WINDSHIELD WASHER RESERVOIR TANK REPLACEMENT GMC YUKON CHEVY TAHOE 

Getting ready to tackle this project on my wife’s 05 Yukon. Thanks for taking the time and posting this video. Ought to save me some time. And Time is Money!!!!

Thanks for this very helpful, professionally produced video. My 03 GMC Sierra Denali's washer system sprang and leak and I lost all the fluid. Today I used your instructions to remove the tank and find the problem. The black plastic lower pump housing was cracked and leaking badly. It literally fell apart when I removed it. Thankfully, this being a truck I only have the one pump! I thought about doing a bush repair using J-B Weld epoxy, but my more prudent side decided to go get a new one from my local auto parts store. Yes, at $25 I paid more than I would on the internet, but I needed my battery-less truck back on the road NOW! I used black POR-15 (paint over rust) paint to refinish the battery tray. This stuff is great. All went well, I refilled the tank and I'm back in business. One tip, you can replace the black plastic fasteners that hold the wheel well liners with the reusable ones they sell at most auto parts stores. The have a Phillips head screw in the center that allow you to release them easily without damage.

Thanks for taking the time to help others. That windshield res had been driving us crazy for many months now, but no longer. Thanks

THANKS FOR THE HELP! Turns out CHECKING WATER LINES FIRST is a GOOD IDEA!!! Once I got the reservoir out. The water line was broken half way up the side of the reservoir. Now I have a spare reservoir and pump.

Good job. Just replaced my front pump and took out the whole assembly on my 2003 Suburban. Same as your Tahoe other than that 5th battery bolt that attached to the reservoir. Suburban don’t have that. Just the 4 on the bottom and 2 rear ones. How many miles on yours? Great video

Thanks for the great step-by-step instructions. The only comment I would make is that I found it much easier to access and replace the reservoir if I removed the front left tire. That allowed me to access the fender lining much more easily and allowed it to move out of the way more.

Great job on making it easier for me to replace the windshield washer reservoir, Thanks very much

Just ordered my new tank and pumps. Going to take on the task this week. Thanks for posting!

Best tutorial I’ve seen on this. It’ll save me a lot of money! Thanks

Great video, i was a bit worried when I started looking to replace my reservoir. But your video easily walks me through it!

ha ha, I knew it. I knew someone was going to notice the tires. Yep I am about to get some new ones. Thanks, glad it helped out and you got it fixed. Yep bad placement for the battery on top of it. Its not too hard to switch out but sure is a pain to do. Thanks for watching!

Watched your video because I too had a reservoir tank problem and needed to change it out but instead of turning my wheels to the right I turned them to the left and there was no need to use a jack in the process to drop the tank, just wanted to share that and thanks for the great video though it really helped me out.

Thanks for putting this together. I'm sure glad that I watched this first.....probably saved me some serious time!

Thanks for the video! One note, I actually found it a lot easier to remove the plastic plugs in the wheel well with the wheel to the right but THEN turn the wheel the other way before removing the battery and reservoir. Doing that I didn't need to jack it up it to get more room in the wheel well and it was a lot easier to get at the bolts, etc.

Pump that jack a couple more strokes and take the wheel off, you'll gain about a football field of room to get to everything and save tons of time.

Great video!!! Word of advise... Might be a good idea to take the old one out and determine what is leaking... Turns out our tank was good, but the rear pump cracked and was the cause of the leak and a replacement tank will not fix this. You have several points of failure (tank, hoses, two different pumps and a level sensor) Lucky for us we bought the complete unit that came with a new tank, both pumps and the sensor. Hope this helps!!!

Excellent step-by-step process, I really appreciate you taking the time to do this.

Amazing video. You are the best teacher.

I've noticed my fluid level going down quickly despite me not using the washer that much. I suspect a leak and am going to pull the tank to check it. Thanks for the info in this, it will help my change out go much easier.

Had a hairline crack in the bottom, but also had a corroded and brittle fluid line too. So the battery being over the tank and lines is bad design. Just always need to make sure to spray water and clean out that area if you are having battery issues. Glad I could help!

