Strange issue with windscreen washer on 420R

[Rhmarshall]

Posting to see if anyone else has seen this issue.

My new 420R ‘leaks’ washer fluid under heavy braking. I think this is because the tank is in the boot and therefore under braking the fluid is pushed forwards.

Needless to say its pretty irritating and I will be asking Caterham to look at it for me. For now I plan on using a clamp on the tubing (after the pump) when I expect to be driving in a spirited fashion.

Just wondered if anyone else has seen this and whether they got a fix identified?

Thanks,

Richard.

Edited by Rhmarshall on Wednesday 16th October 18:09

[Rhmarshall]

I was thinking that if the tank was in front of the windscreen it would tend to ‘leak’ under acceleration rather than braking though.

[Rhmarshall]

Thanks all. Will see how it is with the washer tank less full. I’ve got a clamp on the pipe in the boot now too but not had the chance to try it out - what with the lovely weather,

Glad to hear it isn’t that odd ... Oakmere seemed surprised - maybe nobody reports it back?

R.

[Rhmarshall]

On the road it is fine but on track it was a real irritation as I would lose visibility in the braking zone of each corner. Then I’d need to find time to switch on the wipers as I accelerated out of the corner. Kinda want to be focusing on the corner not the windscreen!

Anyway - putting a clamp on the line is easy, cheap fix so all good again!

R.