Re: Those !(@#$&!(*&# little things

["Fred Munro" <munrof@isys.ca>]

-----Original Message-----
From: Andrew Duane USG/PE <duane@zk3.dec.com>
Date: Wednesday, February 04, 1998 8:55 AM
Subject: Those !(@#$&!(*&# little things


>I know this one isn't sexy or interesting like fixing an
>off-boost stumble problem, but it's important to me.
>
>The windshield washer pump on my '89 100Q died, and I'll be
>you-know-whatted if I can figure out how to get to it. From the
>top, the bottle is in the way, and I can't figure out how to get
>the two bolts that hold it to the engine bay off. From the bottom,
>the oil cooler air intake is in the way and I can't figure out how
>to get to the screws on the top. There's gotta be some way to get
>at this pump....
>
>--
Andrew;

    I had the right front inner fender liner out of my '91 200q this summer
and I noticed that the washer pump seemed easily accessible from under the
fender. I don't know if your car has the same setup as mine.
    As a side note, I thought my washer pump had died several years ago
because I only got a trickle from the washer jets. There is a check valve in
the system, and, knowing Audi and their check valves, I tried replacing the
check valve before the washer pump. Ta da! Problem solved - full pressure. I
just had to replace the check valve again this winter, same symptoms.

HTH

Fred Munro
'91 200q  245k km