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Front washers not working
Posted: Sat Nov 13, 2010 1:11 pm
by chrisleeds
The front windscreen washers have decided to stop working,but they sometime work when the wipers are on full speed.
Anyone had a similar problem? or any ideas what it might be? a fuse maybe?
Cheers. The cars a mk2 Gt

Re: Front washers not working
Posted: Sat Nov 13, 2010 1:31 pm
by ianaudia4
Change the relay. You could also look at the switch on the stalk, these get full of crap, be very careful though!
The pump in the washer bottle could also be goosed, clean up the terminals with some emery paper.
Re: Front washers not working
Posted: Sat Nov 13, 2010 5:21 pm
by PeteGLi
ianaudia4 wrote:... You could also look at the switch on the stalk, these get full of crap, be very careful though!
There speaks a voice of experience

Re: Front washers not working
Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2010 2:38 am
by ianaudia4
Indeed!!!
Re: Front washers not working
Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2010 5:17 pm
by chrisleeds
ianaudia4 wrote:Change the relay. You could also look at the switch on the stalk, these get full of crap, be very careful though!
The pump in the washer bottle could also be goosed, clean up the terminals with some emery paper.
Cheers,
they have decided to stop working alltogether now, no noise from the pump at all. The rear washer is still working though,do they use the same pump?
thanks.
Re: Front washers not working
Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2010 8:09 pm
by ianaudia4
No they have seperate pumps.
Re: Front washers not working
Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2010 9:44 am
by Ryan
ianaudia4 wrote:No they have seperate pumps.
But they are interchangeable though aren't they?
(If he needs to test it?)
Re: Front washers not working
Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2010 12:22 pm
by wasted
I think they are, aren't they? Just little push-in twin terminal cylinder pumps that go into the washer bottle at the base. Drain the water out first though...