WASHERS

deanrosc · Dec 16th, 2004, 17:03

hi all
my headlamp washers have packed in. the wiper is moving but no water coming out. can someone point me in the right direction before i make a pigs ear of anything?

sholtby · Dec 16th, 2004, 17:15

Its difficult to find but there is a T piece under the drivers headlight. It has a pressure control valve fitted within that gets clogged up with gunk.
Remove the T piece and either poke the gunge out or flip the top off it with a knife to thoroughly clear it out. Watch out there is a spring in there that can go flying.
Check all the easily accessible pipe work first.

Simon

pault5 · Dec 16th, 2004, 18:01

got fed up with my headlight washers not working. took the motors and piping out. looks a bit odd with no wipers though!
paul

Dec 17th, 2004, 09:14

Just buy a new T-Piece from a main dealer. They're only £2 (which isn't a huge amount of money but is a bit extortionate for a little piece of plastic).

Regards

Andy

Dec 17th, 2004, 10:48

i hear pressure washers can be quite effective at clearing blocked pipes deano!!!! only joking pal!;-)

deanrosc · Dec 17th, 2004, 13:03

i'd try that but me not know which end the bonnet is on them car things. :-) cant for the life of me find a t piece. maybe it was disconnected by the previous owner.

Dec 17th, 2004, 14:23

Dean,

Open the bonnet.

Go to the drivers side headlamp and locate the washer tube that connects to the wiper arm. Trace this tube back through the bodywork and then keep going along this piece of tubing. The T piece is connected to this piece of tubing behing/under the headlamp.

It's fiddly and a real pain in the bum but you'll get it.

Regards

Andy

deanrosc · Dec 17th, 2004, 14:36

right,
i have found two t pieces, a blue one and a green one. the green one has a ball bearing in it that stops the flow reversing by the look of it. i took them both off and have cleaned them thoroughly. The washers still aren't working. Does anyone have a diagram how they should be plumbed in? the blue one was behind the green one and was full of water.

Dec 17th, 2004, 17:18

Ah, the T-piece you're after has either a red or a white cap but I can't remember which. Sorry, I should've pointed this out.

Regards

Andy

deanrosc · Dec 17th, 2004, 17:45

no need to apologise mate. it got me out of work for ten minutes. neither of them has a cap on. theres a little black cylinder in front of the washer bottle which is connected to the blue one and another tube which runs under the top of the wing (if you can picture where i mean)is connected to it. This is then connected by a short pipe to the green t piece which is connected to two pipes that run in the front of the car. one of them has a short pipe clipped to the top of it but this is not connected to anything. I'm confused. i can see the screen wash is getting to the blue piece but not beyond that. think i'll try a new green piece and turn it round make sure its plumbed to the correct pipes.

Dec 16th, 2004, 17:03	#1
deanrosc Senior Member Last Online: Jan 25th, 2008 12:43 Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: adlington	WASHERS hi all my headlamp washers have packed in. the wiper is moving but no water coming out. can someone point me in the right direction before i make a pigs ear of anything?

Dec 16th, 2004, 17:15	#2
sholtby Premier Member Last Online: May 26th, 2010 20:17 Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: north east	RE: WASHERS Its difficult to find but there is a T piece under the drivers headlight. It has a pressure control valve fitted within that gets clogged up with gunk. Remove the T piece and either poke the gunge out or flip the top off it with a knife to thoroughly clear it out. Watch out there is a spring in there that can go flying. Check all the easily accessible pipe work first. Simon

Dec 16th, 2004, 18:01	#3
pault5 Member Last Online: Dec 30th, 2017 11:35 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: south	RE: WASHERS got fed up with my headlight washers not working. took the motors and piping out. looks a bit odd with no wipers though! paul

Dec 17th, 2004, 09:14	#4
mraldonnelly Guest Location:	RE: WASHERS Just buy a new T-Piece from a main dealer. They're only £2 (which isn't a huge amount of money but is a bit extortionate for a little piece of plastic). Regards Andy

Dec 17th, 2004, 10:48	#5
highlander Guest Location:	RE: WASHERS i hear pressure washers can be quite effective at clearing blocked pipes deano!!!! only joking pal!;-)

Dec 17th, 2004, 13:03	#6
deanrosc Senior Member Last Online: Jan 25th, 2008 12:43 Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: adlington	RE: WASHERS i'd try that but me not know which end the bonnet is on them car things. :-) cant for the life of me find a t piece. maybe it was disconnected by the previous owner.

Dec 17th, 2004, 14:23	#7
mraldonnelly Guest Location:	RE: WASHERS Dean, Open the bonnet. Go to the drivers side headlamp and locate the washer tube that connects to the wiper arm. Trace this tube back through the bodywork and then keep going along this piece of tubing. The T piece is connected to this piece of tubing behing/under the headlamp. It's fiddly and a real pain in the bum but you'll get it. Regards Andy

Dec 17th, 2004, 14:36	#8
deanrosc Senior Member Last Online: Jan 25th, 2008 12:43 Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: adlington	RE: WASHERS right, i have found two t pieces, a blue one and a green one. the green one has a ball bearing in it that stops the flow reversing by the look of it. i took them both off and have cleaned them thoroughly. The washers still aren't working. Does anyone have a diagram how they should be plumbed in? the blue one was behind the green one and was full of water.

Dec 17th, 2004, 17:18	#9
mraldonnelly Guest Location:	RE: WASHERS Ah, the T-piece you're after has either a red or a white cap but I can't remember which. Sorry, I should've pointed this out. Regards Andy

Dec 17th, 2004, 17:45	#10
deanrosc Senior Member Last Online: Jan 25th, 2008 12:43 Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: adlington	RE: WASHERS no need to apologise mate. it got me out of work for ten minutes. neither of them has a cap on. theres a little black cylinder in front of the washer bottle which is connected to the blue one and another tube which runs under the top of the wing (if you can picture where i mean)is connected to it. This is then connected by a short pipe to the green t piece which is connected to two pipes that run in the front of the car. one of them has a short pipe clipped to the top of it but this is not connected to anything. I'm confused. i can see the screen wash is getting to the blue piece but not beyond that. think i'll try a new green piece and turn it round make sure its plumbed to the correct pipes.

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