Washer Bottle Woes!

The previous owner of my '85 GTi may have had a few head issues.  When I picked up the car, he told me how the original screenwash bottle came to suffer a mortal wound.

"I was prodding the fan belt whith the engine on, looking for free-play, then suddenly the screwdriver caught on the fan and made me knock the bottle off into the fan belt area.  By the time I stopped the engine, there was a four inch hole through the bottle and god knows where the pipe went."

I then labelled him as a bufoon.

So today I embarked on the mighty quest to get a new one.

GSF in Poole?  "God thats old, sorry matey".
Trents Breakers? "Nah mate, 8 years and under round 'ere".
VW?  "We'll order one in, for about ?40"
Random breaker/recycler on the way home?  "Come in, find anythign you want, its ?2."

Needless to say, the latter won.  Couldn't find the proper one for my engine bay (Front left by headlight) but found one from an old mini cooper with similar dovetail fit and working pump.

?2, a cigarette, two coffees and a bit of fun with padded pliers and a rubber hammer, I now have a working screen-washer. All I had to do to match the bracket with the smaller dovetail was bring the metal guides on the engine bay in about 1/4 inch, and use a bit of black nasty tape to pack out the back of the bottle.  Fitted the pump, filled 'er up, and sprayed.  If only I didn't have the roof down at the time….

Wasn't aware they were hard to get or ?40 from the dealer. Did you try ECP too?

ECP?  forgive my newbishness, thats a new one on me!  The mini one works a rteat, and where the pump is shrter and pipes are shorter, it squirts with agression!

ECP = EuroCarParts(.com) - sometimes have stuff GSF don't and vice versa.

If you still want one try the link

<———–  CrazyQuiff's Emporium

and he'll probably be able to help you out… Or Clicky