Window Washers

[bowlink1]

Hi all!

I need some help with fixing a problem on my t1 so i can get the warrant. The window washers wont spray and i dont know why. It is both the rear and front sprayers which dont work (no whirring or anything) so im pretty sure it is an electrical problem. I'v take the guard off to get at the thing but cant see anything wrong. The fuses are also all fine. On the wiring diagrams its all connected so everything else in the car is working fine.

So yeah, I'm running out of ideas here! We have a few donor cars so i might see if i can switch the whole unit over but any advice or ideas would be much appreciated

[bmgjet]

Put a multi-meter/test light on the pumps wires then get some one to try squirt them.

If there is power then its just the pumps that stuffed.

If theres no power then next pull the button/stalk off and test they have power up there.

If there is no power there ether then there must be a break in the wire some where.

[bowlink1]

Cheers bmgjet. The thing is if its a break at the stalk and everything else was fine, there would be a break also in the rear window sprayer button. I will definitely check but i find it hard to believe both have broken at the same time

[honda-pop]

Is there only 1 fuse for both or seperate. Did you replace with new ones. I have come across fuses of all types that look fine but have a break where you can't see it.

If the fuses are OK I would suspect a break in supply to it/them. Check the fuse contacts with a circuit tester to make sure they have supply.

[bowlink1]

They share the same fuse and i did try putting some new ones in which didnt help.

There was electricity going to both motors so i swapped them with some spares and now working fine, although there is some gunk clogging the lines now.

Cheers

[honda-pop]

If there's gunk in the hoses then that's most likely what's stopped the pumps. Doesn't take much. I always use demineralised water in the washer bottle (laundry isle in supermarket). Tap water is full of lime and other contaminants. Bit like cholesterol.

[3GCVC]

it may be nesc to blow your lines out with compressed air, and also your nozzles on the bonnet

[Grunza]

I have just failed a warrant on the same thing so I pulled the washer bottle out and checked the pumps. Bother pumps were buggered and tank was full of crud so went to the scrap yard and took the washer bottle from an old holden haha. Checked the pump and mounted it into the city. Got some new lines and nozzles works perfectly. I would first suggest jamming switch on while checking voltage at pump plugs and then secondly just checking your pumps straight off the battery.