windscreen washer

[stopper]

good afternoon  2006 3litre auto s type.

my windscreen washer has stopped working does this mean a new pump,windscreen wipers  ok

thankyou    

[LairdScooby]

Yours is a bit newer than mine so it might be a different fuse under the bonnet, sure someone will tell you which fuse exactly.

If it is the pump, before paying Jaguar prices (£100+ roughly) check the part number, early S Types (inc mine 1999) used a Mondeo/Escort/Transit-Connect/Volvo S80 washer pump that can be picked up in generic form on fleabay for under a tenner.

If my guess is right and it is a Ford item, chancs are the part number will be along the lines of 86AB17K624DA or similar, here's a link to the early screen wash pumps :

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/252268529673

Hopefully just the fuse though! 😉 😄

[Jimbov8]

The fuse is F12 15A in the primary junction fuse box. It may also be the pipes that are blocked or the small filter at the pump end.

The bottle can also get gunged up so before you spend any money, check all the pipes are clear, the bottle and the filter.

[Mike Wilkerson]

There is a filter on the end of the pipes?  I didn't see that.  My passenger side one works fine but the driver side one just dribbles.

[LairdScooby]

9 minutes ago, Mike Wilkerson said:

There is a filter on the end of the pipes?  I didn't see that.  My passenger side one works fine but the driver side one just dribbles.

There's usually a filter on the pump inlet which is where the pump fits into the reservoir. Not all cars have it so yours may not or perhaps you haven't pulled the pump out yet?

Either way if your drivers side jet only dribbles but the passenger one is fine, the problem is likely to be a blocked jet, usually you can clear it with a needle but i often remove the jets and soak them in a strong solution of vinegar and boiling water - an aerosol cap is usually big enough to do it, drop the jet in and cover it in vinegar then top up with boiling water to about half full. Leave it for a while (overnight if you can) then remove, rinse in clean water and refit. Usually unblocks them.

When i first got my Honda, the rear washer jet didn't work, that was blocked and i could see gunge in the pipework so fitted a small filter in-line. Soon after the fronts blocked up, i renewed them and added the same type of filter :

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/234980007066

For under £4, it saves a lot of grief and if it blocks, it can be removed, stripped and cleaned and rebuilt and refitted. 😉 😄