Screenwash leak - bottle or tube?

[grumbledoak]

Hi all. I have a minor problem, but as it isn't easy working on the car in a dingy underground car park, I thought I'd get as much info as I could before I start.

My screenwash is leaking, pretty quickly it seems. T350, so I can see that the tube is split near the pump, but when I topped her up it was too dark to see where all the water was coming from. So I basically have two choices: tube or bottle.

In essense, what would you expect to happen if you filled a screenwash bottle without any tubing attached?

And, should it become necessary, does anyone know 'numbers' for the bottle, or the tube size?

Thanks in advance.

[shep1001]

Almost certain it will be the tube. It perishes and splits thus the fluid pi**es out all over the floor. Halfords do a more durable (albeit less rubbery/bendy) washer hose. They do 2 you need the larger one. The trouble with jointing the pipe is it will split again.... and again... and again before I just replaced the whole length between the pump and the wipers. Best done in the light with a cold engine so you don't get burnt and a few stretches beforehand so you can bend yourself in two to re-route the pipe!

[grumbledoak]

Thanks Andy

By the sound of it I won't be wasting my time cutting the existing tube shorter and re-attaching it. Then I can pop to Halfords for some new tubing and do that bit at my leisure (they were 1/8th and 3/16th IIRC).

Thanks again.