General Screen wash reservoir leaking

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General Screen wash reservoir leaking

Bikahjoe

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Hello all, I've just acquired a low mileage 2004 Doblo 1.9 JTD (car version) and have noticed that the screen wash reservoir is leaking. I went to fill it up as the washers weren't working and the screen wash just gushed straight out the bottom! The reservoir looks really difficult to access, I can't even see the bottom of it as it's obscured by the lower bumper and bodywork. I have no workshop manual so how do I get access to it to see what's going on with the leak or possibly replace? Totally new to Doblos and not an experienced mechanic so any help is much appreciated. Cheers.
 
Model
Doblo 1.9 JTD
Year
2004
Mileage
28000
Okay, it's official - I'm an idiot! Turns out the reservoir wasn't leaking at all - I was just overfilling it! That's what comes of doing things at night without proper illumination. When the washer jets didn't work, my first thought was an empty reservoir and when I started filling it (in the dark) it overflowed (under the funnel so I couldn't see it happening) and started gushing out the bottom. So I just spent ages this morning removing the front wheel, unscrewing all the location points and removing the plastic wheel arch liner to gain access to the reservoir for no reason at all! When I discovered my error and tried the washers again they started working, so I guess it must have been just a temporary blockage which has now cleared. DOH! :rolleyes:
 
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