Washer bottle hose leak

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lsteph0

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Hi Everyone,

I seem to have a leak from the washer bottle hose/s that lead from the washer bottle to the headlight washers. The hoses disappear off from the washer bottle somewhere behind the front grill. Does anyone know how to find the hose so I can try an either replace them or fix whatever is causing the leak?

Thanks,
Lucy
 
Isteph0. Welcome to the forum :thumbsup:

With regards to the washer pipework, the best solution is to remove the front bumper. This way all the hoses are visible.
 
I just disconnected the electrical supply for the headlight washer pump. My fluid lasts ten times longer and more importantly I no longer get those annoying after squirts that mess up my nice clean bonnet and on the screen which necessitate a further sweep of the wipers.
Although after writing this I now realise this is unlikely to help your issue. Sorry. :oops:
 
I had this problem and it was the headlight washer that was leaking.

Best way to check this is to remove the front bumper. You can then see everything easily.
 
If it is leaking from where the hose connects to the pump it will be a degraded O ring on the connection.

It is possible to unbolt the wash bottle and move it enough to gain access to either replace the O ring or wrap it in some plumbers ptfe tape. I went with the latter and it hasn't leaked in about a year since doing it.
 
Thanks for all the replies, I think it’s gonna be a front bumper removal as the leak is from the passenger side and so not anywhere near the motor. It also leaks when the engine is switched off so I’m not sure removing the electrical supply will help.

Any pointers on how to remove the front bumper?

Thanks,
Lucy
 
Just a thought, but if you isolated the headlight washer pump I wouldn't have thought there would be any water in the hose to the headlight.

I got fed up with the streaks up the wings Jamie25 mentioned, so as I don't have Xenons I just removed Fuse 40!

It also means I won't be losing the caps on the washer jets. :)
 
Mr Tidy said:
Just a thought, but if you isolated the headlight washer pump I wouldn't have thought there would be any water in the hose to the headlight.

I got fed up with the streaks up the wings Jamie25 mentioned, so as I don't have Xenons I just removed Fuse 40!

It also means I won't be losing the caps on the washer jets. :)
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There is nothing in the pump to stop water flowing freely through it, so simply unplugging it or removing the fuses won't solve the issue.

The easiest option would be to unplug the headlight wash motor and remove the water pipe. Then replace it with a small piece of pipe fitted with a bung in the end. When it comes time for MOT you just plug everything back in for the day.
 
Z4 Gaz said:
There is nothing in the pump to stop water flowing freely through it, so simply unplugging it or removing the fuses won't solve the issue.

The easiest option would be to unplug the headlight wash motor and remove the water pipe. Then replace it with a small piece of pipe fitted with a bung in the end. When it comes time for MOT you just plug everything back in for the day.
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Oh right, I didn't realise water could flow through the pump even when it isn't operating. :oops:

But unless you have Bi-Xenon headlights you don't need working headlight washers for the MOT.
 
So how do I get to the headlight washer motor and pipe? Do I need to take the bumper off or just the washer bottle out?
 
lsteph0 said:
So how do I get to the headlight washer motor and pipe? Do I need to take the bumper off or just the washer bottle out?
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Just the wash bottle. It is the motor nearest the front of the car. There is a small plastic 'U' clip that needs lifting up, then the pipe will pull off the motor.

At this point the wash bottle will start to empty itself rather quickly, so have something ready to stop the flow if you don't want to lose your screen wash.
 
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