Windscreen washers

RDH · Post by **RDH** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 9:10 am

This has been bugging me for a few weeks now - my scooshers have stopped working - the pump makes a noise and dribbles water about an inch onto the windscreen! I've done the usual pin in the nozzle to try and clear them, to no avail!

So I'm guessing the pipe is blocked somewhere between the tank and the nozzle - how do I remove the tank and clear the lines? And is it an easy job?

Thanks in advance
Rob

Rich H · Post by **Rich H** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 9:17 am

PITA use a compressed air line if available, failing that a bit of mouth-to-nozzle will work, but it will also confirm your wife/girlfriends suspicions about which you prefer....

RDH · Post by **RDH** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 9:20 am

RICHARDHUMBLE wrote:PITA use a compressed air line if available, failing that a bit of mouth-to-nozzle will work, but it will also confirm your wife/girlfriends suspicions about which you prefer....

I'll get her to do it then!

jj · Post by jj » Thu Jul 26, 2007 9:39 am

Could also be the washer bottle pump on its way out - on the blue car I had it was goosed. The bottle in the passenger side front compartment also had some mould and sludge in it so start there. Really easy to fit a new one, I got one from eBay for a squid.

RDH · Post by **RDH** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 9:49 am

jj wrote:Could also be the washer bottle pump on its way out - on the blue car I had it was goosed. The bottle in the passenger side front compartment also had some mould and sludge in it so start there. Really easy to fit a new one, I got one from eBay for a squid.

No obvious sludge - though haven't taken it out - how does the tank come out?

Post by **Shug** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 9:54 am

RDH wrote:
jj wrote:Could also be the washer bottle pump on its way out - on the blue car I had it was goosed. The bottle in the passenger side front compartment also had some mould and sludge in it so start there. Really easy to fit a new one, I got one from eBay for a squid.
No obvious sludge - though haven't taken it out - how does the tank come out?

Unless the S2 is different, pull

MacK · Post by **MacK** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 9:56 am

Tank just lifts out, there is a moulding on the back of the tank that fits neatly into a bracket.

The pump can be had from halfords for a few quid too.

The pump just fits into the tank, no fixings/tools required, it just seals with a rubber O ring.

Get a spray-bar from a Peugot/Citreon, and do away with the jets.

RDH · Post by **RDH** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 9:58 am

Cheers guys!

I'll just pull - await the next post!

Anyone got a spare water bottle and new front clam in Ice Blue?

MacK · Post by **MacK** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 10:19 am

Pull up the way.

RDH · Post by **RDH** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 11:02 am

MacK wrote:Pull up the way.

Nothing new then!

GregR · Post by **GregR** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 11:13 am

There was water in the tank, wasn't there Rob?

RDH · Post by **RDH** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 11:29 am

GregR wrote:There was water in the tank, wasn't there Rob?

These yours?

Post by ed » Thu Jul 26, 2007 11:32 am

robin · Post by **robin** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 1:07 pm

The coolant that you're losing is ending up in the washer bottle

RDH · Post by **RDH** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 1:11 pm

robin wrote:The coolant that you're losing is ending up in the washer bottle

Should've expected that from you!