Washer Fluid Cut Hose

[einahpets]

Hey there, basically theres a hose coming from my washer fluid tank that has been cut, the front washers work fine but when I spray water onto my screen its also coming out of the cut hose under the bonnet and !Removed! all over the street. I think its possibly the hose for the back wiper as this has been removed by someone before we brought the car. Just a bit worried about the electrical wires near the valve. Am I able to seal the hose or will this cause more problems, just thinking if sealing it may effect pumps or pressure..

[Greydog]

The rear washer is activated by pushing the wiper stalk away from you, first position is rear wipe second wash. It shouldn't operate when the front washers are operated. The pipe you see may be the headlamp wash system they work when the lights are on and washers operated or the wash button on the end of the stalk is pressed.

It may be that a none return valve in the headlamp wash has been broken or disconnected, if they aren't working I would have a look and connect it up.

Blanking it off will save water but I believe at MOT time the headlamp wash will need to work (I could be wrong here)

[einahpets]

You could be right, the headlights have been changed and so has the front bumper and theres no washers there.. I guess perhaps thats what the pipe is from, ill seal it off.

[Greydog]

I would be concerned about a bumper and headlight change has it been accident damaged?

I would guess the bumper is after market as I thought all X5 models had headlamp wash systems as standard (yours did obviously) If the bumper was OEM it would have the holes to fit the headlamp washers.

[einahpets]

The guy who had it before us pimped it up a little with xenon lights and a bodykit

[Greydog]

OK, when he fitted the Xenon lights make sure they have the self leveling motors fitted, turn on lights start car you should see the lights beams rise and fall as the system self tests.

Xenon lights should have self leveling and wash system I believe for an MOT here is an excerpt from the AA.

Lighting

Products on the lens or light source that obviously reduce the light's intensity or change its colour will become a reason for failure – applies to front/rear position lamps, registration plate lamps, stop lamps, rear fog and direction indicators,

Headlight requirements are updated to take account of the particular characteristics of High Intensity Discharge (HID) lamps.

HID headlights can cause dazzle if they are dirty or aimed too high, so they are generally (if light output exceeds 2000 lumens) fitted in conjunction with headlamp cleaning and levelling systems. Where HID or LED dipped beam headlamps are fitted the tester will switch on the headlamps and check the operation of any headlamp levelling and cleaning devices fitted.

The car will fail if a headlamp levelling or cleaning device is inoperative or otherwise obviously defective.

If a headlamp bulb is not seated correctly the resulting beam pattern will be indistinct and this will result in a test fail.

[rangechange]

hi

my e70 has hid lights and the headlamp levelling system is in working order but i dont have headlamp washers,the car has recently passed its mot,i assumed that having hid lights it would need headlight washers but as its just passed its mot maybe not

[Greydog]

Reading the excerpt I downloaded it could be interpreted as washers or self leveling, what it is clear on is if they are fitted they have to work. It also seems clear that one or both must be fitted with HID dip beams.

Your E70 should be compliant with constriction and use regs (well we would hope so) the original poster states that the previous owner fitted the HID's and a different front bumper. All E53's as far as I know had headlamp washers, not all had HID lamps so more precautionary advice for the original poster it would be bad to get to MOT time and get caught out. My E53 has both as standard.

Personally non original lights and bumper would bother me, but then I am an old f^^t. Be boring world if we all liked the same stuff wouldn't it.