Disco2 facelift windscreen wash

Evan farmer · Mar 9, 2018

When i pull lever back nothing happens no pump noise wipers dont come on wipers work well though so i had a look two electrical connectors one on the left one on right when i pull the left one out electric is coming out of it but with the connecter off the wipers work when lever is pulled back

sierrafery · Mar 9, 2018

I can't figure out what you mean there

brian47 · Mar 9, 2018

Could be a wiper control stalk problem.

neilly · Mar 9, 2018

Not sure what you mean.

Are you sure the motors are not frozen ?

Cheers

brian47 · Mar 9, 2018

neilly said:
Not sure what you mean.

Are you sure the motors are not frozen ?

Cheers

The OP does say that the wipers do work. My reading is that they don't work, nor does the screen wash pump run when he pulls the stalk back

neilly · Mar 9, 2018

brian47 said:
The OP does say that the wipers do work. My reading is that they don't work, nor does the screen wash pump run when he pulls the stalk back

Hi Brian,

Yeah, same as I thought ,But tbh , sometimes what he writes is difficult to comprehend. So I was asking if the windscreen pump motors are frozen?

Mine did the same last week in the snow, had to pour hot water into the wheel arch to defrost them.

Cheers

brian47 · Mar 9, 2018

neilly said:
Hi Brian,

Yeah, same as I thought ,But tbh , sometimes what he writes is difficult to comprehend. So I was asking if the windscreen pump motors are frozen?

Mine did the same last week in the snow, had to pour hot water into the wheel arch to defrost them.

Cheers

Hi Neill,
Yeah, I know what you mean, the last time I had that happen to me was in my old Granada, I thought that washing up liquid and some meths would be OK, but the whole damned thing froze up, tank and both pumps, cost a small fortune to get it all replaced, the freezing had cracked the pumps and the reservoir. Since then I've always used proper screen wash fluid at the correct concentrations.

neilly · Mar 9, 2018

brian47 said:
Hi Neill,
Yeah, I know what you mean, the last time I had that happen to me was in my old Granada, I thought that washing up liquid and some meths would be OK, but the whole damned thing froze up, tank and both pumps, cost a small fortune to get it all replaced, the freezing had cracked the pumps and the reservoir. Since then I've always used proper screen wash fluid at the correct concentrations.

Sounds Fun,...

I was using Halfords -10 and it was still liquid except for the pumps , I suspect I filled up the cavity around it with snow. Once I chucked some hot water on them , job done. Now has -20 in it.

Cheers

Evan farmer · Mar 9, 2018

So two connecters with both in nothing works when one is disconnected the wipers work when you pull stick

Evan farmer · Mar 9, 2018

brian47 said:
Could be a wiper control stalk problem.

Theres voltage going to the wires when i tied the stalk up with a sock

neilly · Mar 9, 2018

Evan farmer said:
So two connecters with both in nothing works when one is disconnected the wipers work when you pull stick

Sorry , I must be having a dumb day....Still not understanding.

Cheers

Evan farmer · Mar 9, 2018

neilly said:
Sorry , I must be having a dumb day....Still not understanding.

Cheers

My english cant put it better

neilly · Mar 9, 2018

Evan farmer said:
My english cant put it better

Then my English cannot understand better...Sorry.

Cheers

Spong · Mar 9, 2018

Evan farmer said:
My english cant put it better

I've not had the steering cowl apart myself, but how I read this is.....
No wash/wipe functions from from right hand stalk. There is a connector on either side of the steering wheel (presumably one for either stalk). If you disconnect the wiring to the left hand stalk (lights), the wipers now work when the right hand stalk is pulled forward - is that what's happening?

Evan farmer · Mar 9, 2018

Spong said:
I've not had the steering cowl apart myself, but how I read this is.....
No wash/wipe functions from from right hand stalk. There is a connector on either side of the steering wheel (presumably one for either stalk). If you disconnect the wiring to the left hand stalk (lights), the wipers now work when the right hand stalk is pulled forward - is that what's happening?

no electrical plugs on qctual washer bottle

Spong · Mar 9, 2018

Evan farmer said:
no electrical plugs on qctual washer bottle

Of course, silly me....
Well, maybe there's a problem with the pump that you've disconnected, and it's stuffing up the wash/wipe function. Just a thought, if the connectors are the same, try swapping the one you've removed over to the other pump and see if it still works. You may find the headlight or rear screen washer springs into life if you do that, but it would prove the point. Having said that, I think I would double check with the circuit diagrams first!

Evan farmer · Mar 10, 2018

none of the rear screen works and doesnt have headlight washers but will give it a go

Evan farmer · Mar 10, 2018

update when swapped over wipers work when pulling lever the same but no pump noise

Evan farmer · Mar 10, 2018

when swapped over wipers work but no pump noise

Evan farmer · Mar 15, 2018

changed pump no luck when the black connecter is disconnected the wipers work though cant get my head round it no pump noise fuse is fine

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