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Daveperce
 
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Joined: Jan 01 2011Location: Kent |
I searched on the site but cannot seem to find a post that answers my issue, so apologies if this has been asked and answered before....The headlight washers on my '06 C4 Exclusive won't extend. I end up with pools of water under the car on both sides. The fuse had blown so I replaced it but still nothing. I'm assuming that the pump must be fine hence the water under the car. Now out of warranty, so down to me I'm afraid. Any suggestions? | ||||
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Dave_Retired.
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   Member No: #1
Joined: Aug 07 2006Location: Northumberland |
Check that the pipes aren't disconnected or split behind the bumper. The only thing that pops them up is water pressure and given the cold weather of late the pipes could have frozen up and split. |
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JonUK
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Joined: Sep 01 2012Location: The Shires |
While we are on the subject, I too have headlight Washers on my 08 exclusive but my car doesn't have Xenons? Was this an optional extra on cars with ordinary headlamps? Also, my owner's manual does not advise how often they operate. Do they work everytime I use the windscreen washer when the lights are turned on? Or is it on some sort of cycle? I always clean/scrape my lights in the morning in this weather anyway. Great thing about frost, if you have a really good scraper your glass gets a really good clean when scraping. |
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Dave_Retired.
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Member No: #1
Joined: Aug 07 2006Location: Northumberland |
They should work every time the windscreen is washed. It washes the headlamps twice at about a 2 second interval | ||||
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Biohead
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  Member No: #6049
Joined: Nov 05 2008Location: Bracknell |
Headlights have to be turned on too to get the headlight washers. Otherwise you just get the windscreen wash. It is rare to get a car with headlight washers without xenons, but it does occasionally happen. Either a mismatch at the factory (as yours is an exclusive, it might have been destined for xenons at one point in the build) or something as simple as they didn't have enough standard bumpers at the time, so kitted the one with washers instead. |
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Rich_Eason
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Joined: Jan 29 2007Location: Bristol |
Biohead wrote ... It is rare to get a car with headlight washers without xenons, but it does occasionally happen. Either a mismatch at the factory (as yours is an exclusive, it might have been destined for xenons at one point in the build) or something as simple as they didn't have enough standard bumpers at the time, so kitted the one with washers instead. There was a period when the Exec and VTS range was tweaked and the HID headlamps were deleted from certain models...the Derv VTS being one example of the cars that lost the HIDs. As Biohead has said there have been a couple occasions on the forum of people with washer bumpers but no washers, washers with Halogens or even HIDs with Washers! |
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JonUK
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Member No: #27268
Joined: Sep 01 2012Location: The Shires |
Thanks guys, I think I fall into the "people with washer bumpers but no washers" group. | ||||
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Rich_Eason
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Member No: #90
Joined: Jan 29 2007Location: Bristol |
JonUK wrote ... Thanks guys, I think I fall into the "people with washer bumpers but no washers" group. Headlights on, pull back on the washer stalk to wash your windscreen and look at the front bumper area (it can be done with the door open) can you see the washers pop out? They will pop up twice - it's not uncommon for the feed pipe to split or washer to break and pool water under the front bumper, especially this time of year. |
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JonUK
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Member No: #27268
Joined: Sep 01 2012Location: The Shires |
Headlights on, pull back on the washer stalk to wash your windscreen and look at the front bumper area (it can be done with the door open) can you see the washers pop out? Thanks Rich, I have already been there, they don't move and there's no water pooling under the car. I will check under the car next time it gets up on a ramp and have a proper look. |
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craig573
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  Member No: #22671
Joined: Oct 31 2011Location: Shildon |
I know when i bought mine the washers would not pop out and it was down do the washer pump motor which is a separate pump to the windscreen waterjet pump, the washer bottle will have 2 motors fitted to it one for windscreen and the other for headlight washers. | ||||
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mircea.majercsak
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 Member No: #50439
Joined: Feb 08 2018Location: Baia Mare |
Hi everyone, I hope it's ok to revive this 2012 thread. I've searched the site and found nothing for my problem. Same for the internet... I just changed the headlight washer pump and the right headlight washer(cracked by ice). When I'm washing the windscreen with headlights on automaticaly it starts the headlights washers, twice in 5 seconds. They come out, but are not spraying any water(windscreen liquid). Searched under the hood and no leaked liquid. Any suggestions why washers are not spraying? It seems that it needs an extra second to do it... |
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FakeConcern
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Joined: Feb 05 2012Location: Bexhill on Sea |
The headlight washers come out with water pressure, so the pump must be working. I can only think that the jets or a pipe must be blocked. | ||||
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mircea.majercsak
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Member No: #50439
Joined: Feb 08 2018Location: Baia Mare |
Problem solved. It was the pump. They changed my broken pump with another broken original pump. Bought an aftermarket one and it work perfect. | ||||
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FakeConcern
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Member No: #24127
Joined: Feb 05 2012Location: Bexhill on Sea |
mircea.majercsak wrote ... Problem solved. It was the pump. They changed my broken pump with another broken original pump. Bought an aftermarket one and it work perfect. Very strange, but glad you have it sorted now. |
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