Audi A8l Windshield Washer Reservoir Repair


1. Turn off your Audi A81 and crouch down near the passenger side wheel well.
2. Remove the four screws holding the splash screen of the inner fender in place and pull the screen back and in, tucking it against the tire. This action will reveal the space where the windshield washer reservoir is housed.
3. Remove the power and delivery hose cords from the pump, which is the small black device attached to the side of the windshield washer reservoir.
4. Search with your flashlight for the bolt recessed deep in the cavity that mounts the windshield washer reservoir to the vehicle. Remove this bolt using your socket wrench with the long extension.
5. Pull the windshield washer reservoir out of the Audi A8I through the wheel well. Pull back on the inner fender and wiggle the reservoir through the space if you find it a tight squeeze.
6. Examine the reservoir for leaks or cracks. Drain the leftover washer fluid into a spare tray.
7. Thoroughly clean the surface around the crack using soap and water. Dry the area with a rag.
8. Open the plastic tank repair kit and sand down the surface around the crack with the sandpaper provided in the kit.
9. Degrease the area around the crack with the rubbing alcohol provided in the kit.
10. Lay the fiberglass sheet over the reservoir tank crack. Mix the epoxy compound from the kit and saturate the fiberglass with the epoxy using the brush provided. Let the sheet harden as long as required as per the manufacturer's instructions.
11. Reinstall the reservoir tank, the pump cords and the splash screen.