Avant rear washer motor

[Pete_RS2]

My rear washer motor stopped working recently so I thought I'd take a look at the weekend. I got it working again by giving it a few taps.....but ended up with an empty washer bottle & wet trunk after the washer hose spigot snapped off. I guess it must have weakened when I removed the hose or when I was putting the washer bottle back. Doh!

[Martynf]

Nothing to do with the few light taps then huh ;-)

[Ski]

hi guys, having some probs with my coupe...

since i had it the rear window spray didnt work, then recently my front washer spray stopped working, and now today my front lights spray has stopped...

do all of these sprays have different motors? could it be that in the space of 2 days my window and lights motor died?

where are they located ? help!

[Ski]

*bump*

[Pete_RS2]

The motors are attached to the washer bottles so the rear screen has it's own motor (or at least it does on the Avant).

I guess the headlamps use the motor/bottle for the front screen & somehow only work when headlights are switched on ?

[Ski]

so there will be 2 motors in my bottle and one on my rear door?

whats strange is that when my front window washer stopped working, my lights washers were working fine.

the light washers work if lights are on or off.

[Ski]

bump.

[Ski]

bump.

[Ski]

Bump.

[s2avant]

Ski,

I'd be looking at the fuses and/or the wiper stalk. It's unlikely that the two front pumps stopped both failed so close together.

This is an exploded diagram of the wiper system. It is possible that the terminals on the pumps have corroded or the wiring is chafed.



The two pumps are side by side (as shown below)



You'll need to remove the arch liner to get to the pumps.

HTH,

Ben

[Beetie]

I'd have thought it would be the stalk progressivly getting worse.....

[s2avant]

That's what I would have thought but Ski said his headlamp wash still worked after the windscreen wash failed and they both work from the same switch.

Ben

[Ski]

sounds like i need to get my toolbox out :/

Thanx guys.

[Ski]

erm.. very strange but my headlamp washers have started to work again, but still no window screen washers :/

blocked pipes? what could it be ?

[imster]

erm.. very strange but my headlamp washers have started to work again, but still no window screen washers :/

blocked pipes? what could it be ?

hi there,
The pipes are prone to blowing orff cos o water pressure. I would check to see if when you activate the washer, you see any leaking anywhere in and around the car.
I am assuming the motors work as you can usually hear them whirring away.

When i bought mine, noticed the previous owner removed the fuse for the rear washer - when i replaced this i found out why.......the pipe leak was squirting into the f...ing interior. Ended up being a dislocated pipe to a 'T' adapter.