Help with leak e90. 330d.

[lewis328]

Sorry about photo, but hopefully you can make out where the water leak is coming from, n/s front bumper. Noticed it a few days ago, and now washer fluid is showing low. Is this a bumper off to investigate? Also all washers still work fine.

[lewis328]

Hopefully something obvious, the leak is slow but consistent. Can you recall if the washer was removed with bumper intact?

[lewis328]

Jimbo666 said:

Oh and I've just bought a new headlamp washer from honking on ebay. It's priced at 13.99 compared to the BMW price of £60ish. I'll let you know if it's any good...

Good work, I will try the above to try locate leak, I do hope it's the washer. Let me know how you get on with the eBay part, am sure it will do the job.

[lewis328]

Jimbo666 said:

Oh and I've just bought a new headlamp washer from honking on ebay. It's priced at 13.99 compared to the BMW price of £60ish. I'll let you know if it's any good...

Good work, I will try the above to try locate leak, I do hope it's the washer. Let me know how you get on with the eBay part, am sure it will do the job.

[lewis328]

Jimbo666 said:

Hi Lewis. Did you manage to find the leak? The 'Hong Kong special' arrived today and is fitted. It's taken 7 days to get here which isn't bad. Upon inspection, the part seems to have had the BMW emblem buffed off. Whether it is a bmw part or not, I don't care as long as it doesn't leak! I'll have to give it a couple of days to see if it cures the leak as my drive way and engine bay is wet with residual water at the moment. I'll let you know in a day or two if it holds up.

How did you fit the part? Was it a case of taking washer out of bumper, and swapping over? Both my washers still working. But with the washer tank full I still get the leak? Hopefully getting bumper re sprayed in a couple of weeks, going to get garage to investigate with bumper off the car.

[lewis328]

Jimbo,

I am in Edinburgh, but thanks for the offer of help. I think I will wait till the bumper is coming off, and see what's what. I take it you don't have any photos do the parts and fitting it? Glad it seems to have done the trick.

Was yours leaking all the time? As mine has stopped for the past few weeks, so it appears it was only leaking when the washer tank was full.

[lewis328]

Jimbo666 said:

Unfortunately I didn't take any pictures of the part or fitting process. Mine was leaking pretty much all of the time. It really is easy to fit, just be careful of the plastic lugs.

Jimbo,

Looking into the engine bay I can see water gathering on the scuff plate, I can't quite see where the water is coming from, when reaching in to locate washer from behind was your one wet? And did it pull off or are there clips to be removed? I will prob wait until bumper off and see what the garage can see. I am just impatient and curious to see if I can sort myself.

[lewis328]

Thanks for update, I checked it later on and can now feel it wet on the washer, so will order the part, and get body shop to fit it once bumper off. Thanks again, will update in a few weeks once done.

[lewis328]

Just a quick up update, I have had both washers replaced. Body shop swapped them when the front end was being sprayed. I took the plunge and just got the parts from BMW. Leak has stopped and the car is working perfectly. Just in time for Scottish winter.

Cheers for help.