Washer bottle -detached and I cant get it out, Help ?

[brioss]

Just been for a blast as been stuck in the house all day. When I put the car in the garage, I noticed that my washer bottle has come detached along with the hose that goes up to the filler hole. I couldnt get the bottle back into the bracket, maybe it opened up a little and not gripping the bottle, the frustating thing is I cant get the bottle to reattach and I cant get the bottle out of the front grille,its a little too big.

Any suggestion how you access this area ?

(98, 450 )

[ATG]

I'd try getting at it through the access hole in the wheel arch.

[schimg]

Brian,

Sorry to here of this, I managed to remove the washer bottlle from mine through the front grill aperture, but mine is an early car, so this is no use to you.

My bottle was held in place by a 10 inch long bracket with three bolt holes through it, two go through the bracket and pass through the inner wing exiting in the area alongside the radiator. The other bolt went through the bottle moulding then into the bracket. What I am trying to say is that f you have the same arrangement as mine it would be relatively easy to put back in place.

Failing this if you cannot get to it from inside the wheel arch, you could try taking out the rad?

If this is the case it is a relatively easy job to do.

Hope this is of some help, eitherway good luck

Steve.G.