# Windshield wiper resevoir tube broken

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/windshield-wiper-resevoir-tube-broken/21389>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [October 29, 2008, 6:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/windshield-wiper-resevoir-tube-broken/21389 "2008-10-29T18:09:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![bubbaboo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19adc/32.png) [@bubbaboo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bubbaboo)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2008, 6:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/windshield-wiper-resevoir-tube-broken/21389/1 "2008-10-29T18:09:29Z")

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I have a 1998 Camry. The tube that carries the wiper fluid to the windshield is broken underneath the car. I cannot access that part of the car. Any idea how much the dealer may charge to fix it?

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**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2008, 6:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/windshield-wiper-resevoir-tube-broken/21389/2 "2008-10-29T18:10:32Z")

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More than an independent mechanic will charge, most likely.

A service manual would tell you how to access the reservoir, and would cost much less than a mechanic’s labor to repair this problem.

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**Author:** ![oldschool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e19adc/32.png) [@oldschool](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldschool)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2008, 8:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/windshield-wiper-resevoir-tube-broken/21389/3 "2008-10-29T20:25:19Z")

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Are you sure this tube runs under the car? usually it goes from the resivoir in the engine compartment, into the cowl area, then to the glass, rear glass?

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**Author:** ![Whitey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/whitey/32/24680_2.png) [@Whitey](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Whitey)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2008, 8:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/windshield-wiper-resevoir-tube-broken/21389/4 "2008-10-29T20:39:00Z")

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> Any idea how much the dealer may charge to fix it?

Why don’t you call the dealer and ask them?