windscreen washer stopped working
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Printed Date: 23-June-2024 at 04:28
Topic: windscreen washer stopped working
Posted By: carsmusings
Subject: windscreen washer stopped working
Date Posted: 20-February-2009 at 11:38
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02 520i last 6-7 months the power on the driver side washer has gotten steadily worse and nonexistant now so cant give the windows a squirt to clean off. Passenger side not so bad but behaviour of that is about 3-4 months behind the driver side one. Tried cleaning with boiling water and thin copper wire pushed down as far it could go but no joy. any ideas? Is this a motor of some sort that can be replaced manually? |
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Posted By: Dergside
Date Posted: 20-February-2009 at 12:00
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Sound more like a blockage than a faulty pump. Can you hear the pump when you pull on the stalk? The problem is most likely to be that the nozzles are clogged. A trip to the dealer and a small number of quid's should get you the bits and the swapover is straightforward. You may need to remove the sound deadening material from under the bonnet to get at them. ------------- Now: BMW 523i SE '00, 318i SE - e91 '07, 325i Coupe '93. Prev: e46 328i SE Touring, 330Ci, 318Ci. e39 523i SE. e36 325i Coupe *2, 323i SE, 316iSE. e30 325iSE 2dr, 320i Conv, 320i 2dr, 316i. |
Posted By: 540 V8
Date Posted: 22-February-2009 at 02:24
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Sounds like the pump if it's being going bad for a while. Try it without the washer pipes connected to test if its ok. Mike ------------- 
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