Daewoo Matiz (1998 - 2004) - W reg SE - Front screen wash jets not working

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Sun 23 Dec 2007 12:39
W reg SE - Front screen wash jets not working - Richie_green
Got a problem with a W reg Matiz - the front screenwash jets wont work but the rear work fine.
Any ideas where to look and what for?

(I amended the header as you said the front wipers weren't working, but in the main body of your post you said it's the washer jets)

Edited by Webmaster on 23/12/2007 at 12:59

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Sun 23 Dec 2007 13:29
W reg SE - Front screen wash jets not working - Dynamic Dave
Can you hear the washer pump running at all?

Is it simply that the jets (and pipes leading to them) have frozen up in the recent cold spell?
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Sun 23 Dec 2007 20:09
W reg SE - Front screen wash jets not working - Richie_green
No there is no running noise from the pumps at all.
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Sun 23 Dec 2007 21:16
W reg SE - Front screen wash jets not working - Dynamic Dave
Not familiar with the Matiz. Does the windscreen wash system share the same bottle, or are they separate? If separate, have you checked the fuse?
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Sun 23 Dec 2007 21:19
W reg SE - Front screen wash jets not working - Fullchat
Are they frozen up???
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Fullchat
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Sun 23 Dec 2007 22:09
W reg SE - Front screen wash jets not working - Armitage Shanks {p}
If it has been really cold there might be no noise from the pump because that has frozen too. Are you in the Highlands and 'enjoying' -10C, that would explain it. Otherwise it could be a bad connection or a blown fuse, unless both pumps work off the same one.
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