Windshield Washer Pump failures?

command_liner · 03-14-2015, 01:23 PM

This might not be exactly 335D related, but as I am putting the car back together after the CBU cleaning, it looks like I have found another problem the dealer could not.

The lower fitting on the washer pump, which bolts to the cooling fan housing, leaks. We reported the disappearance of many gallons of fluid, but the dealer never was able to find anything .... clearly because they never looked. If the dealer had bothered to take the lower valance off, he would have found both the leaking boost hose and the leaking washer pump. It seems likely these would have been addressed under the warranty.

More bad faith behavior from BMW? Hard to say at this point.

So, has anybody else gone through washer fluid at 1 gallon per 1000 miles?
If so, I know what is going on. (Hey, methanol sprayer guys: no snide comments about alternate uses of washer fluid!)

Thanks.

WreckerX5d · 03-15-2015, 11:39 AM

I go through washer fluid like it's going out of style. The leak is from the drivers side headlight washer. I've had this problem since I got my car 3 years ago, but I have yet to bother to fix it.

Hoooper · 03-15-2015, 12:07 PM

There is a pump in the bottle which I have had go bad and caused a leak. I don't have whatever that pump is that you're referring to though, must be headlight washer specific

DbLog · 03-16-2015, 03:31 AM

I've had a washer fluid leak since I got the car, almost a year ago now. After the dealer 'fixed' it I got in and saw the red triangle. Who gives a car back with low washer fluid or any warning light for that matter?

Just another reason that Rick Coleman and Yark BMW suck.

eurojulien · 03-16-2015, 10:01 AM

I think that when people put water in their system instead of ww fluid the pump freezes and cracks.

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WreckerX5d Warrant Officer 381 Rep 1,340 Posts Drives: Deezul Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Long Island, NY iTrader: (4)	I go through washer fluid like it's going out of style. The leak is from the drivers side headlight washer. I've had this problem since I got my car 3 years ago, but I have yet to bother to fix it. __________________ Deleted, ATM I/C and tuned by B.R.R.
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Hoooper Colonel 213 Rep 2,210 Posts Drives: 335D Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Petaluma, CA iTrader: (0)	There is a pump in the bottle which I have had go bad and caused a leak. I don't have whatever that pump is that you're referring to though, must be headlight washer specific
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DbLog Private First Class 14 Rep 106 Posts Drives: 2011 335d Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Greater Detroit iTrader: (0)	I've had a washer fluid leak since I got the car, almost a year ago now. After the dealer 'fixed' it I got in and saw the red triangle. Who gives a car back with low washer fluid or any warning light for that matter? Just another reason that Rick Coleman and Yark BMW suck. __________________ 2023 X5 xdrive45e
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eurojulien Second Lieutenant 41 Rep 244 Posts Drives: 135i/6 Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: SF iTrader: (0)	I think that when people put water in their system instead of ww fluid the pump freezes and cracks.
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