Upper washer fluid reservoir and power steering fluid reservoir, removing and installing

Procedure

Fig 1: Identifying Nut, Bolts, Breather Hose, And Washer Fluid Reservoir

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Remove nut - 1 - and bolts - 4 - and - 5 -.
Remove breather hose - 2 - from top section of washer fluid reservoir - 3 -.
Remove top section of washer fluid reservoir and move power steering reservoir - 6 - to side with hydraulic hoses still attached.

Install in reverse order of removal, noting the following:

NOTE:

Clean remnants of locking fluid from bolts using wire brush. Then apply locking fluid and fit bolts. Locking fluid.
Clean remnants of locking fluid from inside thread using a thread tap. Otherwise, bolts may break should they need to be removed again later.

Tightening torque

Component	Nm
Top section of reservoir to body	5.5
Top section of reservoir and power steering reservoir to body	18 ^{1) 2)}
¹⁾ Replace bolt. ²⁾ Insert with locking compound; locking compound.