[V8] Oh, Damn: a failure

[Ingo Rautenberg]

Roger,

The washer pump may well be dead.  The other thing is that the wires to the
pump (they don't have much slack), might be broken or the connectors
corroded (they're at the bottom of the reservoir up front).  The pump is the
typical cheap VW Bosch unit that goes for $20 or so. The intensive thing
also uses one of thsoe pumps and the small reserve reservoir.  It may/may
not be working. Other areas to look at are the plastic tubing for the washer
system gets brittle and breaks and the one-way check valves fail/clog.

HTH

-Ingo

On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 1:19 PM, Roger Woodbury <rmwoodbury at roadrunner.com>wrote:

> I just drove my V8 on some errands and when I tried to use the windshield
> washer, I got....nothing.
>
> Sigh.  I guess this means that the washer pump is dead, since it makes no
> sound.  I haven't checked the circuit or the fuses, but I assume the worst.
>
> It looks like it just pulls out from the top, is that right?  I have never
> done one of these before.
>
> Oh, and my intensive clean thingy has never worked since I have had the
> car,
> and I wonder how that even works....this has never been an issue with any
> of
> my previous Audis, and it pisses me off that it happens now that the snow
> and ugly road season has arrived!
>
> Go figure.  I wonder of Piuses have this problem?
>
> Roger
>
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