Touring Rear Washer Bottle - Unable to fill!

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mbrain
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Mon May 24, 2010 8:37 pm

Hi,

My 1989 touring's rear washer bottle is empty, but when I go to fill it up nothing can will go in!

The bottle is empty, but a small amount of fluid is at the top and prevents me from filling it up!

Any ideas?

ta
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roley
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Mon May 24, 2010 8:42 pm

have you checked the removable filter
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Mon May 24, 2010 8:51 pm

Yep. The water level is just belowthe base of the filter.

It's like there's an air lock?
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Mon May 24, 2010 9:20 pm

ok on the rear wiper lift uo th cap that covers the nut and spline and with a pin clear out the washer jet .have had simular problem on my touring
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Mon May 24, 2010 9:42 pm

There's a vent pipe from the bottle that comes up behind and above the filler. Number 9 on here:
http://bmwfans.info/parts/catalog/E30/T ... _cleaning/
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Mon May 24, 2010 10:02 pm

Brianmoooore wrote:There's a vent pipe from the bottle that comes up behind and above the filler. Number 9 on here:
http://bmwfans.info/parts/catalog/E30/T ... _cleaning/
Will have a look in the morning.

Many thanks.
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Mon May 24, 2010 10:03 pm

roley wrote:ok on the rear wiper lift uo th cap that covers the nut and spline and with a pin clear out the washer jet .have had simular problem on my touring
The bottle is empty! It's an odd one.
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