid.