Orgers who relocated their windshield washer reservoirs: Step on in!
 

Now that I know I can regain my missing psi by putting back in the cai, I want to relocate the reservoir. So how did you guys handled moving the reservoir over to the driver's side and how you manage to fill it?

Note: The pancake filter is good up to 6psi on a 3.125" pulley. Using 3" pcv piping with the largest K&N filter brought be up to the expected 10psi.

Run wires for the pump and mount it on the other side. I had my pre-existing Cold air intake hole there, so I filled it that way. Since getting my Carbon Fiber hood, no need for windshield washers.

-matt

i am not sure if relocation is necessary or not. some people say yes, some say no. i was searching around and came across this link
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/286919/4

he used a monster filter and still kept the reservoir, but i am not sure if the same holds true for the 4th gen. if it all boils down to moving it, i would just move it for good and not relocate it. less weight FTW. i think its just a mental thing rather than functional. i have yet to use my washer fluid more than once a year.

pic of filter in 5th gen.
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member...19_42_full.jpg

I did relocate mine but when i moved mine it was replaced in the corner of my shop and has since then been trashed

In a magazine I saw a 240sx with a washer bag, I tried to find one similar but they seem to come off really old vehicles. I'm still contemplating whether I will get one of those and mount the washer pump to it because my inter cooler piping doesn't allow the reservoir to stay there. there have been times I needed to use it, but it rains here is WA quite often so I've been saved a few times. Another thing I might do is just slice it on one side and plastic weld back a flat piece so the piping can get by.

Unfortunately I picked up the same type of filter but not sure if its the same size. It won't fit like that in 4th gens. There must be a little more room in the 5th gens. I can't see moving the reservoir to the left side as I still have the battery over there.

Anyhow I put in the monster filter and it sounds b*tchin' again :)

i relocated mine to the nearest trash receptacle

The most useful information I've seen so far. :o

If that pic is from latinmax, I believe he lost some boost due to the reservoir being crammed next to the filter.

that is true. i was actually thinking if the filter could really breath down there. i dont think the air can come in as fast as it will be sucked by the S/C because its hard for air being sucked to be replaced back there due to the enclosed enviroment, espcially for those that have a fog light.

It will breathe alot better without having that reservoir next to the filter.
I just reinstalled my cai yesterday and regained almost all of my psi.

I know the z31's use a washer bag, its in the trunk on the right. I believe its for the rear windshield sprayer, and I don't know if every z31 had it.

~Alex

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For me, living in CO, the washer fluid tank MUST be kept... especially if you want to drive the car at all during the winter.

So you already did it? How did the relocation of the washer fluid tank go?

I was looking under the car today, and it looks like the tank would mount under the battery without a problem, but I'm not sure how the filler neck would be able to come up.

I have mine tucked in that area. I extended the wiring for the washer pump so that it would reach over to the other side.

The reservoir is sitting in a bucket at the moment. I could open up the other side and see but like you said, where would the filler neck go if the battery is still there? I don't plan on relocating the battery but did think of moving the reservoir to the trunk.

You need washer fluid THAT BAD ??

Put it on the other side. Drill a hole the size of the filler neck (like where guys drill for CAI's, and just fill it WITHOUT the neck.

-matt

My filler neck comes up right next to the battery. No need to relocate it.

Just externally mount it to the fender, self tapping screws do great...:wall:

Last fall when I had the reservoir out, I got into a situation where the windshield got so mucked up that it got too dangerous to drive and I had to pull over. Freaked the wifey out too.

Cutler: :laugh:

I do.

10 char

Cool. Got any pics?

I will try and snap some today.

Thanks. I think that if I can rotate the washer tank and create an "L" bracket, I can get the filler neck to come up right next to the radiator and the battery.

Here ya go, excuse the dirty bay. I havent detailed it in quite a while.

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Perfect! This is exactly what I had envisioned... Thanks again.

Lol, the filler neck is where my fpr is right now. I'll have to take a closer look this weekend. Thanks for the pic, i30ds!

The pic actually belongs to Flava... anyways, I just finished doing mine today. The filler neck sits in the same area but the tank is mounted a little lower and more perpendicular to the surroundings. I had to create a couple of L backets to get it to work out. I'll take some pics tomorrow.

heh. My pump died. and what ended up happening is I bought a little pump kit which in turn has a small little resevoir. but it fits just about anywhere. My suggestion would be to get a smaller resevoir and stick it out of the way of everything else. and the fact that its small mean nothing. It will hold plenty of fluid, it seems small becasue the size of the stock tank is MASSIVE.

Did you get a reservoir from Crappy Tire? I scoped out the space beneath the battery and it looks possible to fit in the stock reservoir but I'll probably have it tilted at an angle to clear my fpr.

Lol. no this o0ne was from princess auto. no name brand. not much better. the pump sucked. but it did the job

Thanks got. Well, I'm going to open up the underside tonight and see how the stock reservoir fits.

Finally moved that reservoir over to the opposite side. Took me nearly 4 hours to sort it all out. I just extended the wiring underneath the front and had some left over silicone hose to extend the line. I just zip-tied the reservoir on one corner to the underside. The plastic liner holds it up as well.

pics???????

Sorry, I didn't take any. The reservoir, filler neck and all, is hanging by a ziptie on one corner. Its also supported by the inner fender liner so it won't jostle around over bumps. The downside to this is that I have to peel back part of the inner fender liner if I want to refill the reservoir.
I couldn't do the same setup as Flava as there's just no room with the charge piping and fpr in the way.

I did not loose any boost. Worked great. I no longer have that setup anymore and moved the Batt to the trunk and made a SS 3 gallon tank. This shares my water for the water/alch injection and the washer fluid.
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Hmm, sorry about that then.
I could have sworn I had read a thread that mentioned it was limiting your boost.

This might be a good option: http://www.jcwhitney.com/autoparts/P...003808/c-10101

They even have a washer 'bag' for limited space options, and they are cheap enough at $20.

Finally got some time so I'll post some pics:

First, I created a couple of brackets... I cut the steel and bent it and then drilled some holes...

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Here is where I ran the wires for the pump and the low level sensor and the fluid tube.

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