Thanks for the post. My son and I just finished although I did find removing the tire worth the effort. Removing the float unit was tricky,

Glad it helped you! Hopefully you just need to replace the rear wiper motor or the control board. It is one of those two issues. There is a problem with a short in the connection like you said, but I am not sure about the solution for it since I have not had that problem. I would try to replace your motor first if it sounds like it is not even working.

Great job on your video. Very helpful!

Great video, helped me replaced my tank. A few things to remember. The hose's are brittle and will crack. If they do, Get a few small auto vacum hose connectors did the trick. Also the two black fasteners under wheel well hard to remove. I clipped them and just replaced them.

i found that removing the tire made it far easier. as long as you are going to jack it up anyway

Excellent video. I have a 2005 with a busted reservoir. This video helped a lot man.

Great video and thanks for posting! Learned a long time ago it's best to investigate first and save broken fasteners and frustration. Thanks to people like you who make the effort to share their experience. Great tip on the online purchase. Blessed New Year to you!

Man, you are a life saver! We've had this going on for about 3 years, and my parents were worried that we'd have to take it in. We might buy two tanks and have one for a spare seeing the tray mount to the reservoir too. Have you done others like this? where was yours cracked? I'm assuming ours is at the very bottom because we can't have ANY fluid in ours.

Nicely done! Great video. Thank you!

Thanks. Your video was helpful in preparing to perform this parts swap.

Great tutorial. Only thing I would change is either turning the tire to the LEFT or completely removing the left tire.

You can find those washer tanks at any type of aftermarket gm parts website or just eBay too. I bought my pumps at a auto parts store.

Great video. I thought mine was cracked so filled it up to the top see if I could see the leak . And water started flowing out of a rubber hose up by the battery where exactly does this connect . Can't see where with the battery in .

Outstanding job! Your good with your hands. Keep up the good work

Best one l have watched

Very well done, and explained, video!!! You have a new subscriber!!!

Ryker - dude you have some serious wear on those tires. ;) I would like to 1st thank you for the alternator video you did, it helped me change mine, I think the main cause of the failure of those tanks is the proximatry to the battery - the rust you saw is the battery acid dribbling out which also causes the plastic to fail - happened to me too

Outstanding, You just save me $300.00. Good vide!

Thanks for the great video. I didn't see where you attached any hoses. Are there any hoses that attach to the pumps? Also, I had a heck of a time with the plugs in the wheel well. I never did get any of them off Thanks Ken

simple way simple explain and simple talk. actually, this what give you simple like and subscribe. keep on bro regards

Great Video! Thank you for posting!

Thanks for the video, not sure how long its been on here, but if you posted not long ago you might think about getting a front end alignment. You tire is really worn on the outside edge.

Thank you so much for the great video & your help with this!

Great idea on the battery platform. I’ll do the same.

Thanks for the video, it helped me quite a bit dealing with similar issue on my silverado. i did notice with mine it wasn't cracked but the rubber portion on the reservoir connecting to pump had failed, i ended up using epoxy to permanent the rubber to reservoir which did solve the issue for time being i guess. a very pain in the a$$ design for sure..

GREAT video as my wife's Tahoe will not hold any washer fluid. I'm not yet sure what is leaking on it. I assume it's the tank itself. I also noticed the the little black hard plastic tubing that runs up along the hood is cracked and leaking in several places (not just one). Can this tubing be bought? Any recommendations on where to buy that little black plastic tubing or where to buy some other rubber tubing that might work would be appreciated. Once again, OUTSTANDING video. One of the best how to's I've watched!!!

This was so awesome

Thanks for the video. It helped a lot. My issue is those press fittings that go through the wheel well and into the washer tank. I broke a new one trying to tap it in with a small hammer. They don't want to go in by just pressing on them. I think I might have to drill the holes out a little. Any thoughts? How did you get yours back in?

Nice! Great job

That thing u said it was a float what part is that??? Is that the windshield washer fluid sensor??

Awesome and VERY INFORMATIVE Video!! Thank you.

@thescorpian300zx it is possible that your motor is not working properly or that your motor gasket is bad. Try checking those first.

Thanks for the vid; I have the same issue, and your vid will make it easy for me to replace the same. Have you had any problems with the rear wiper not working. I understand there's a harness corrosion problem inherent in the platform. I need to look into repairing (after living with it in-operable for 5-years); hoping you might have some similar guidance.

