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Old 01-16-05, 12:47 PM
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I have a leak somewhere in my hose line to the washers, the pump is fine but water doesn't reach the outlets. Was quoted in excess of $200.00 to repair at dealership. Has anyone done this repair themselves, and can tell me the level of difficulty to do it myself?
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it's just a piece of tube.
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bring a piece of the tube in to a hardware store and buy a bunch of it and reroute it. It's pretty easy. You just need to start at the pump and follow the existing tubing right to the nozzles.
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Forget I asked. Both replies are the reason a lot of people (like me), don't ask for help on this site.
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Hey dude, we're trying to help. My point is that the level of difficulty is a 2 on a scale of 1-5. Almost anyone can do this repair. It doubt it would take more than 2 hours to do the job with all new hose. I've done this before on a car I used to own and it's the same for any car. This is easier than changing plug wires.
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Thank You (jeremyp11) for your (2nd) reply (with the exception of the "Dude"). I would have appreciated it much more if you had given this answer in the first place. You assume up front that I'm a complete idiot. I too have done the same "simple" repair on previous cars. As educated as you must be, I think you would have to agree, it's probably a little more difficult on an SC400. Beyond the obvious removal of the hood insulation panel, I just thought maybe someone could give me some heads up on any not so obvious obstacles I might encounter along the way. Thanks anyway.
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Originally Posted by Fargo
Thank You (jeremyp11) for your (2nd) reply (with the exception of the "Dude"). I would have appreciated it much more if you had given this answer in the first place. You assume up front that I'm a complete idiot. I too have done the same "simple" repair on previous cars. As educated as you must be, I think you would have to agree, it's probably a little more difficult on an SC400. Beyond the obvious removal of the hood insulation panel, I just thought maybe someone could give me some heads up on any not so obvious obstacles I might encounter along the way. Thanks anyway.

Where did you get the idea that anyone was trying to insult your intelligence?

At CL, we are like a family, we know eachother so well, that we can get to the point quick to save time. I dont think they were trying to insult you.
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