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Windscreen washers
Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 9:10 am
by RDH
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
Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 9:17 am
by Rich H
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....
Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 9:20 am
by RDH
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!
Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 9:39 am
by jj
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.
Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 9:49 am
by RDH
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?
Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 9:54 am
by Shug
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
Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 9:56 am
by MacK
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.
Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 9:58 am
by RDH
Cheers guys!
I'll just pull - await the next post!
Anyone got a spare water bottle and new front clam in Ice Blue?
Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 10:19 am
by MacK
Pull up the way.
Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 11:02 am
by RDH
MacK wrote:Pull up the way.
Nothing new then!
Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 11:13 am
by GregR
There was water in the tank, wasn't there Rob?
Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 11:29 am
by RDH
GregR wrote:There was water in the tank, wasn't there Rob?
These yours?
Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 11:32 am
by ed
Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 1:07 pm
by robin
The coolant that you're losing is ending up in the washer bottle
Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 1:11 pm
by RDH
robin wrote:The coolant that you're losing is ending up in the washer bottle
Should've expected that from you!
