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Apr 7, 2003 | 06:13 AM

allroad(s) lead 2Gavin

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Blue Puddle

Hello all,

I had an odd problem with my allroad this past Saturday. When I went to put some stuff in the back I noticed a huge puddle of blue liquid on the floor at the rear of my car. To make a long story short, the allroad dumped all of its windshield washer fluid on the floor. I was unable to locate from where though.

Has anyone ever heard of this before?

Gavin

Apr 7, 2003 | 06:21 AM

highland drewski

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Smurf Pee?

Any Smurfs hiding out in your garage?

Seriously... Did you by any chance have any radical changes in weather in your area? Dunno if the windsheild washer fluid reservoir is air tight, but if it is I suppose negative pressure (caused by a low moving thru your ara) outside your vehicle could have forced the fluid to exit via the back window washer spout.

Apr 7, 2003 | 06:32 AM

allroad(s) lead 2Gavin

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Re: Smurf Pee?

Funny you should ask, we did have some severe storms the night before (3 supercell thunderstorms in a row dropping hail and such)

I guess it would all depend on the fluid resovoir being air tight or not. Interesting thoery.

Thanks,
Gavin

Apr 7, 2003 | 07:44 AM

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With that kind of weather, I'd say it was for sure the sudden drop in atm pressure.

Apr 7, 2003 | 11:46 AM

allroad(s) lead 2Gavin

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Re: Blue Puddle

Well, I filled up the resivoir with some of that Prestone Bug Wash, didn't see any obvious leaks. highland drewski may have nailed it on the head.

Will give it a day or so to see.

Gavin

Apr 7, 2003 | 12:19 PM

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similar but not exactly the same.....

found a puddle under l front fender. service dept said it was the barometric pressure...but i asked them to take a look. mech claimed to have looked; found nothing and explained the same pressure issues with lots more people saying "oh yea, happens all the time..."

not convinced (and heading to the track in 2 days) i asked them to raise the car with someone at the wheel who started the engine, turned on the lights and pumped the washers. a gush came from under the left front, eventually identified as a cracked pump housing. once replaced no one suggested the weather was a problem. i'm not suggesting rear washers don't dribble occasionally with extreme temp changes, and i don't know where the rear pump is located but it's an easy thing to check...
cheers