re-connect screenwash tank hose

[john_friendly]

This is not a step by step guide. But it may save you some money. Recently the screenwash jets on my partners 2001 986 3.2 s stopped working. I took it to a local independant porsche garage and they told me that the screenwash tank may be ruptured and to gain access would take a couple of hours.

I decided to have a look at it myself. I am not a mechanic . The screenwash tank is tucked under the front wing (passenger side) to access it the front mud guard must be partially removed. I found that by taking out only three bolts and one fastener it was possible to see most of the affected area. The tank was fine but the hose had come off.
I simply re-attached the hose (after checking for blockages) and it all works fine. So if you have a similar problem its cheaper and easier to do this one your self.

john_friendly

[Boxtaboy]

Actually, for US cars, the washer fluid tank is technically on the driver's side. Same thing happened to me...the hose had popped off the tank nipple, so when you operated the washers, fluid fell out the below the driver's side front wheel. The fix was to partially remove the wheel liner to gain access to the washer tank and then reconnect the hose to the tank by way of a small metal hose clamp so that it never comes undone again. Took only a few minutes to fix it.