V50 Electrics : - Headlight washer not working - Page 2

paddyred · Apr 10th, 2016, 00:11

The pump failed on mine. If you cant hear the pump turn on then its a pump failure. I paid about £8 for a second hand one and then you can pull the wheel off, take the arch liner off and you will see the pump in there. Pull it out and put the new one in.

If you can hear the pump then you might have a pipe off. Lift each washer up as it will pull out of the bumper on the little plunger its on and get someone to turn the sprayers on. If fluid it coming out at high pressure then you will need new spray nozzles as these have a sprung valve on that opens when the pressure is high so the washers extend and then squirt on the headlights. If no fluid is coming out and you can hear the pump then you have a pipe off. Find where the water is coming from and reconnect the pipe. If you cant find a pipe off then pull the nozzle off the washer. It will pull out of the piston and then pull the washer stalk again. If you get a low pressure flow then the pump might be dodgey.

AJGallacher · Apr 30th, 2016, 12:27

Snap.
My headlight washers have never worked.
Didn't even know I had them until I had the bumper off doing something else.
I figure, do I need them? = No. Problem solved.
Can't be bothered diagnosing what it could be.
I just left it as is.

mack625 · Dec 9th, 2017, 22:58

Does anyone know if the Headlight washers has a relay on a V50 2008? i know it has a fuse in slot 11 of the engine compartment fuse box which seems to be fine when tested. I've seen one person say they checked the fuse and relay but i can't see anywhere it says it has a relay. wanted to check this first before i start stripping down to check the pump as nothing is happening at all when pressing for the washers to activate. headlight switch is in the correct position and washer bottle is full

Thanks

Sysyphus · Dec 10th, 2017, 00:50

Mine froze up a couple of weeks ago on a trip up to Lake Placid... hadn't gotten around to swapping from summer bug-cleaning to winter anti-freeze wash, was still warm when I left Philly, we hadn't really had a frost to speak of, but it was -8 C at mid-day in the mountains when I got there... was the first time I'd ever actually seen one: I'm always in the drivers seat when they pop up

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Luckily filling up with anti-freeze wash and parking in the sunshine was enough to melt them and normal service was resumed for the snowy drive home.

Apr 10th, 2016, 00:11	#11
paddyred Master Member Last Online: Jul 31st, 2021 13:08 Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Exeter	The pump failed on mine. If you cant hear the pump turn on then its a pump failure. I paid about £8 for a second hand one and then you can pull the wheel off, take the arch liner off and you will see the pump in there. Pull it out and put the new one in. If you can hear the pump then you might have a pipe off. Lift each washer up as it will pull out of the bumper on the little plunger its on and get someone to turn the sprayers on. If fluid it coming out at high pressure then you will need new spray nozzles as these have a sprung valve on that opens when the pressure is high so the washers extend and then squirt on the headlights. If no fluid is coming out and you can hear the pump then you have a pipe off. Find where the water is coming from and reconnect the pipe. If you cant find a pipe off then pull the nozzle off the washer. It will pull out of the piston and then pull the washer stalk again. If you get a low pressure flow then the pump might be dodgey. __________________ Wax On Wax Off! Last edited by paddyred; Apr 10th, 2016 at 00:16.

Dec 9th, 2017, 22:58	#13
mack625 mackie Last Online: Jun 1st, 2023 22:42 Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Wolverhampton	V50 Headlight washer relay Does anyone know if the Headlight washers has a relay on a V50 2008? i know it has a fuse in slot 11 of the engine compartment fuse box which seems to be fine when tested. I've seen one person say they checked the fuse and relay but i can't see anywhere it says it has a relay. wanted to check this first before i start stripping down to check the pump as nothing is happening at all when pressing for the washers to activate. headlight switch is in the correct position and washer bottle is full Thanks

Apr 30th, 2016, 12:27	#12
AJGallacher New Member Last Online: Feb 11th, 2017 13:01 Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Edinburgh	Snap. My headlight washers have never worked. Didn't even know I had them until I had the bumper off doing something else. I figure, do I need them? = No. Problem solved. Can't be bothered diagnosing what it could be. I just left it as is.

Dec 10th, 2017, 00:50	#14
Sysyphus Senior Member Last Online: Mar 30th, 2021 23:19 Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Suburban Philly	Mine froze up a couple of weeks ago on a trip up to Lake Placid... hadn't gotten around to swapping from summer bug-cleaning to winter anti-freeze wash, was still warm when I left Philly, we hadn't really had a frost to speak of, but it was -8 C at mid-day in the mountains when I got there... was the first time I'd ever actually seen one: I'm always in the drivers seat when they pop up . Luckily filling up with anti-freeze wash and parking in the sunshine was enough to melt them and normal service was resumed for the snowy drive home.

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