CITROEN C5 - WINDSCREEN WASHER TOP UP

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CITROEN C5 - WINDSCREEN WASHER TOP UP

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Citroen friends -

I love my little guy but I have the hardest time finding the simplest things (I don't have a manual for the car). I keep getting one of those dash alerts telling me to TOP UP WASHER FLUID. I popped the hood armed with my fluid and water and I could not even FIND the reservoir bottle top up thingy...

Can anyone point me in the right direction? The pump works fine and everything else is fine - I just need to tip more liquid in there...
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It's in the top front panel just to the left of the bonnet lock, a blue lid on mine, the actual bottle is tucked away lower down behind the bumper with a long neck up to the filler.
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Hi and welcome to the Forum.
The screen wash bottle is the one with the blue cap.

Edit: Why I thought you had a C3 I don't know! Apologies, I'll try and dig out another picture!

Here you go: - as Steve says at the front - blue cap.

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The lady asked about C5 not C3 it's different.
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On my early (03) C5 it is just behind the radiator/slam panel and as above would have a blue cap - mine AWOL, a common occurrence.
Will try and post a photo.

ED: - have taken a photo and it has been uploading to PhotoBucket for about an hour now, stuck at 90% :(
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ImageIMGP1407 by myglaren, on Flickr
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That's the one Steve - I've replaced the photo in the earlier post - the 'bucket' is being a bit slow today.
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GiveMeABreak wrote:That's the one Steve - I've replaced the photo in the earlier post - the 'bucket' is being a bit slow today.
I've been struggling with 'the bucket' lately, it seems to have gone a bit wonky.
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GiveMeABreak wrote:That's the one Steve - I've replaced the photo in the earlier post - the 'bucket' is being a bit slow today.
The Bucket is still struggling to upload it - defaulted to Flickr! (Ptooey) which is generally a complete arseache these days.
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I think we covered it in the end with the pics between us - thanks both for spotting my error - probably as I've been working on the electric folding mirrors of our C3 so had that on the brain! #-o
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Amazing! Thanks so much, guys! I did see that big ol' hole but I guess I am missing the washer cap and that is why I couldn't see a little wipers icon any place... VERY MUCH APPRECIATED - I was going to try popping off the bumper on the weekend because lots of internets say the washer bottle is there. Glad I don't have to now :-)
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If you call into a scrap yard they may well let you have a filler cap for a couple of quid.
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The washer bottle is in the offside wheel arch, accessible if you remove the arch liner.
I bought one from eBay for the previous C5 and it is on my list for this one. One day :roll:
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