rear wash wipe

[CRAIGLCR]

hi guys have any of you had problems with the rear wash not working??? at first i thought it was the cowling from the fabia wiper stopping the water from hitting the windscreen. but on further inspection it seems like the water isnt coming out of the jet its coming from between the nut and jet housing???? can this be tightened up at all????

 

[Leigh15]

Have you checked the boot for washer fluid? The pipes have been known to pop off..

 

[CRAIGLCR]

no not yet but the water is coming to the outside just not out of the jet tho???

 

[lc_allan]

Remove the boot trim and check for leaks, get someone to spray while your outside. Can you hear the motor trying to push the water?.

 

[CRAIGLCR]

yep the motor is pushing the water.

 

[lc_allan]

Blocked jet?, can you unblock with a needle, paper clip?.

 

[CRAIGLCR]

dont think the jet is blocked had a needle in it lastnight to move the position of where it sprays???

 

[lc_allan]

Sound like the jet is broken or there is a leak somewhere. You might have to remove the lot so see. I wouldn't have thought the whole jet is that expensive. Someone else might be able to give you an idea who's replaced it.

 

[Mad Spoons]

was it a bit frosty when you tried to use you rear washer? the back presure of the frozen pipe/nozzle casues it to blow off, yet another seat disgn flaw, i got mine fixed under warranty.

 

[lc_allan]

If the pipe was off though the water would not get to the jet though... would it?.

 

[ChrisUK]

Mines the same mate - the squirt drips out of the boot lock (at the bottom) - need a warranty job but havent been @rsed sorting it out yet......

 

[marshyc]

It'll be the brass pipe which carries the water to the to the jet. It is known to corrode.

You can get a repair kit from vagparts https://sslrelay.com/s74326199.oneandoneshop.co.uk/sess/utn;jsessionid=154761302f0f7ed/shopdata/0015_VW/0030_Golf+MK4/0015_Exterior/0015_Rear+wiper+repair+kit/product_details.shopscript?article=0010_MK4%2BGolf%2BRear%2Bwiper%2Bmotor%2Brepair%2Bkit%2B=288L0wiperkit=29

 

[CRAIGLCR]

cheers!! did you do yours yourself?? and if you take the panel off the inside the boot can you tell that this is the problem??

 

[marshyc]

Not done mine yet but got the kit. The pic is from the vagparts website.

From the symptoms you have described it is def that. The kit is only for Valeo motors not Bosch but if you look here you can read a guide someone posted up and they managed to use the pipe on their Bosch motor.

If you pull the trim off you can see which motor you have. If it is Bosch you could always try a model shop or similar to see if you could just get the pipe.

 

[ChrisUK]

Have you tried taking the boot trim off ?

I was going to take mine off to change the back lights, put a big hole in the trim & snapped a load of clips..........I left it on & worked around it lol

 

[marshyc]

Took mine off yeah but borrowed a trim removal set to get it off. I had to work my way round and feel for the clips and gently ease the trim away.

 

[dpriestley]

I've had the same problem in the past, and ended up putting a small jubilee clip on the conection fomr hose to motor.

However, it's stopped working again, and, the screen wash is dripping off the rear, passenger side mud flap. Anybody any ideas?

 

[lc_allan]

I've had the same problem in the past, and ended up putting a small jubilee clip on the conection fomr hose to motor.

However, it's stopped working again, and, the screen wash is dripping off the rear, passenger side mud flap. Anybody any ideas?

All you've done is make one connection very secure and probably was the easiest to get to anyway, at a guess it's popped open further down the line as the motor side is now strong. I think there is a few junction places. Good luck in tracing it behind the panels

 

[dpriestley]

I've found it on another thread. There's another connector on the left hand side of the boot. behind the panel with the light. I've put another jubille clip on there and jobs a good un.