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ronniet101 Member Since: 10 Mar 2007 Location: West Country Posts: 298 |
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Sun Feb 19 2012 4:37pm |
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ChrisP Member Since: 26 Jan 2008 Location: Derbyshire Dales Posts: 1392 |
Perhaps there are check valves and these have been frozen and damaged and gone normally open without any pump pressure? MY2011 HSE Santorini/Ivory/Piano Black/Privacy Glass/TV .Sadly gone.
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Sun Feb 19 2012 5:15pm |
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Supacat Member Since: 21 Feb 2009 Location: West Yorks Posts: 497 |
Is it coming out of both sides? |
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Sun Feb 19 2012 5:41pm |
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ronniet101 Member Since: 10 Mar 2007 Location: West Country Posts: 298 |
coming out of both sides equally fast |
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Mon Feb 20 2012 12:39pm |
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ChrisP Member Since: 26 Jan 2008 Location: Derbyshire Dales Posts: 1392 |
So an electronic valve rather than a check valve,wouldn't the pump have to be on too? MY2011 HSE Santorini/Ivory/Piano Black/Privacy Glass/TV .Sadly gone.
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Mon Feb 20 2012 1:38pm |
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ronniet101 Member Since: 10 Mar 2007 Location: West Country Posts: 298 |
the pump is definetely off...the water just pours out of the jets on both sides, first time its happened, thought it might be a pump problem or a valve problem, but one way valves normally stop the water coming back not going out.... |
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Mon Feb 20 2012 3:42pm |
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ChrisP Member Since: 26 Jan 2008 Location: Derbyshire Dales Posts: 1392 |
I've no idea whether its mechanical valves or electronic but cars I've had before have check valves which only allow flow out once the pressure is over say 5psi,if these went they went OC so let water through at low pressure,just a guess really that there may be frost damage.
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Mon Feb 20 2012 4:54pm |
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Texstar Member Since: 27 Aug 2006 Location: W.London Posts: 208 |
It must be the pump (as said, possibly has frozen at some point, and is now damaged internally), there are no separate valves,just an open pipe to the nozzles. The level sensor stops the h/l wash pump operating when the level gets low to preserve some for screenwashing.Pumps are not that expensive and can be got at behind the N/S front wheelarch liner(fwd of the wheel). RRS TDV8 Buck Blue (no, not now in my dreams). ..........D3 TDclankety clankV6 ............BMW 318i |
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Mon Feb 20 2012 5:30pm |
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ChrisP Member Since: 26 Jan 2008 Location: Derbyshire Dales Posts: 1392 |
So there are 2 separate pumps,1 for HL and a separate 1 for the WS? MY2011 HSE Santorini/Ivory/Piano Black/Privacy Glass/TV .Sadly gone.
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Mon Feb 20 2012 5:56pm |
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Texstar Member Since: 27 Aug 2006 Location: W.London Posts: 208 |
Yes,there are 2 separate pumps ,from memory the h/l wash pump is the bigger of the 2. RRS TDV8 Buck Blue (no, not now in my dreams). ..........D3 TDclankety clankV6 ............BMW 318i |
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Mon Feb 20 2012 6:02pm |
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ChrisP Member Since: 26 Jan 2008 Location: Derbyshire Dales Posts: 1392 |
Sounds to me like the HL pump has been frozen and water is just running through under gravity then MY2011 HSE Santorini/Ivory/Piano Black/Privacy Glass/TV .Sadly gone.
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Mon Feb 20 2012 8:30pm |
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ronniet101 Member Since: 10 Mar 2007 Location: West Country Posts: 298 |
thanks for the help guys....will check again when i top bottle up to see if its still happening, otherwise it looks like a pump change |
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Tue Feb 21 2012 9:33am |
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