Parts required to fix a leaking Toyota Camry windshield reservoir. 10 mm wrench, new grommet from Toyota dealership.
I have been tinkering and fixing things on my car for ages. Unfortunately, I do not own a classic or a speedster that burns rubber. A reliable 2000 Camry 4 cylinder 2.2L (5SFE) and it is in excellent condition eventhough it is relatively old and millage is up there due to my 2 hr commute to work.
Anyway, here is my issue. I was helping somebody maintain their car which is a 1993 Camry 3SFE. It is the same configuration as my car with some minor changes. Whenever I will fill the water reservoir for the windscreen, it would leak. Initially, I thought that the tank was busted as there were visible penetrating cracks and I got a windscreen reservoir tank off eBay. That fix part of it but it still did not contain the water.
Talk about process of elimination. I removed everything which was pretty easy to do. Two 10mm bolts on the top of the reservoir tank and I discovered that the “rubber washer” was the culprait. It was worn and did not fit tightly around the windshield water pump (part #: 85310-20190). Initially, I was going to build my own and I got a tube of adhesive sealant from autozone for $3.99 which should have work as well.
As I was going to work on my car, I said screw it and I drove down the street to the Toyota dealership and asked them if they carried that part. Low and behold, it is called a GROMMET (part # 900068-32002), and it is not a washer, sealent, or anything I mentioned above. The best thing about it, it was $2.96 and it fit snugly around the water pump.
All in a days work!
I had a friend over and asked to use my PC, so why not. Being a good host, I blended some fruit juice smoothie for him and his family. Low and behold, after 3 minutes, I hear a
Blep blep blep and as I looked over, the juice was all over the
Logitech wireless multimedia keyboard. Not a pretty sight. Not only was the keyboard drenched, as I lifted the keyboard and tilted it over the sink, I think 6oz of fruit juice drained out.
As you know, electronics and water does not jive well and I even wrote about it last year after seeing a CBS clip.
Immediately, I took out the batteries to break the electrical circuit of they keyboard. Tried to drain as much of the juice from keyboard, and deconstruct the keyboard by removing the screws, removing the faceplate to get between the circuits. I gentry rinse the keyboard under slow running water to get the fruit particles out. Following that, I left it to air dry for 12 hours in the balcony. After the balcony, I turning on a table fan and directed it towards the keyboard for about another 12 hours.
I put everything back together after 24 hours and plug in the batteries. Everything is working including the multimedia functions on the keyboard.
Steps to reviving a wet wireless keyboard or even regular keyboard:
- Do not try to power it up.
- Remove the batteries / unplug everything – you want to break the electrical circuit and not fry the electrical components.
- Drain the water from the gadget. Clean it too.
- Leave it out to dry and put it under a fan.
- Put everything back together.
- Test it.
The good news is, the keyboard is still working like a champ and… I am still friend with that person.
Checkout the post about “Water damaged tech gadget: How to save it” where it address water and cell phones. The two additional tips that it brought up, try putting kitty litter to remove the water or try utilizing a professional dryer.
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