Great thread....THANKS

I thought it would be a good time to order the tank, even if it just sits in the box till needed!!!!!

I tried to use OE Discount Parts, it seems to a bad address?????

Have they gone out of business??

 

I called and was told they are updating their website.

 

Thanks any idea how soon they will be back on line?

 

Price is right if your not in a need it now moment..

Pantri Trading: Mercedes Class SLK R170 Screen Wash Bottle A1708690320

 

website is up and running

 

Must be a sporatic thing.

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My windshield washer light comes on and sometimes goes off, but mostly it stays on. There is plenty of fluid in the tank.
Before I rip it all apart should I buy the sensor before hand or can the sensor be fixed, is it a loose wire maybe?

Anyone had similar problems and solved it without buying a sensor?

 

Thanks for the ideas. ]
I fixed it.

The story.
When I picked up the car the former owner told me the WW light was going on and off. I understood from him that the tank had plenty of fluid in it. On the way back home this was exactly what I saw, on, off, on, off.... By the time I got home it was on all the time.

Determined to solve what I imagined to be a sensor issue, I took the tank out and washed and tested the sensor. I washed the sensor because it felt slimy. It checked out OK, but the fluid in the tank was found to have a slime in it, like you find in stagnant water. The fluid did not appear to be WW fluid, probably plain water, I guess that's OK in Florida.

With the sensor plugged in and in my hand and the ignition on, I flipped the float up and down. After a slight delay the light went on and off. This delay I assume is to stop the light flashing when the fluid is almost low enough to turn the light on and the sloshing around of the fluid would turn the light on and of.

I re-assembled the cleaned out tank and turned on the ignition, the light was on, I filled the tank and the light went out.

I think the light was flashing when I first got the car because the slime had slightly jammed the float and caused it to stay up or down longer that the delay time. I think the fluid at the time was just at the tipping point of registering a low fluid condition, and when I used up some of the fluid the float stayed down and turned the light on permanently.

I hope that solves the issue because getting the tank out is awkward to say the least.

Do not use plain water in the WW tank, slime builds up and will jamb up the washer nozzles and may cause a repeat of my problem.

I followed LugNuts how to in this PDF.
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Edit
I have been using the car for a month now and the light has remained out.

 

I am not finding the correct washer resivoir tank using the MB serial number in the first thread. I posted the pics of the diagrams for the correct Xfire one for $77 and the mentioned cheaper $23 one that looks incorrect. Any help please?

pictures are too small to see so here's the link to the Xfire one;
http://www.oediscountparts.com/parts...gramCallOut=14

and the MB one;
http://www.oediscountparts.com/parts...gramCallOut=15

 

So my chrysler stealership said that the two #'s are listed for our Xfire and that the diagram is not a specific diagram to the part # and is only a general representation.

Can anyone verify that has ordered the MB resivoir that it is in fact the correct one?

 

These drawings are often taken from some other catalog and do not truly represent the actual part, Lugnut gave you part numbers so I would use them.
Edit, I checked they are good numbers.

 

Thanks.

I ordered from local Mercedes dealer, it will be here tomorrow, didn't have to pre-pay, total $39 out the door.

 

Just as stated throughout this thread, the mercedes part #, same exact part, perfect fit, easy install, all rubber grommets were in great shape.

 

Just picked up one from the local MB dealer for $45. Still way better than Chrysler.

 

Hi LugNut,
Thanks for the great article and pictures. I just replaced my reservoir this weekend without a hitch. Took about 2hours while I was watching a football game. I got my reservior from the link you cite. The interesting thing is I called them to see if it was in stock. They told me yes, and it would be around $90. I ordered it giving them my VIN number. They then email me that they are replacing it with the Mercedes part, and the cost would be around $28 plus $12 shipping. The reservoir came, fit perfectly, and cost me $60 less than I thought it would. I have a 2005. My wife also has a 2005, but her reservior is still going strong. So, I decided not to add the washer under the reservoir as suggested above. We'll see how long it lasts. Thanks again.

 

Are the photos for this replacement job still available? Thanks!

 

I converted the post to a PDF file some time ago and here it is CLICK.

 

Thank you!

 

I followed LugNuts "How To Replace the Windshield Washer Reservoir" in this PDF.
CLICK

A great help, with easy to follow instructions and pictures … absolutely wonderful!

MANY THANKS!

Richard

 

Your clicky no worky, and if anyone's interested try this. CLICK