Wiper Fluid Reservoir

[msusscle83]

Hello,

I recently was entering a pretty steep driveway and bottomed out. After that I started noticing that my wiper fluid was constantly low. Today I checked under the car, on the right side, where the wiper fluid reservoir is located and sure enough there is a slight leak. It looks like I scraped up the bottom of the reservoir and therefore am losing the fluid, and my indicator light is constantly on. Is there any easy fix for this? Do you think I need to replace the entire reservoir and if so, do I need to take off the entire bumper then, since it seems to sit right under it? Any ideas are much appreciated. Thanks as always.

[BNaylor]

Best to replace the reservoir. You do not need to remove the front bumper skin just the plastic splash guards from underneath to access the reservoir and pump.

[msusscle83]

Thanks. Any good sites you can recommend to find the reservoir? I've been looking online and am having a difficult time finding one, except for the dealer ofcourse. GM wants over $50 bux for this plastic reservoir, which I think is a bit much.

[richtazz]

I show that reservoir as $90 dealer retail, and about $70 wholesale, so unless you contacted a dealer with an old part laying around that they're trying to broom, $50 is under his cost.

[msusscle83]

Thanks for the insight. I posted a link below where I found it for $53 bux, do you think this is legit? Thanks again.

http://www.gmpartsdirect.com/catalog/frameset.cfm

[richtazz]

Yeah, GM parts direct sells at dealer cost but they normally bone you on the shipping, that's where they make their money..

[Airjer_]

I wouldn't have any problem getting a used one if it was cheaper as well. Its pretty easy to fill it up with water to check for leaks before you leave.