Washer Reservoir - Dodge Dakota Sport 2001 Service Manual

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WASHER PUMP/MOTOR (Continued)
Fig. 3 Washer Pump/Motor Remove/Install
1 - WASHER RESERVOIR FILLER CAP
2 - UPPER RADIATOR SHROUD
3 - WASHER FLUID LEVEL SWITCH
4 - WIRE HARNESS CONNECTOR
5 - WASHER SUPPLY HOSE
6 - WASHER PUMP/MOTOR
7 - WIRE HARNESS CONNECTOR
the washer pump out of the rubber grommet seal in
the reservoir. Care must be taken not to damage the
reservoir.
(5) Remove the rubber grommet seal from the
washer pump mounting hole in the washer reservoir
and discard.
INSTALLATION
(1) Install a new rubber grommet seal into the
washer pump mounting hole in the washer reservoir.
Always use a new rubber grommet seal on the reser-
voir.
(2) Position the barbed inlet nipple of the washer
pump to the rubber grommet seal in the reservoir.
(3) Using hand pressure, press firmly and evenly
on the washer pump until the barbed inlet nipple is
fully seated in the rubber grommet seal in the
washer reservoir mounting hole.
WIPERS/WASHERS
(4) Reconnect the washer hose to the barbed outlet
nipple of the washer pump.
(5) Reconnect the headlamp and dash wire harness
connector for the washer pump/motor to the motor
connector receptacle (Fig. 3).
(6) Refill the washer reservoir with the washer
fluid drained from the reservoir during the removal
procedure.
(7) Reconnect the battery negative cable.

WASHER RESERVOIR

DESCRIPTION
Fig. 4 Washer Reservoir
1 - UPPER RADIATOR SHROUD
2 - WASHER RESERVOIR FILLER CAP
3 - RIGHT FRONT FENDER
4 - WASHER SUPPLY HOSE
The molded plastic washer fluid reservoir is inte-
gral to, and located on the right end of the upper
radiator shroud in the right front corner of the
engine compartment (Fig. 4). A bright yellow plastic
filler cap with a rubber seal and an International
Control and Display Symbol icon for "Windshield
Washer" and the text "Washer Fluid Only" molded
into it snaps over the open end of the filler neck. The
cap hinges on and is secured to a molded-in hook for-
mation on the top of the reservoir just inboard of the
filler neck when it is removed for inspecting or
adjusting the fluid level in the reservoir. There are
separate, dedicated holes on the outboard side of the
reservoir provided for the mounting of the washer/
pump motor unit and the washer fluid level switch.
The washer reservoir is serviced only as a unit
with the upper radiator shroud. The washer reservoir
cannot be repaired and, if faulty or damaged, the
upper fan shroud unit must be replaced. The grom-
met seals for the washer pump/motor unit and the
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