Windscreen washer losing water

**chrisop** · 02-12-2009,02:08 PM

Hi, i filled my washer bottle up today and i noticed that when using the windscreen washer, there was no pressure and the water was just trickling out. within about 5 mins the bottle was empty again. so when i opened up the bonnet to have a look, water was running out from the inside of the actual bonnet lid. i assume that there is a split pipe inside the bonnet. I am wondering how to get at the pipe to have a look at it?

**chrisop** · 04-12-2009,12:20 PM

anybody?

**martin1810** · 04-12-2009,01:39 PM

It may well have come off the jet. Try pulling pipe to see.

**chrisop** · 04-12-2009,08:12 PM

there is water coming out of both jets but not a lot- will try and have a good look tomorrow- do the jets just pull off?

**muddy** · 05-12-2009,12:24 PM

Rather strange that the bottle should empty though. Water doesn't normally flow uphill or syphon at a higher level.

Fill the bottle and check under the car to see where it is dripping from.

Any chance the pipes froze in several places or is there always screen anti-freeze, up to strength, in the system ?

**chrisop** · 05-12-2009,03:38 PM

It had froze i think as there was no antifreeze in it. i have to get a good look at it over the next few days. i am assuming that the pipe has split or partly come off the jets, inside the bonnet, when i tried to use it when it was froze

**maf** · 05-12-2009,05:25 PM

pipe has probably come off inside bonnet take the sound deadening from under bonnet to reveal pipes and unions happened to me a couple of times

**chrisop** · 05-12-2009,11:23 PM

ok cheers, that will be something for me to do tomorrow then. thanks

**biggabaz** · 05-12-2009,11:39 PM

check that your not squashing the feed pipe to jets with bonnet hinge......

**neil1052** · 10-01-2010,11:13 AM

Originally Posted by chrisop

Hi, i filled my washer bottle up today and i noticed that when using the windscreen washer, there was no pressure and the water was just trickling out. within about 5 mins the bottle was empty again. so when i opened up the bonnet to have a look, water was running out from the inside of the actual bonnet lid. i assume that there is a split pipe inside the bonnet. I am wondering how to get at the pipe to have a look at it?

Had SAME problems, one my washer jet pipes had come undone,
the front washers work OK & at full pressure but it still leaks out of bonnet & drains the full tank in a few squirts !

Has anyone upgraded their screen wash piping ?
i.e. Can the pipework be replaced with insulated pipe or one with trace heating in ?

Also gotta sort out my non working rear washer too...

2002 130TDI Sport Estate