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Screenwash not working

vasseur
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I thought I was out of screenwash but when I went to refill it the container was almost full!

I can't see any leaks or seepages from the tube or any blockages in the outlet holes and the rear screen one is working fine so was wondering what it could be. Is there a pump or something that needs replacing. Will it be very expensive?
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  • muddyl
    muddyl Posts: 579 Forumite
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    It may help if you say what car you have as they all have different systems.
    Its common for the one way valves to break, which are cheap and easy to fix.
  • vasseur
    vasseur Posts: 3,093 Forumite
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    Quick response, thanks, it's a Toyota Yaris 04 plate.
    It's not how far you fall - it's how high you bounce back.... :j
    Happiness is not a destination - it's a journey :)
  • Portly_Pig
    Portly_Pig Posts: 117 Forumite
    Can you hear the pump working?

    Have you checked the fuse?
  • vasseur
    vasseur Posts: 3,093 Forumite
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    Portly_Pig wrote: »
    Can you hear the pump working?

    Have you checked the fuse?

    I think I could hear something. As for the fuse I wouldn't even know where to look! :o:o
    It's not how far you fall - it's how high you bounce back.... :j
    Happiness is not a destination - it's a journey :)
  • muddyl
    muddyl Posts: 579 Forumite
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    When you try to use the front washers, can you hear the pump working at all? If not then the motor may have packed and in. Check the fuse first. If your handy with diy then the pumps for front and back are the same so you could swap them over and at least have the front working instead. I believe a new pump is circa £70 though I'm sure eBay could be cheaper.
  • Portly_Pig
    Portly_Pig Posts: 117 Forumite
    polesalot wrote: »
    I think I could hear something. As for the fuse I wouldn't even know where to look! :o:o

    Start with the handbook.
  • muddyl
    muddyl Posts: 579 Forumite
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    polesalot wrote: »
    I think I could hear something. As for the fuse I wouldn't even know where to look! :o:o

    I believe that are located above the drivers footwell on the lower dashboard behind a cover. Your manual should list all the fuses so you can identify the correct one.
  • muddyl
    muddyl Posts: 579 Forumite
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    EBay have the pumps for around £15
  • vasseur
    vasseur Posts: 3,093 Forumite
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    Thanks very much, I'll have a look tomorrow.

    With any luck it's just the fuse and I can swap the back and front ones around.
    It's not how far you fall - it's how high you bounce back.... :j
    Happiness is not a destination - it's a journey :)
  • forgotmyname
    forgotmyname Posts: 33,059 Forumite
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    Even though the pumps spin. They dont always pump.

    Sometimes its the filter in the inlet of the pump. But people most people keep trying the button it ruins the pump.

    I did the same. Press press pumps making its normal noise but no water. Cleaned screen manually. Next 2 days press press....

    3rd day i took the pump off, Filter blocked..oops... But the pump still didnt work. Seems i killed it.
    New pump and its sorted.
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