My C5 06 facelift exclusive model headlight washers have come out and won't retract
Tried switching headlights on and using screen wash to no avail
Any C5 owners had this problem and how to solve it wondering if could be sorted using Lexia
David
C5 Facelift model headlight washers stuck out :!:
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Re: C5 Facelift model headlight washers stuck out :!:
Not frozen are they? Spray lube. BSI reset?
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Not frozen, tried lube, best I get Lexia on to it I suppose.qprdude wrote:Not frozen are they? Spray lube. BSI reset?
I didn't even know it had them I thought they was blanking plates.
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Re: C5 Facelift model headlight washers stuck out :!:
thought they always stuck out when its cold !.....ohhh matron !
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Re: C5 Facelift model headlight washers stuck out :!:
Stickyfinger wrote:thought they always stuck out when its cold !.....ohhh matron !
Sorted: had a friend do windscreen wash I managed to push them back in when they stopped squirting, hope I don't have to do that each time.
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Re: C5 Facelift model headlight washers stuck out :!:
Oit of curiosity do they spray automatically when you spray the windscreen or do you have to do something else?
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Re: C5 Facelift model headlight washers stuck out :!:
With the screen washers
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Re: C5 Facelift model headlight washers stuck out :!:
Had this problem on one of my C4 headlight washers following prolonged hard frost a few winters back. I baulked at paying over £50 for a new one from Citroen so bit the bullet and dismantled it (front plastic valance/bumper has to come off to get at them on the C4). Basically the spring and internal gubbins had come adrift probably due to frost expansion however nothing was broken. It has been OK since but there is still the 'stiction' problem where the washers don't fully retract after use. My XM does the same.
On the C4 the headlight washers operate with the screen washers but only when the lights are on.
Ken
On the C4 the headlight washers operate with the screen washers but only when the lights are on.
Ken
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Re: C5 Facelift model headlight washers stuck out :!:
I have problem with my headlight washers on C4 2006.
When they go out, left one spray on headlight, but right one just go out, nothing go out of it.
Anyone know what could be problem here?
When they go out, left one spray on headlight, but right one just go out, nothing go out of it.
Anyone know what could be problem here?
Re: C5 Facelift model headlight washers stuck out :!:
Well, they are operated by the water pressure, so it's likely to be just a blocked jet.
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Re: C5 Facelift model headlight washers stuck out :!:
If they are anything like Saab headlamp washers they will be pressure operated only when the headlamps are on and the screen wash activated. What tends to happen is the plastic piston drys up over time and tends to stick in the up position. Try cleaning the piston and giving a liberal spray of silicon spray and operating the washers a few times to loosen up the piston again. You'll find you will probably need to repeat lubing every 6-8 months to keep them working.
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