Important! : screen wash probs

1. samaura Newbie Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 9 saxo1.1 desire

   #1 6th February 2013, 19:29

   my front screen wash isn't working, when ever i try to use it the wipers work but the wash comes out of the rear jet.....help!!
2. Forbes_VTR Regular Poster Joined: Jul 2012 Chesterfield Posts: 355 White mk2 vtr

   #2 6th February 2013, 19:48

   Check the water lines . They could be clogged or have split maybe.
   Also check the motor. The lines could have poped off . Or you could be getting ready for a new motor. Not expensive
3. lisa_and_her_vtr Newbie Joined: Feb 2013 cannock Posts: 10 citroen saxo vtr 03 plate

   #3 6th February 2013, 20:05

   i've got that problem but i'm not getting water out the rear washer jet either. can you still hear the noise on the water pump? it most prob gonna be your washer pump. easy to fix to and you can get the part on ebay for about £6. hope this helps!
4. Foxy_mwy Infrequent Poster Joined: Jan 2013 Blackpool Posts: 135 citroen saxo 1.1

   #4 7th February 2013, 01:07

   Pipes may be blocked on it or if theres a fuse for it id check that too
5. samaura Newbie Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 9 saxo1.1 desire

   #5 7th February 2013, 08:30

   yeah i can hear the motor trying to work n there is a few bubbles around the jets
6. user_45140 Infrequent Poster Joined: Jun 2010 Braintree Essex Posts: 220 98 Mango West Coast and 00 focus zetec

   #6 7th February 2013, 08:59

   check you have the pipes on the right pumps. theres 2 pumps. 1 for the front and 1 for the rear
7. andyyy Infrequent Poster Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 224 106 Indepedence with 1.6 vtr , 106 1.0 96 Runabo

   #7 7th February 2013, 09:53

   sounds like the pump this happened on my run about was a MOT fail was a five minute job and cost less then a tenner from autofactors
   
   if i remember right its on the drivers side right at the front between the bumper and the washer bottle. The only thing is there are 3 different types so make sure you get the right one but you litterally pull the hoses off pull it out the washer tank and same to replace just in reverse .
   
   I got absolutely soaked

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8. samaura Newbie Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 9 saxo1.1 desire

   #8 7th February 2013, 13:01

   i cleaned the holes out n noticed that the wash level had gone down alot as i had only filled it a week ago so topped it up n it just came out under the car where the bottle is!!!
9. stigsdump Infrequent Poster Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 134

   #9 7th February 2013, 22:26

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by samaura i cleaned the holes out n noticed that the wash level had gone down alot as i had only filled it a week ago so topped it up n it just came out under the car where the bottle is!!!

   possibly a split in the hose or even the bottle itself if you've just had water in it and no screenwash to stop it freezing
10. JoshSmith Infrequent Poster Joined: Nov 2011 Telford Posts: 181 Icelandic Furio

    #10 7th February 2013, 22:37

    if the pump is creating bubbles then its shooting something through however still doesnt mean that it isnt faulty, if anything drop yourself down the scrapyard and pick one up for a couple of quid. I had the same problem, the washer pump f00ked. However when you rip them out, beware i got fucking drenched.
11. samaura Newbie Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 9 saxo1.1 desire

    #11 8th February 2013, 07:21

    thanx for ur input guys, turned out to be blocked pipes