headlight washers not working

[paddy wright]

My headlight washers started to leak out the bottom of the bumper- I opened the arch liner hatch and found one of the pipes was not connected. I re attached this- no more leak- but th washer dont pop up- the motor can be heard but no pop up!
Help!?

[cj10jeeper]

I've got to ask....Is there water in the reservoir?

OK - a bit more sensible - do you realise they only activate once every so many cycles of the washer (5 I think) and of course only once the headlights are on

[paddy wright]

YES- I REFILLLED THE RESERVOIR- THE WASHERS MOTORS WIR AS THEY SHOULD FOR COMING UP BUT NO MOVEMENT! sorry for all the capital letters just realised caps lock was on

[cj10jeeper]

There are 2 motors - 1 for the screen and 1 for the headlight washers. Are you sure that both are running as they are close together?
There are of course no motors in the jet themselves, they are just hydraulically operated and rise under pressure.

Beyond that you have to be looking for the pump impellor broken, blocked or kinked pipe, etc.

[EdButler]

Paddy, once when my washer reservoir ran out, it obviously air-locked the headlight washer lines. It took a few days (a few squirts a day) for my headlight washers to start working again. Just keep giving them a blast and the water should eventually get back through

[cj10jeeper]

Paddy, once when my washer reservoir ran out, it obviously air-locked the headlight washer lines. It took a few days (a few squirts a day) for my headlight washers to start working again. Just keep giving them a blast and the water should eventually get back through

That's a good point Ed given that the hoses and then the jets themselves hold a high volume of washer fluid and they only operate intermittently every so many cycles and only while the headlights are on.

[paddy wright]

ill keep trying - have used two reservoirs worth now and still no rise!

[cj10jeeper]

ill keep trying - have used two reservoirs worth now and still no rise!

Disconnect the screen pump so you know only water is going to the headlight washers. If the level does not go down then you have pump or hose problems

[paddy wright]

where is the screen pump located

[cj10jeeper]

Side of the reservoir tank

[paddy wright]

cheers ed and cj- disconnected the window washer motor, the headlight one out to clean- fair few basts to clear the airlock adn away we go- back and working fine!!!!!

[pvr]

Your next problem will be the disappearing washer covers

[EdButler]

Just dont run out now :p Or it wont work for agggges again!!

[Greeno]

Looks like i might have this fun and games to play with too as one of mine started to leak but i hadnt gotten round to investigate it yet.

Good to know you can see some of the workings taking off the arch liner hatch. i was thinking it was going to end up being a bumper off job.

Fingers crossed it will not....................

[a11y]

Your next problem will be the disappearing washer covers

Since I don't have xenons I decided to disconnect my headlamp washers to avoid the disappearing cover issue

(AFAIK the washers are only necessary for xenons, not regular lamps, but I found them effing useless anyway)