C5 rear screen washer
Moderator: RichardW
C5 rear screen washer
How very vexing. I can hear the pump whirring away, but nary a drop of water makes it to the tailgate On the C5 the washer reservoir is mounted somewhere behind the grille, and I assume that the one pump does for everything. The front screen wash is fine. The worrying thing is that the rear washer pipe appears to be threaded through the roof so I hope its not blocked. More investigations when I get time...still got to replace the front discs, pads, and rear pads. Very pleased with the pad life by the way,just over 50,000 miles from a set of fronts, and I'm not exactly known for hanging about.........
Had the same problem wiht my mom's, from one moment to the next, though it was the front squirt not working.A such, new pump was installed.
The mechanic removed the screws on the right side of the front bumper, plus the ones of the grill at the middle, where the bonnet closes, just to pull the bumper aside enough for reaching the water reservoir.
All in all, it took 10 minutes, if so.
Fortunately, it all came out of Citroën's pocket[:D], but not anymore, the garantie is over...
The mechanic removed the screws on the right side of the front bumper, plus the ones of the grill at the middle, where the bonnet closes, just to pull the bumper aside enough for reaching the water reservoir.
All in all, it took 10 minutes, if so.
Fortunately, it all came out of Citroën's pocket[:D], but not anymore, the garantie is over...
Well, it looks as if I'll be investigating the pump then. Actually, I remember that the delay between operating the pump and water squirting out had become longer and longer before it finally dried up altogether....
What a shame the car is out of guarantee, OTOH I did get three new tailgate windows out of Citroen )
Regards
Philip
What a shame the car is out of guarantee, OTOH I did get three new tailgate windows out of Citroen )
Regards
Philip
Ya lucky guy! I only got the water pump and a cam cover gasket from them! (ok, and new driver's seat armature[:D])
Mind you the lower screws are spring loaded, don't make too much upward force unscrewing them or you'll spend the whole day trying to undo one(the things on elearns while changing engine oil...[:)])
Mind you the lower screws are spring loaded, don't make too much upward force unscrewing them or you'll spend the whole day trying to undo one(the things on elearns while changing engine oil...[:)])
I did very well with the warranty: New handbrake assy, complete ream beam axle, three tailgate windows, a pair of front droplinks, one or two software upgrades, and a few other bits I can't remember. I was very sorry when the warranty ran out
Oh, and the very expensive detachable towbar started to play up, so I contacted the manufacture and got a free one of them as well, after over three years.
Regards
Philip
Oh, and the very expensive detachable towbar started to play up, so I contacted the manufacture and got a free one of them as well, after over three years.
Regards
Philip
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I had the same problem with the front washers on my Xant - but that time it was that the tube had fatigued and broken, very close to the bonnet hinges. The dead giveaway in that case was the strong smell of screenwash! If there's no smell, then I'd guess that there's no leak.
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I had the same problem with the front washers on my Xant - but that time it was that the tube had fatigued and broken, very close to the bonnet hinges. The dead giveaway in that case was the strong smell of screenwash! If there's no smell, then I'd guess that there's no leak.