Windshield Wiper Fluid Light...?

Hey!

My wiper fluid light has been on forever and im sick of seeing it! Their is a leak in the reservoir tank which i dont care to fix because i NEVER use it and dont want to fork out the money for a new pump. Plus my car is always clean, in the 3 years iv owned my e46 iv used it like twice. Is there anyway i can get the light off my dash without filling the reservoir with fluid? I noticed the windscreen washer system has 3 fuses: 49,52,59. Would pulling one of these stop the light?

Thanks!

The leak is caused by a valve being stuck open in the washer fluid pump. just get a new pump and fill the reservoir with fluid. changing the pump is an easy DIY.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BMW-3...s#ht_745wt_857
(I bought the pump from this exact seller and it still works just fine)
all together less than $20

I wouldnt know about the fuses though

^when you change the pump also replace the grommet, it costs a couple of bucks. This link is for illustrative purposes only http://www.amazon.com/OES-Genuine-Wa.../dp/B001G6MOG0

pull one fuse at a time and see if it takes teh light away, if it doesnt, then just put it back

^yeah but read the fuse labels, on the piece of paper below the fuses, to make sure that the fuse doesn't also control something else ie: fuel pump.

I had the same problem too.
And like you zuckuss00, I didn't want to bother with replacing something I wasn't going to use anyways.

So this was what I did; sorry no pics:
- Take the entire reservoir out of the car; I think there was only 1 fastener that held it in.
- As you're taking it out, make sure to temporarily disconnect the 2 cables and hose.
- Empty all the water out of the reservoir.
- Take a treble fish hook (3 hooks-in-one) and tie a fishing line to it, roughly 2 feet of it.
- With the cap of the reservoir open, look inside and locate the vertically sliding mechanism that senses the fluid level.
- Take the fishing line with the hook and slowly drop it in.
- Lower the hook to the bottom-side of the sliding mechanism and hook it.
- If done properly you should be able to pull up on the string and one of the 3 hooks would still be stuck on the bottom of the sensor.
- Keep the line pulled tight.
- All you do now is tie the string that is pulling up on the sensor to the hinge of the the reservoir's cap.
- Close the cap.
- Reinstall the reservoir, connecting everything back into place.
And voila! The sensor light should no longer be a problem.

^so there must have been a reason why you didn't just remove a fuse?

Originally Posted by zugellos

I had the same problem too.
And like you zuckuss00, I didn't want to bother with replacing something I wasn't going to use anyways.

So this was what I did; sorry no pics:
- Take the entire reservoir out of the car; I think there was only 1 fastener that held it in.
- As you're taking it out, make sure to temporarily disconnect the 2 cables and hose.
- Empty all the water out of the reservoir.
- Take a treble fish hook (3 hooks-in-one) and tie a fishing line to it, roughly 2 feet of it.
- With the cap of the reservoir open, look inside and locate the vertically sliding mechanism that senses the fluid level.
- Take the fishing line with the hook and slowly drop it in.
- Lower the hook to the bottom-side of the sliding mechanism and hook it.
- If done properly you should be able to pull up on the string and one of the 3 hooks would still be stuck on the bottom of the sensor.
- Keep the line pulled tight.
- All you do now is tie the string that is pulling up on the sensor to the hinge of the the reservoir's cap.
- Close the cap.
- Reinstall the reservoir, connecting everything back into place.
And voila! The sensor light should no longer be a problem.

Cool thanks! i was thinking of something along that line! but id like the try to fuses before i go fishing!

You can get a cheap pump at Autozone for $12, you just have to splice into the existing harness.

honestly no offense to the op but if your bothered by the light and not willing to spend the $20 that it will cost to fix i would recommend getting rid of the car because you will be running into WAY more expensive problems that will require multiple things to be replaced just to get rid of a light. Not trying to be disrespectful at im just saying this isn't a honda civic where you can get away with half the stuff not working and driving around with no bumper.