BazLR3
Member Since: 13 Dec 2009
Location: Dubai
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The stealership wants to charge me nearly 100 pounds for labor on top of the 100 pounds for the part to change the windshield fluid reservoir, they claim it is leaking! it is the first time this has happened to me in any car I have ever owned regardless of age. Can any one share the instructions on how to replace it myself?
Cheers.
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 10th Aug 2011 8:09 am |
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B16 KJR
Member Since: 10 Jul 2006
Location: Rosyth, Fife
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This happened to me last winter. The bottle froze solid and burst. Apparently the front bumper, inner wheel arch, front grille and headlamp all have to come out to gain access to it It was not a job I fancied tackling last January !!!
It cost me all in £181 
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| 10th Aug 2011 11:05 am |
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bobbytuppa
Member Since: 02 Aug 2011
Location: Bradford
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I'd do it urself if ur half handy mate, I've just done mine, took 1 hour dead easy job, there's a YouTube video for removing bumper, the bottles 30quid of eBay, and it's just couple bolts, I detest spending at the stealership, rekon you'll do it for 50 and the other 130 quids for cool summer beers
I'm no mechanic and it's a doddle, it's not as if ur stripping the engine!!!
Give it a go.......
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| 10th Aug 2011 4:22 pm |
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albal
Member Since: 31 Jul 2011
Location: Southampton
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B16 makes it sound hard, I can take the front grill off in less time it take to get the bonnet up.
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| 10th Aug 2011 7:19 pm |
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BazLR3
Member Since: 13 Dec 2009
Location: Dubai
Posts: 178
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Thanks guys, besides youtube, does anyone have detailed instructions on how to remove the parts in order for me to reach the reservoir? I have taken off bumpers in the past, I just do not have a clue as to were all the bolts are for the LR3.
Cheers.
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| 11th Aug 2011 7:02 am |
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bobbytuppa
Member Since: 02 Aug 2011
Location: Bradford
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Here's th link, it shows every nut n bolt to be removed it's dead easy!!!!
And the res bottles only 3 bolts n clips!
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| 11th Aug 2011 7:08 am |
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BazLR3
Member Since: 13 Dec 2009
Location: Dubai
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Thanks Bobby, I will probably get to it in a couple of days, my wife is out of town for a week and I have time to do some wok on the car. I guess I can take the ipad to the garage and follow the instructions.
Will report back soon.
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| 11th Aug 2011 7:18 am |
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bobbytuppa
Member Since: 02 Aug 2011
Location: Bradford
Posts: 49
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Put this into YouTube!
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| 11th Aug 2011 2:25 pm |
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Archeci
Member Since: 17 Jul 2009
Location: East Yorkshire
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I changed mine last summer, gives a good feeling knowing you have saved money and done it yourself!
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| 11th Aug 2011 5:18 pm |
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DiscoDunc
Member Since: 08 May 2006
Location: Bristol
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its easy to get the wheel arches and bumper off, all you need is a pair of pliers, a flat blade screw driver, a cross hair screw driver and a 8mm socket (or it could be a 7mm socket, or even a 6mm socket - cant remember  )
should take about an hour end to end - a little longer if you have an A bar Duncan
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| 11th Aug 2011 5:58 pm |
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BazLR3
Member Since: 13 Dec 2009
Location: Dubai
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Finally watched the video! Great stuff, two questions:
1) Is the procedure the same for Xenon headlights and will they need adjustment post reinstallation?
2) Please confirm that the reservoir is on the driver's side and that the is only one.
Looks straight forward otherwise and I need to take off the steel plate to take out the bumper.
Cheers.
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| 11th Aug 2011 10:33 pm |
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bobbytuppa
Member Since: 02 Aug 2011
Location: Bradford
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Erm what steel plate? And no the res is on the passenger side, lights should just pop straight back with no adjustment!
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| 11th Aug 2011 10:36 pm |
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anglefire
Member Since: 09 Mar 2010
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Guess he means proper sump guard in place of the piece of plastic over the recovery eye Mark.
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| 11th Aug 2011 11:31 pm |
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BazLR3
Member Since: 13 Dec 2009
Location: Dubai
Posts: 178
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Passenger side for you is probably driver side for us  The guy in the video took out the steel bash plate, perhaps that is necessary for the A bar installment and not to get to the reservoir. What do I do with the parking sensors, are these individually connected?
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| 12th Aug 2011 8:25 am |
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B16 KJR
Member Since: 10 Jul 2006
Location: Rosyth, Fife
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albal wrote:B16 makes it sound hard, I can take the front grill off in less time it take to get the bonnet up.
Didn't mean to make it sound difficult, but up here last January it was minus 9 degrees and we had approx 12" of hard packed snow and ice. Not having a garage meant I would have had to try and get everything off to gain access in those conditions.
Now if it had happened in the summer 8) , but in the winter 
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| 12th Aug 2011 12:43 pm |
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