Washer motors

[GaryHalliday]

Can anyone help my daughter has a 1 series  2014 plate and both the front and rear washers have packed up but headlight washers still work is there a fuse that could of gone if so which one is it and in which fuse box or is it coincidence that both front and rear motors have packed up at the same time. Please can anyone help with any help.

thanks

[Greydog]

Morning Gary

Welcome to the Forum

If you can hear the pump running but no spray at the nozzle?

The most probable cause is that the filter at the base of the pump is clogged. the washer fluid needs to be one with a fungicide in it to prevent the build up of a jelly like sludge in the filter. The filter can easily be removed with the pump and washed clean, what isn't so straight forward is getting to the pumps there are 3 one rear one windscreen and one headlamp wash. The reservoir is tucked away under the front wing behind the mudguard/wing liner. So wheel off good clean to get rid off all the mud dust and stuff then remove the plastic shield, when you remove the pumps the reservoir will empty so be ready with a bucket 😅 Clean the filter and put it all back together.

Dave

 

[GaryHalliday]

8 hours ago, Greydog said:

Morning Gary

Welcome to the Forum

If you can hear the pump running but no spray at the nozzle?

The most probable cause is that the filter at the base of the pump is clogged. the washer fluid needs to be one with a fungicide in it to prevent the build up of a jelly like sludge in the filter. The filter can easily be removed with the pump and washed clean, what isn't so straight forward is getting to the pumps there are 3 one rear one windscreen and one headlamp wash. The reservoir is tucked away under the front wing behind the mudguard/wing liner. So wheel off good clean to get rid off all the mud dust and stuff then remove the plastic shield, when you remove the pumps the reservoir will empty so be ready with a bucket 😅 Clean the filter and put it all back together.

Dave

 

Hi Dave thanks for this there is no pump noise from the front and rear pumps but the headlight washers still work.

[Greydog]

Hi Gary

I just had a quick look at BMW TIS and the fuse box is under the bonnet drivers side and strangely against both Screen Washer and Headlamp Washer symbols it shows a Workshop Symbol (car on a ramp) not seen that one before for something as simple as the washers?

Maybe check the fuse box for any blown fuse anyway 

I will keep digging see if I can find something

[GaryHalliday]

52 minutes ago, Greydog said:

Hi Gary

I just had a quick look at BMW TIS and the fuse box is under the bonnet drivers side and strangely against both Screen Washer and Headlamp Washer symbols it shows a Workshop Symbol (car on a ramp) not seen that one before for something as simple as the washers?

Maybe check the fuse box for any blown fuse anyway 

I will keep digging see if I can find something

Thanks very much

[Greydog]

Morning Gary

Last night I talked with a friend who is a BMW Specialist and he said "Oh no that is a sod of a Job" 

It seems the way the tank is fitted during production makes the job a real faf which is why BMW put the Workshop symbol against the pumps. 

Apparently it is front wheel off, front wheel liner out (10 M8 screws) rear wheel liner out mix of M8 and plastic rivets on here he said there are some plastic blind rivets he says buy new before as they normally break a few. On top remove the trim parts around the filler cap and the filler cap so the filler pipe is free. Under the front wing there is a single M10 fixing at the top front, once it is out the tank sits in 2 brackets one back and one bottom. The tank tips forward out of the rear bracket and the bottom bracket needs a bit of fiddling to lift out as it is L shaped, this he said is the real faf if the tank is full or half full due to its weight. Once the tank is moved forward you have access to the pumps the lower one is Screen wash next up is rear wash and top is Headlamp wash. He normally advises changing all pumps to save having to go back in there in 6 months time. He said 1 to 2 hrs in the workshop for a 10 minute job

Let us know how you get on

Dave