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so....at the risk of sounding like a muppet.......
were the hell is the washer motor??????

attached to the washer bottle under the passenger floor

ah, thought it might be!!
how do i get at it??
r they easy to replace??

Yep...easy to replace...Remove the three bolts that hold the washer bottle (better when its empty or you might get wet!), it'll drop down & you can pull out the pump from the bottle & replace with new one...You might find the new one has different terminal connections & require some spade connectors....

I removed mine & fitted a new one, but found it wasn't the pump but a bad connection at the steering wheel...

bertnuggit wrote:Yep...easy to replace...Remove the three bolts that hold the washer bottle (better when its empty or you might get wet!), it'll drop down & you can pull out the pump from the bottle & replace with new one...You might find the new one has different terminal connections & require some spade connectors....

I removed mine & fitted a new one, but found it wasn't the pump but a bad connection at the steering wheel...

many thanks
i tried the steering wheel conections 1st, no joy so just bought a new pump.
see how we go .......to be continued

all sorted now, easier than i thought

Hi,

I have issues with the water not pumping out, its intermittent works and then doesn't, so I am guessing could be a bad connection. You both said it could be the steering wheel connection. I am really not good at thing like this so is it in the bit under the steering wheel, where the end of the levers are? IF so what does it look like/wire/colour so I can check mine before I replace the pump as think its going to be that.

Cheers

Hi Funkyoid

Sounds like a bad connection somewhere...Not sure if you can clean the connections for the lever on the steering wheel without removing the wheel. Not difficult to remove though - disconnect your battery, remove horn button on wheel, big nut, then wheel ....clean the copper contacts and check they touch when you pull the lever...

Bad connection could also be bad earth on the earth crown (copper crowns attached to chassis behind glove box) - you can clean them....Could be bad connection to the pump itself - pump is attached to the washer bottle itself which you find outside, under the front bumper (passenger side), remove the 3 nuts to release the washer bottle (better if bottle is empty) & check wires to the pump....

Funkyoid wrote:Hi,

I have issues with the water not pumping out, its intermittent works and then doesn't, so I am guessing could be a bad connection. You both said it could be the steering wheel connection. I am really not good at thing like this so is it in the bit under the steering wheel, where the end of the levers are? IF so what does it look like/wire/colour so I can check mine before I replace the pump as think its going to be that.

Cheers

i just got an old paint brush behind the steering wheel/wiper stalk, loads of crap down there
but it was the pump on mine. easy fix as said above.
had to put new spade end connections on as the new pump had different connections