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windscreen washers not working

  • 28-10-2009 6:08pm
    #1
    Random
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    My windscreen washers aren't working on my car. Sometimes when I "pump" the lever it comes over after a minute or two but not with full force.

    I've tried to check if the "squirter things" are blocked and they don't seem to be.

    Everytime I go to fill the water it would seem it's already nearly full.

    Where else should I be looking or what else should I be looking at? 99 Opel Corsa.

    Thanks


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  • #2
    Tigger
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,705 ✭✭✭✭Tigger


    Random wrote: »
    My windscreen washers aren't working on my car. Sometimes when I "pump" the lever it comes over after a minute or two but not with full force.

    I've tried to check if the "squirter things" are blocked and they don't seem to be.

    Everytime I go to fill the water it would seem it's already nearly full.

    Where else should I be looking or what else should I be looking at? 99 Opel Corsa.

    Thanks

    opels do that yer one way valve is not working right

    its a little valve in the line that stops the fluid running back into the bottle


  • #3
    Random
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19,080 ✭✭✭✭Random


    Big jobby to fix?


  • #4
    Plug
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,248 ✭✭✭Plug


    It could be the little rubber gauze on the pump itself, might be all blocked with this frog spawn looking stuff, its all sticky and white. Remove it and clean it. It shouldn't be a big job.


  • #5
    Tigger
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,705 ✭✭✭✭Tigger


    Random wrote: »
    Big jobby to fix?

    well <sucks air through teeth >

    no

    either that or the filter on yer pump is clogged
    should be easy to figure out there is a motor that sticks into the bottle that pulls out
    then there is a filter to clean
    the return valve is after the motor and before the lines divide (under the bonnett)


  • #6
    Muckie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,763 ✭✭✭Muckie


    Sounds like the pump is dead, Halfords or any motor factor
    sell replacement water pumps, bit of finger/knuckle scrapping
    involved in changing them, but thats the joys of working on cars!


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  • #7
    bladebrew
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,673 ✭✭✭bladebrew


    my wipers went aswell, the pump was still making noise but nothing was happening,it was just dirt stuck in the tube coming from the motor blocking the water,im sure it wouldnt be a difficult job for a mechanic,
    on my car it was a nightmare to get at the bottle though,you get at it through the right hand wheel arch:eek:


  • #8
    the_syco
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,315 ✭✭✭✭the_syco


    Had the same problem myself. Just had to wriggle the pipe from the motor a bit: it was loose, and wasn't pumping at full strength.


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