V50 Electrics : - Headlight washers won't retract

Crazylachesus · Mar 18th, 2019, 09:20

Hi All!

On my 2004 V50, the headlight washers just developed a problem. They won't retract. Both of them are staying extended after usage. I can push them back with my hand and they stay that way, but after using them again, they again stay extended. The nozzle works, washer fluid is properly coming out of both of them.

Any help is appreciated.

Thanks

StatusRed · Mar 18th, 2019, 09:56

They might have got gammed up so the force of the water is enough to force them out but too much resistance for them to retract back?

I'd take them off the car and clean them out with warm water and pull out the nozzle so you can clean through the whole thing using a pipe cleaner or something, refit and see how they are? That's a bumper off job.

If it didn't happen to either of them before and then suddenly happened to both of them maybe it's something else though? Don't know if the car creates some sort of vacuum after it's sprayed and that's failing instead?

Mar 18th, 2019, 09:20	#1
Crazylachesus Junior Member Last Online: Jul 25th, 2019 14:25 Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Budapest	Headlight washers won't retract Hi All! On my 2004 V50, the headlight washers just developed a problem. They won't retract. Both of them are staying extended after usage. I can push them back with my hand and they stay that way, but after using them again, they again stay extended. The nozzle works, washer fluid is properly coming out of both of them. Any help is appreciated. Thanks

Mar 18th, 2019, 09:56	#2
StatusRed Premier Member Last Online: Yesterday 19:28 Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Glasgow	They might have got gammed up so the force of the water is enough to force them out but too much resistance for them to retract back? I'd take them off the car and clean them out with warm water and pull out the nozzle so you can clean through the whole thing using a pipe cleaner or something, refit and see how they are? That's a bumper off job. If it didn't happen to either of them before and then suddenly happened to both of them maybe it's something else though? Don't know if the car creates some sort of vacuum after it's sprayed and that's failing instead? __________________ 2009 S40 SE Lux 2.0i \| 2022 Suzuki V-Strom 650 \| 2002 Audi TT 225 Previous: C70 Coupe 2.4i \| Saab 9-5 Aero \| Daihatsu SporTrak

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