All,

I recent purchased my 96 850 Wagon and have found that the window washer's don't work well. Now they've stopped, and I noticed a pool of washer fluid under the engine when running the washer motor.

So I popped the hood to see where the leak is. I was suprised to see two open hoses which seem should be connected to something in the fluid plumming.

Basically, I found the 2 hoses tucked into the clip along the passenger side fender as seen in the first photo below. No caps or anything on them.

Looking at the system, there is a white filter or y-pipe (two hoses attach at the top, one on the bottom) just below that distributes the washer fluid. One of the open hoses is attached to the top of the white y-pipe. The other one goes down below the "shelf" where the air box sits.

The second one I think is pumping fluid out when I run the washer moter, but it's hard to tell when you're in the car trying to look out across the hood.

My question is, should these things be connected to something and/or each other?

I've pulled the car into the garage and once I have time tonight/tomorrow I will attempt to figure out what the heck is going on.

Here's the photos I took of the hoses:
http://www.employees.org/~murdockk/WindowWasher/WW001_small.jpg
http://www.employees.org/~murdockk/WindowWasher/WW002_small.jpg
http://www.employees.org/~murdockk/WindowWasher/WW003_small.jpg
http://www.employees.org/~murdockk/WindowWasher/WW004_small.jpg

Thanks in advance for taking a look!
/Kevin

those are vents to the top of a canister, leave them alone. Peel the hood pad back (1/4 turn to release the fastener in the center by the windshield) to see a T shaped relief valve type thingy. when you squirt, so will it. hence the puddle. get a pocket full of those. there are also 2 befind the headlight washers, and i think one in the back. they freeze and blow out every winter and every time a nozzel (sp?) clogs.

The two hoses at the top by the fender are supposed to look like that. Usually the leak is at the bottom of the res where the hose comes out. Look there.

Klaus
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98 V70Rawd(101Kmi), 95 854T(85K mi), 75 164E(173K mi)

Thanks for the info Klaus.

So what purpose do they serve?

Also, which part at the bottom fails? Just the hose?

I'll take a look underneath tomorrow.

Thanks again!
/Kevin

they are most likely vents to releave any pressure.

There is also a T connector and if one of the hoses popped off then when you use your pump it just pools out. I presume you have headlight wipers. The best thing to do is get someone to press the wash button and look for the leak.
Or follow the plumbing and see whats disconnected.