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D3 - Common Faults Quick links to all known common faults and their solutions |
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Sounds like the pipe work is either blocked, off or leaking so you're just not getting the pressure at the nozzle - if the nozzle was blocked then that may also have caused it in the first place. I'd check all the hoses first to make sure they are all in place and connected and not leaking
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It's to be noted that the washer jets for the headlights work fine and normal!
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Just the windscreen doesn't work correctly
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Don't know about D3 but D2 has 2 pumps 1 for screen 1 for lights. I had to push some stainless wire down the nozzles to clear the, i think the car was in a hard water area at some point in its life. There was something in them causing low pressure that or there is a mesh sreen in the nozzle and i've pushed it out, either way it's much better than before.
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Can you unplug the nozzle from behind and see if water is delivered?
I doubt all nozzles would block at the same time, but it would conform water is delivered or not, then work at the other end - how does the pump sound. Try emptying the washer bottle and fill with a hot jet wash as the speed of that water will cause a lot of turbulence and hopefully dislodge crud. |
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No the part where it connects to the nozzle isn't visible... the water pipe goes up into the bonnet itself at the corner, then you don't see anything anymore - it actually runs inside the bonnet. And where the nozzle is there is no rear access to it
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The Nozzles come out through the bonnet from below if I read the manual correctly.
Have a look through the files, you will figure it out from there once you have looked at the car I'm sure.
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I'm 100% sure now that headlights washers are equipped with individual pumps, 2x for headlights, 1x for windscreen
So as snapdragon mentioned, there will be like a very thin bactericidal growth of slime which got to the bottom of the tank where the filter is. I've had same issue recently, headlight washers were working fine but the windscreen jets were literally dribbling. So, driver side wheelarch near the driver's door, unscrew two bottom screws, pull the wheelarch with a flat scredriwer and you will see bottom of the tank and a pump. Pull the pump up and there will be left a black rubber ring which is actually a filter. If there is a water in the tank I will guarantee you water will shoot out as soon you pull this filter out. Clean of properly think skin type growth and put bits back together. But as mentioned before, give a quick.blast from the top ideally with a jetwasher or couple of bottles of hot water to flush the rest of the growth from inside the tank. If you don't do that it may get block almost instantly or withing coupe of days, it happened to me. Sorry for the write up but @ A&E atm very bored ![]()
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