Did you replace the tube? Mine was made of hard plastic, I just replaced it with a rubber tubing.

You can find them online at just about any parts store

Do you have a video on how to replace a windshield wiper hose? Fluid comes out of one but not the other. It is not clogged.

Hey....great video...my question tht float piece tht dangling on the side of the tank..mines dnt fit the new tank ..doesnt align right...the whole is to close tobthe wall and it won't go in...what is the purpose of the

I have a 2001 Silverado pickup with a leaky wiper tank. Do you think this procedure will work for me?

Should use a plug in jump box connected to OBDII port to keep power to computer while battery is out.

i regret all my decisions i wish i would have just kept driving around with a nasty windshield but i’m already in this deep might as well get it fixed 😭

ya I know, I was surprised to see all that. However, the battery I have in there now is only about 6 months old and the one before was the original. But yes buy good batteries for that reason.

Hey man - what is the orientation on the level float? mine keeps showing low fluid with a full tank after I did this..

Low washer fluid level comes on every time I start my 2011 tahoe. It will go off once I clear it but comes on again when I restart the vehicle. Disconnected battery for about 20 minutes but didn't resolve the problem?

If you just need to replace the front hose, do you need to remove the tank?

Will I get a check engine if I juts want to remove the tank? Cuz my tire is rubbing on the tank

Are all bolts that go to the resivoir 10mm...bought a 04Youkon and the guy already had it taken out and didn't replace it so I gotta install a new one... Thanks

yep i did too, the rubber tubing should work fine!

PB Blaster!!!! Yea!!!!

When replacing the pumps is the rear pump the same part as the front pump?

Hey great video on washer tank removal and installation my question is my rear wiper blade works but when I press the button to make fluid come out it doesn't work is that the pump motor?

RykerDane, Thanks for the GREAT video and making the time to share your insight. However,...1 question/suggestion, I have the same repair required for 2000 Silverado and it is identical. I am midway through the removal and am stuck with the one "tough bolt"....I can't seems to get a wrench on it and I laughed that you mentioned it, but in the video you skipped over it...RATS!!!! Thats what I needed to know. However, really appreciate your high quality video! Any suggestion? Thanks.

nice and comprehensive video. did you put any lube on the new gaskets before installing the pump and level sensor?

Nice rear wiper

where did you order the parts from? washer fluid container, pump etc.

A while ago, I watched this video and it helped me out quite a bit - changed my reservoir thinking my old one was leaky. Turns out I don't have a float/drainage plug. I literally can't find the part anywhere online and no one else seems to have the same problem I do. I pour the fluid in and it immediately dumps out the bottom. How can I fix this/where can I get the part? I've seen some people use silicone sealant but I've heard a lot of bad things about doing that. Thanks for the help and the great video!

What is the size of the bolts that locks the battery ? I'm sure it's 10mm socket...

But how do you remove the hoses ?

Make sure you don’t put blinker fluid in there, or your wipers will come on every time you turn!!!

how you find the tank

Don't run out and buy the tank. Most of the rime the battery acid leaks onto the pump and destroys it.

Thanks, perfect.

I have replaced the pumps, hoses and reservior on my 2002 Yukon about 9 months ago and the darn thing is leaking again. It appears that the leak is coming from where the pumps press into the gaskets on the reservior. Is there anything else I can do to avoid having to pull the system apart once again? What a lousy design!!

U didn't show the one thing i was looking for lol which way the float goes in

While your at it you might as well change the coolant overflow tank its looking pretty old you should have spray paint the rest of the yard black 🤣😅

Wouldn't it be easier to just spray some Flex Seal on that?

Looks to me be easier take tire off, just my opinion

PartGeek.com has the best price for these parts....good video too.

you skipped over the important parts of reconnecting the tubing.

Mine didn’t crack, it was so old it came apart at the bottom seem.😂

GM couldn't have made this any harder could they?

Can someone please guild me to a link to change the reservoir in and 06 Pontiac torrent. I have googled to death.

I went ahead and put my truck on a stand and took the tire off.

You forgot to prime your wiper reservoir tank!!!

Thank You This was a great help

Call me picky, but this is why I always buy OEM AC Delco batteries. they never bleed, or weep acid, so all my trays look brand new. Good video. Like watching all your vids.