Washer Reservoir; Description; Operation; Removal - Dodge Sprinter 2006 Manual

VA
WASH ER RESERV OI R

DESCRIPTION

Fig. 19 Washer Reservoir
1 - CAP
2 - TROUGH (2)
3 - MOUNTING POST (2)
4 - WASHER PUMP/MOTOR
5 - RESERVOIR
6 - MOUNTING HOLE
Th e m olded pla st ic wa sh er flu id r eser voir is
loca t ed in t h e r igh t r ea r cor n er of t h e en gin e com -
pa r t m en t (F ig. 19). Two in t egr a l m ou n t in g post s, on e
on t h e bot t om a n d on e a t t h e r ea r of t h e r eser voir,
ea ch a r e en ga ged in r u bber m ou n t in g gr om m et s, on e
in t h e da sh pa n el a n d on e in t h e t op of t h e r igh t
fr on t wh eel h ou se. A sin gle n u t a n d wa sh er secu r es
a n in t egr a l m ou n t in g h ole n ea r t h e t op of t h e r eser-
voir t o a st u d n u t on t h e r igh t in n er fen der sh ield.
Also n ea r t h e u pper in boa r d side of t h e r eser voir a r e
t wo in t egr a l h ose r ou t in g t r ou gh s, on e for t h e st a n -
da r d wa sh er su pply h ose a n d t h e secon d for t h e
opt ion a l ven t h ose u sed wh en t h e wa sh er pu m p/m o-
t or is equ ipped wit h a n in t egr a l wa sh er flu id level
swit ch .
A m olded blu e pla st ic filler ca p wit h a n in t egr a l
r et a in er r in g a n d t et h er st r a p sn a ps over t h e open
en d of t h e filler n eck, a n d h a n gs fr om t h e t et h er
wh en it is r em oved for in spect in g or a dju st in g t h e
flu id level in t h e r eser voir. Th er e is a su m p a r ea n ea r
t h e bot t om in boa r d side of t h e r eser voir wit h a dedi-
ca t ed h ole pr ovided for t h e m ou n t in g of t h e wa sh er /
pu m p m ot or u n it a n d r u bber gr om m et sea l.
Th e wa sh er r eser voir ca n n ot be r epa ir ed a n d, if
fa u lt y or da m a ged, it m u st be r epla ced. Th e wa sh er
r eser voir, t h e m ou n t in g gr om m et s, t h e gr om m et sea l
for t h e wa sh er pu m p/m ot or u n it , a n d t h e filler ca p
a r e ea ch a va ila ble for ser vice r epla cem en t .
OPERA TION
Th e wa sh er flu id r eser voir pr ovides a secu r e,
on -veh icle st or a ge loca t ion for a la r ge r eser ve of
wa sh er flu id for oper a t ion of t h e wa sh er syst em . Th e
wa sh er r eser voir filler
m a r ked a n d r ea dily a ccessible poin t fr om wh ich t o
a dd wa sh er flu id t o t h e r eser voir. Th e wa sh er /pu m p
m ot or u n it is loca t ed in a su m p a r ea n ea r t h e bot t om
of t h e r eser voir t o be cer t a in t h a t wa sh er flu id will
be a va ila ble t o t h e pu m p a s t h e flu id level in t h e r es-
er voir becom es deplet ed. Th e opt ion a l wa sh er flu id
level swit ch is design ed t o pr ovide a dequ a t e wa r n in g
t o t h e veh icle oper a t or t h a t t h e wa sh er flu id level is
low, befor e t h e wa sh er syst em will n o lon ger oper a t e.

REMOVAL

(1) Discon n ect a n d isola t e t h e ba t t er y n ega t ive
ca ble.
(2) Rem ove t h e u pper t u r boch a r ger h ea t sh ield
a n d t h e u pper a ir clea n er h ou sin g fr om t h e en gin e
com pa r t m en t (F ig. 20).
Fig. 20 Heat Shield & Air Cleaner Housing
1 - UPPER AIR CLEANER HOUSING
2 - VEHICLE WIRE HARNESS CONNECTOR
3 - CLAMP
4 - UPPER TURBO HEAT SHIELD
5 - SCREW
6 - NUT (2)
(3) Discon n ect t h e veh icle wir e h a r n ess con n ect or
for t h e wa sh er pu m p/m ot or u n it fr om t h e m ot or con -
n ect or r ecept a cle.
(4) Disen ga ge t h e veh icle wir e h a r n ess fr om t h e
r ou t in g clip in t egr a l t o t h e fr on t of t h e wa sh er r eser-
voir (F ig. 21).
WIPERS/WASHERS 8R - 21
n eck pr ovides a clea r ly