blueanchorinn
D3 Decade
Member Since: 07 Mar 2006
Location: In a pub in Devon
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Have noticed that
1 headlamp washers aren't working at all
2 when I press wash I only get as long as I hold the button(whereas I am sure I used to get a couple of seconds of screen wash and a few wipes as long as the "low screen wash was not displayed)
3 low screen wash does appear when appropriate which is when I would expect the above symptoms to prevail.
I have tried emptying and refilling bottle a few times to see if that would cure and also checked fused link to no avail. Anybody had similar or throw any light on it? Pot Noodle Challenge Winner 2011
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 23rd Jul 2012 11:08 am |
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Big red 999
Member Since: 18 Dec 2010
Location: stockport
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Have you turned you head lights on
Ian
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| 23rd Jul 2012 11:31 am |
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DSL
Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
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Deffo shoud get shush then wipe for 3 or 4 after releasing the button, lights on or not. Not that you need screen wash down in deepest darkest Cornwall with all that rain, or are you believing the propoganda re summer being on the way?? 
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| 23rd Jul 2012 11:40 am |
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blueanchorinn
D3 Decade
Member Since: 07 Mar 2006
Location: In a pub in Devon
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Yep. Headlights are on.
I'm in very sunny Devon not Cornwall Pot Noodle Challenge Winner 2011
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| 23rd Jul 2012 12:21 pm |
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blueanchorinn
D3 Decade
Member Since: 07 Mar 2006
Location: In a pub in Devon
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any ideas  Pot Noodle Challenge Winner 2011
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| 24th Jul 2012 1:44 pm |
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garrycol
Member Since: 06 Dec 2010
Location: Canberra
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Headlights have to be on and headlamp washers work every 5th windscreen wash not every windscreen wash and will not work at all if there has been a headlamp wash within the previous 10 minutes.
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| 24th Jul 2012 2:25 pm |
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maplecottage
Member Since: 01 Feb 2011
Location: Norfolk
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Get someone with a FaultMate and VE1.30 to connect up and check it all out.
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| 24th Jul 2012 2:45 pm |
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blueanchorinn
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Location: In a pub in Devon
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Well with the help of Paganuk we determined that the relay was working so got into the washer bottle to find that the pump was seized. Managed to free it off and it now works  Amazed it hadnt blown the fusible link as when we connected via a couple of wires to the battery it cooked the wires and burnt my fingers Pot Noodle Challenge Winner 2011
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| 25th Jul 2012 9:17 am |
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DiscoDunc
Member Since: 08 May 2006
Location: Bristol
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sounds like you need a new washer bottle and two new pumps.... perhaps some new pipes and washer jets as well Duncan
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| 25th Jul 2012 9:27 am |
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blueanchorinn
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Thanks for the offer Dunc but I have ordered a new one from TLO just over £20 quite surprised. Pot Noodle Challenge Winner 2011
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| 25th Jul 2012 2:16 pm |
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viethson
Member Since: 13 Jan 2009
Location: Bavaria
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I have a D3 without headlamp wash and have just run out of wash fluide without any low level warning.
Is this warning only installed in cars with headlamp wash? And could I activate it with the faultmate by changing the headlamp wash entry to fitted? Or ist the low level sensor not installed in tanks without the headlamp wash?
Thanks for any thoughts Life in the slow lane
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