Vauxhall Astra F (1991 - 1998) - windscreen washers pump working but no water

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Sun 9 Mar 2008 01:17
windscreen washers pump working but no water - Peter C
My windscreen washer electric pump is working but no water is coming out of the jets. What should I look for?

Regards

Peter
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Sun 9 Mar 2008 05:37
windscreen washers pump working but no water - midlife - what crisis?
Probably caused by sediment or scum in the washer bottle blocking the filter to the pump. HJ's recommended method is to put a hose down the filler neck and flush this out. I had a Rover 75 which has a plastic insert cast in the filler neck (presumably to stop large items falling in) so I had to use a very small bore plastic pipe to syphon the water and gunge out repeatedly but got there in the end, so be patient if you have to resort to this. Otherwise could be blocked jets or a kinked hose leading to the jets under the bonnet
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Sun 9 Mar 2008 08:40
windscreen washers pump working but no water - topbloke
remove pump (push fit) remove rubber filter where pump go's into bottle and you will find the filter covered in slime/gunk, flush washer bottle out with hot water, clean filter and reasemble
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Sat 15 Mar 2008 18:56
windscreen washers pump working but no water - Peter C
Thanks guys for your help. I will have a go this weekend. Sorry for the late reply.

Cheers

Peter
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Sat 15 Mar 2008 21:50
windscreen washers pump working but no water - Webmaster
Sorry for the late reply.


But still no reply to the email that I sent you (9th March) asking for the year so that I could edit it into the subject line.
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