RAM 1500 Truck 2WD V8-4.7L (2008)
Windshield Washer Reservoir: Service and Repair
Washer Reservoir - Installation
Gasoline Engine
GASOLINE ENGINE
1. Position the washer reservoir (1) into the right side of the engine compartment.
2. Align and insert the two mounting tabs at the bottom of the reservoir into the two slots (6) at the bottom of the radiator shroud.
3. Place both hands on the top of the washer reservoir and push the unit downward far enough for the locking feature on the washer reservoir to snap
into the depression in the radiator shroud.
4. Install and tighten the two screws (2) that secure the mounting brackets at the top of the reservoir to the mounting provisions at the top of the
radiator shroud. Tighten the screws to 7 Nm (60 in. lbs.).
5. Reconnect the right headlamp and dash wire harness connector to the washer pump/motor unit connector receptacle (7).
6. Reconnect the right headlamp and dash wire harness connector to the washer fluid level switch connector receptacle (5).
7. Reconnect the reservoir washer hose (4) to the barbed nipple of the inline fitting at the engine compartment washer hose in the right headlamp and
dash wire harness.
8. Reconnect the coolant overflow hose (3) to the nipple on the radiator filler neck. See: Engine, Cooling and Exhaust/Cooling System/Coolant
Reservoir/Service and Repair/Coolant Recovery Container - Installation .
9. Refill the washer reservoir with the washer fluid drained from the reservoir during the removal procedure.
10. Reconnect the battery negative cable.
11. Check and adjust the coolant level in the coolant overflow bottle as necessary. See: Engine, Cooling and Exhaust/Cooling System/Service and
Repair .
5.9L Diesel Engine
5.9L DIESEL ENGINE
1. Position the locator post on the bottom of the washer reservoir (4) into the locator hole in the bracket at the base of the left vertical member of the
radiator support (2) on the left side of the engine compartment.
2. Install and tighten the two screws (3) that secure the washer reservoir to the radiator support. Tighten the screws to 10 Nm (85 in. lbs.).