christophertr6 Posted April 2, 2013 Report Share Posted April 2, 2013 Quick technical question. Is there a seperate pump for the rear screen washer? My front wash wipe works fine. I push the stork button for rear wash & the wiper works but no water from the washer - and there is definately no sound of a pump whirring. Nothing seams to be wet so its not the pipe come adrift.And can you take the washer tank out without removing the battery?Thansk for your help in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skezza Posted April 2, 2013 Report Share Posted April 2, 2013 (edited) Quick technical question. Is there a seperate pump for the rear screen washer? My front wash wipe works fine. I push the stork button for rear wash & the wiper works but no water from the washer - and there is definately no sound of a pump whirring. Nothing seams to be wet so its not the pipe come adrift.And can you take the washer tank out without removing the battery?Thansk for your help in advance.Remove the plastic covering on the boot lid and check the pipe hasn't come disconnected. Mine did. There is like a L shaped clip that plugs it into the washer itself. Mine split in the cold and it was spraying water down the back of the plastic case into the boot space. I couldn't get a replacement L shaped clip so I took some of that rubber tubing (can't remember the diameter, pretty small though, smaller than the nozzle obviously), placed it in boiling water for 1 minute, so it was nice, flexible and had expanded so it would fit, connected the nozzle to the heat shrink pipe and connected the pipe to the entrance, let it settle for about 10 minutes at which point it sealed really tight. I never had a problem with it again.I reckon this would work, but I can't remember the exact diameter I used, sorry.http://compare.ebay.co.uk/like/160994842438?var=lv<yp=AllFixedPriceItemTypes&var=sbar&adtype=pla&crdt=0 Edited April 2, 2013 by Skezza Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skezza Posted April 2, 2013 Report Share Posted April 2, 2013 Best thing you can do is measure the diameter, I think that's what I did.This is a bit smaller http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3mm-1-8-I-D-NITRILE-RUBBER-FUEL-TUBING-PETROL-LINE-HOSE-/250582803821 3.5mm, it might have been what I used, I can't really remember. Remember, it needs to shrink after it's warmed up, otherwise it won't work. If it fits over it nice and snug when it's cold, then I promise you it will eventually fall off. You need it to be too small when it's cold but when heated up in boiling water, fit over with a bit of flexibility. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christophertr6 Posted April 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2013 Thanks, but there is no wetness in the boot. I think my problem is the pump not working. I will have a good look at the pipework though. Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skezza Posted April 2, 2013 Report Share Posted April 2, 2013 Take the trim off for the boot to be sure. I wouldn't go any further until you've done that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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