rear washers problem

kernowbongo · Post by **kernowbongo** » Fri Jan 02, 2009 6:55 pm

Hi, our rear window washers have stopped working. When the washer button is pressed the washer motor pumps the fluid but it leaks out somewhere above the exhaust pipe. I presume the pipe is broken somewhere. Does anybody know if this is a common fault, and where the break is likely to be ?
Thanks for your help
Kernowbongo

trevd01 · Post by **trevd01** » Fri Jan 02, 2009 7:59 pm

Was the rear jet frozen?

mick · Post by **mick** » Fri Jan 02, 2009 9:47 pm

I think the pipe feeds across the roof of the Bongo, so the leak isn't coming from underneath. Mine came adrift on the top of the tailgate. I guess a leak from where mine broke could run down through the panels to drip underneath ?

Post by **aitch** » Fri Jan 02, 2009 11:47 pm

don't forget the rear pump is higher in the container than the front pump so the rear will allways stop working first.

Post by **Bob** » Sat Jan 03, 2009 12:44 am

Well spotted Aitch.

missfixit70 · Post by **missfixit70** » Sat Jan 03, 2009 12:51 am

kernowbongo wrote:Hi, our rear window washers have stopped working. When the washer button is pressed the washer motor pumps the fluid but it leaks out somewhere above the exhaust pipe. I presume the pipe is broken somewhere. Does anybody know if this is a common fault, and where the break is likely to be ?
Thanks for your help
Kernowbongo

Not that well spotted

Post by **Bob** » Sat Jan 03, 2009 1:14 am

Well it might be leaking from the high rear pump, onto the manifold. We need to look at all possibilities.

missfixit70 · Post by **missfixit70** » Sat Jan 03, 2009 2:07 am

Yeah, but, no, but, the exhaust manifold is a few feet behind the washer bottle & pump

kernowbongo · Post by **kernowbongo** » Sat Jan 03, 2009 4:31 pm

Hello again. perhaps i wasnt explicit enough about the location of the leak. The washer fluid is leaking from somewhere around the tailgate and dripping onto the rear exhaust silencer and tail pipe.

mikeonb4c · Post by **mikeonb4c** » Sat Jan 03, 2009 4:46 pm

kernowbongo wrote:Hello again. perhaps i wasnt explicit enough about the location of the leak. The washer fluid is leaking from somewhere around the tailgate and dripping onto the rear exhaust silencer and tail pipe.

I think Mick and Trevor are on the right lines. Sounds like the pipe has come off the nozzle connection, or summat like that

trevd01 · Post by **trevd01** » Sat Jan 03, 2009 6:23 pm

trevd01 wrote:Was the rear jet frozen?

I should be less cryptic. If the rear jet freezes, and you try and wash the rear screen, the pressure from the washer pump can push the washer fluid pipe off a dodgy joint, which could be in the rear door.

KennethB · Post by **KennethB** » Sat Jan 03, 2009 9:03 pm

I have the same problem at the moment. If the washer bottle is low will the rear jet stop working first?

missfixit70 · Post by **missfixit70** » Sat Jan 03, 2009 9:06 pm

Yep, as Aitch said earlier in the thread, it has a higher take off from the washer bottle, so will stop working before the front washers.

kernowbongo · Post by **kernowbongo** » Sun Jan 04, 2009 8:50 pm

problem solved. It turned out to be a broken pipe connector on the top of the tailgate. thanks to everyone who gave a sensible, helpful answer.

mikeonb4c · Post by **mikeonb4c** » Sun Jan 04, 2009 10:11 pm

kernowbongo wrote:problem solved. It turned out to be a broken pipe connector on the top of the tailgate. thanks to everyone who gave a sensible, helpful answer.

Hurrah and well done

PS - any indication that the cold weather (e.g. fluid freezing in the pipe) might have triggered it? Or maybe its time was simply up!

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