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(Message started by: dave c on Mar 24^th, 2012, 5:59pm)

Title: windscreen wash
Post by dave c on Mar 24^th, 2012, 5:59pm

Windscreen washer is working plenty of noise not using any water and no leaks just no water to the screen, i poked the jets with a needle but still nothing i had to put 7 kettle fills into it as some people think there is automatic refill lol even when the light was on dash it was working nothing now any suggestions? Im baffeled!

Title: Re: windscreen wash
Post by Scorpio_Mike on Mar 24^th, 2012, 7:39pm

There is a rubber bung in the winscreen washer tank with a mesh filter which gets blocked. The washer motor / pump fits into the bung. Remove the drivers side foglamp and indicator to see it. Motor can be prised out with a screwdriver, take care not to push the bung into the tank when trying to remove it...like I did...new bungs are available from your FMD for about £1 or so.
The screen washer jets may still be blocked though...new ones were available not that long ago @ around £12 for the heated ones.
Hope you get it sorted.

Title: Re: windscreen wash
Post by Simmo on Mar 24^th, 2012, 7:51pm

Also. If you look carefully there is a join in the pipe just after the reservoir. This has a non return valve in it and this can block up/fail. I removed mine and replaced it with a straight connector..the type they use for drip watering systems...'cos I had one!. and it works perfectly. The filter,as Mike suggests, is the most likely culprit. Just clean it so you can see the perforations and all should be ok. :)

Title: Re: windscreen wash
Post by dave c on Mar 24^th, 2012, 7:55pm

Thanks alot thats a job for tomorrow !

Title: Re: windscreen wash
Post by Mike H on Mar 24^th, 2012, 9:38pm

Oh yes, how does "automatic refill" work? Fairies? lol ;D