January 28, 200818 yr was the rear washer a trim level thing? I'm not sure what my rear hatch came off of, but it doesn't have a washer, but my wiper/washer stalk shows a setting for one... the replacement hatch on mine is white, with outback lettering in gold on the right side.... can they be retro fit?
January 28, 200818 yr was the rear washer a trim level thing? I'm not sure what my rear hatch came off of, but it doesn't have a washer, but my wiper/washer stalk shows a setting for one... the replacement hatch on mine is white, with outback lettering in gold on the right side.... can they be retro fit? does it have a rear wiper? if it has a wiper then it has a rear washer. check the washer fluid tank under the hood. if the the tank has 2 outlets and pumps then some where the line is plugged, or the pump is bad or the line was never re-connected when the hatch was replaced. if the tank only has one outlet / pump, then some one swapped in a tank from a sedan. when i bought my outback the pump for the front was bad, so i swapped in a tank from my sedan with a bad trans just because i had it. if it doesn't have a rear wiper, well then that's different......??????
January 28, 200818 yr Author it has a rear wiper, but I can't find anyplace where the washer squirts out....
January 28, 200818 yr My '97 LOB has the "spit" for the rear washer integrated into the pivot point for the washer arm. There's a little protrusion molded into the arm mount itself, just to the driver's side, where the fluid gets sprayed upwards. What's behind there, I have no idea... haven't had the "opportunity" yet .
January 28, 200818 yr Author My '97 LOB has the "spit" for the rear washer integrated into the pivot point for the washer arm. There's a little protrusion molded into the arm mount itself, just to the driver's side, where the fluid gets sprayed upwards. What's behind there, I have no idea... haven't had the "opportunity" yet . cool, I will look there.... I was thinking up top like old school
February 8, 200818 yr Author mine looks like that, so now I need to see what bottle I have up front.....
February 8, 200818 yr front and rear washers use the same bottle. There are 2 pumps on the bottle, and I think the one that's higher up is for the rear washer...
February 8, 200818 yr It's a terrible design. Why fight gravity? When I had my '96 I seriously considered putting in a top mount sprayer like the newer outbacks
February 9, 200818 yr on my 94 leg turbo wagon, the washer fill bottle for the back wiper is above the left rear tailight. open the back hatch, and look above the drive tail light for the fil cap.
February 11, 200818 yr It's a terrible design. Why fight gravity? When I had my '96 I seriously considered putting in a top mount sprayer like the newer outbacks Its not the squirter i have an issue with, its the wiper. No delay on it, and a brand new balde and arm still only wipes 75% of the sweep. Squirter covers fine. nipper PS its done low to avoid any siphoning affect
February 11, 200818 yr PS its done low to avoid any siphoning affect Sorry Nipper, this statement corn-fuses my lame brain. When I mounted my rear squirter output below the bumper (read "low") and into the exhaust pipe. Siphoning was a problem. I had to add a solenoid valve to prevent it. How does mounting it "low" avoid siphoning?
February 11, 200818 yr Sorry Nipper, this statement corn-fuses mylame brain. When I mounted my rear squirter output below the bumper (read "low") and into the exhaust pipe. Siphoning was a problem. I had to add a solenoid valve to prevent it. How does mounting it "low" avoid siphoning? bottle mounted lower than sprayers keeps fluid from siphoning out from sprayers.
February 11, 200818 yr Also getting it out of the slip stream of air at the top of the hatch/tailgate. There is a vacum up there at the top, and that will suck the washer fluid out. i cant think of anyone who still has it at the top. nipper
February 12, 200818 yr 24 inches water column vacuum at the top? (assuming a 2' height difference between the tank and the outlet. Remember, you're looking at a .020 inch dia hole or so and it's not a direct air path across the hole. Those pipsqueak washer pumps don't put out a lot of pressure so it's better not have too much height to lift anyway.
March 29, 200818 yr Author mine looks like that, so now I need to see what bottle I have up front..... I have the bottle with just one pump.....
March 29, 200818 yr front and rear washers use the same bottle. There are 2 pumps on the bottle, and I think the one that's higher up is for the rear washer... Thats correct it lets you know your getting low on fluid, the rear doesn't squrit but the front does, time to refill!! You can check the drivers side hatch inside the rear compartment where the jack is, if there is no tank in there then you have the wrong tank. My 97 outback and 97 legacy both have a 2 pump tank.
March 29, 200818 yr I have the bottle with just one pump..... so you need to replace the tank with one from a wagon, yours is from a sedan. post a wabt ad here and some one should have one. or look at the for sale ads, some is bound to have this part, cheap. maybe here: http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=86424
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