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!