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Offline mikemk4gti

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Headlamp washers??
« on: 21 April 2009, 21:10 »
 Well, Had the golf 3 weeks ish now and noticed it has covers on the bumper under the headlights. the previous owner said they were just covers. After having the car on a ramp today I found a pipe blanked off in the n/s front bumper and had a look and saw it was from the headlight washer so I reconnected it and it started leaking - turns out the washer on that side is cracked  :sad: anyway, the o/s one is still connected so why doesn't it work? I have checked the fuse and its ok, Where is the pump so I can check if its getting power? and anyone know a cheap place to get a replacement washer thingy for the n/s?
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Re: Headlamp washers??
« Reply #1 on: 21 April 2009, 21:11 »
pump is located on the front of the windscreen washer bottle and simply pushes into the bottle

think a new one is about £40 or more mind!
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Re: Headlamp washers??
« Reply #2 on: 21 April 2009, 21:15 »
is it different pump for the windscreen washers? how exactly do the headlamp washers operate? I have tried ign on headlamps on and operating screenwash.
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Re: Headlamp washers??
« Reply #3 on: 21 April 2009, 21:17 »
Quote from: mikemk4gti on 21 April 2009, 21:15
is it different pump for the windscreen washers? how exactly do the headlamp washers operate? I have tried ign on headlamps on and operating screenwash.

yes two seperate pumps - one at the back for the windscreen and the other at the front for the headligh washers

not sure how they operate as i don't have them but i think they work every 1 in 5 washes of the screen  :undecided:
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Re: Headlamp washers??
« Reply #4 on: 21 April 2009, 21:19 »
ok, think I know which pump it is then
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Re: Headlamp washers??
« Reply #5 on: 21 April 2009, 21:21 »
The headlight washer jets only activate when you have your lights switched on.  If that helps?
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Re: Headlamp washers??
« Reply #6 on: 21 April 2009, 21:22 »
yeah tried that, think i'll connect a test lamp to the plug on the pump and see what happens.
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Re: Headlamp washers??
« Reply #7 on: 21 April 2009, 21:24 »
Quote from: Rhyso on 21 April 2009, 21:17
Quote from: mikemk4gti on 21 April 2009, 21:15
is it different pump for the windscreen washers? how exactly do the headlamp washers operate? I have tried ign on headlamps on and operating screenwash.

yes two seperate pumps - one at the back for the windscreen and the other at the front for the headligh washers

not sure how they operate as i don't have them but i think they work every 1 in 5 washes of the screen  :undecided:

Its meant to be 1 in 5 but mine has mind of their own, sometimes they go everytime, sometimes 1 in 10. I think the outside temperature has something to do with it as well. and you dont want them to work if you like your car to be clean  :wink:
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Re: Headlamp washers??
« Reply #8 on: 21 April 2009, 21:25 »
Mine spray the lights every time  :huh:
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Re: Headlamp washers??
« Reply #9 on: 21 April 2009, 21:26 »
It does say in the handbook 1 in 5, but in winter it was every time, now it hardly does it on mine  :undecided:
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