rear washer

robbiehall · Post by **robbiehall** » Wed Feb 04, 2004 8:17 pm

Help, mines packed up. Any ideas?????

I have toped up the reservoir in the engine bay, looked at the nozzle at the rear and it seems clear.

Cheers
Rob

Nelson_Wilbury · Post by **Nelson_Wilbury** » Wed Feb 04, 2004 8:42 pm

Probably the washer hose popped off just under the engine bay, common in cold weather. It's happened to me three times now, stopped after I started using a higher concentration of screenwash.

Work the rear washer jet and check for signs of water loss around the bulkhead area, if there is none their its probably popped off inside the bootlid. Which can be a bit worse because it can flood the microswitch on the boot lock and cause your alarm to go off

Hope this helps

robbiehall · Post by **robbiehall** » Wed Feb 04, 2004 8:53 pm

Cheers Nelson,

I just wish the weather was a bit nicer so I felt more like going outside and crawling over the car !!!

Cheers
Rob

Nelson_Wilbury · Post by **Nelson_Wilbury** » Wed Feb 04, 2004 9:04 pm

No problems.

Just remember not to panic as its covered under warranty

Best way to avert this is not to even think about using your washer jets in freezing temperatures, unless of course if your lucky and have heated washer jets

robbiehall · Post by **robbiehall** » Wed Feb 04, 2004 9:10 pm

What happens if you do then ??

Rob

Nelson_Wilbury · Post by **Nelson_Wilbury** » Wed Feb 04, 2004 9:14 pm

robbiehall wrote:What happens if you do then ??

Rob

Your washer jet pops off!

The pin of the washer jet is frozen so obviously the pressure builds up at the weakest point which is usually just where the pipe connects under the bulkhead. But it can *occasionally* pop off in the bootlid. Its a common problem on the MKIV Golfs and something thats carried on in the 9n Polo

robbiehall · Post by **robbiehall** » Wed Feb 04, 2004 9:23 pm

Ohh, I was thinking it was due to the water icing up, expanding and forcing it off all on it's own like...

Obvious when I look at your reply.....

Cheers
Rob

P.S. the other day I was under the bonnet - cleaning - and I 'brushed' ever so lightly, a little black plastic cover from the top damper mounting, and, it shot down in the engine bay, so far, never to be seen again.

pi55ed ovv

jrw · Post by **jrw** » Wed Feb 04, 2004 11:18 pm

If u have heated washers like me

is the back one heated also as im always warey of using it?

Scorpio1 · Post by **Scorpio1** » Thu Feb 05, 2004 12:09 am

Don't think the back is heated, doubt it maybe I'm wrong?

robbiehall · Post by **robbiehall** » Fri Feb 06, 2004 5:53 pm

Oh no, I had that little black plastic washer, it fell down on to the suspension gaiter, but when I tried to reach it I flicked it into the engine under cover. I have heard it rattling but cannot see it...

Just remember not to panic as its covered under warranty

Nelson, should I just be able to phone up the dealer and say 'my rear wash don't work'??
won't they say 'should have used VW screen wash'

Cheers
Rob

robbiehall · Post by **robbiehall** » Thu Feb 12, 2004 10:15 am

Well, praise to Autohaus at Kettering - my rear washer is working again now, it was the 'water pipe popped off' problem 'probably due to insufficient anti-freeze in water' - quoting from the Technician.

So I'm happy again....

Cheers
Rob

Wai_Mak · Post by **Wai_Mak** » Thu Feb 12, 2004 1:54 pm

so whereabouts is the water pipe located? i need to fix it too but damn VW are gonna take the P by taking 6-7hrs to do it

robbiehall · Post by **robbiehall** » Thu Feb 12, 2004 5:11 pm

Well I wasn't present while they did their work, but its behind the rear trim panel on the tailgate, cos they had to remove it - (from the notes) and I guess that it unclips at several places in the usual way - partly hidden that is - until you lift up some plastic with a screwdriver and see where the clip may be.

Cheers
Rob

Stephen123 · Post by **Stephen123** » Tue Feb 17, 2004 10:03 pm

My rear washer has packed up ..... cant really complain the car is nearly 11 months old now .

toXXin · Post by **toXXin** » Tue Feb 17, 2004 11:41 pm

robbiehall wrote:Well, praise to Autohaus at Kettering - my rear washer is working again now, it was the 'water pipe popped off' problem 'probably due to insufficient anti-freeze in water' - quoting from the Technician.

So I'm happy again....

Cheers
Rob

Wow, Autohaus did something right?

Only kidding, Kettering seem to be fine (my ex's dad got his TT from them and couldn't praise them enough) but Northampton seem to be a tad useless at times