9N common faults - anyone make this a sticky?

[david burton]

There seem to be a list of common faults on the 9N, so it'd be nice to list them here with possible solutions.

The first is the rear washer not working.

This is usually down the the hose at the front coming loose. To check this squirt the washer and if there is water dripping underneath the front longitudinals (near where the sump is) then the leak is in the engine bay.

You need to remove the air box to gain access to this. To remove this you need to remove the cold air feed from the box and then unscrew 2 (?) bolts holding the air box in place. I believe one of these is stupidly long-threaded. The rear of the box is held in place by a rubber grommet and a pin, so a bit of manipulation should see this come loose.

Next get someone to put the washer on. You'll see where the leak is pretty easily. It's usually towards the very back of the engine bay near the bulkhead. There is a connector here that's always coming loose. Zip ties won't help. Probably just reconnecting it should be ok, but I've heard superglue works well too.

Bung it back together and hey presto.

[vDUB]

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