182 headlight washers?

ilovemy182 · Jul 19, 2010

Hay Guys, this may sound like a really stupid question but how do i get them to work?? ive tried head lights on whilst washing the screen, wipers on with head lights whilst washing the screen etc but i cant manage to get them work??
am i doing something wrong??

cheers.

hoolio · Jul 20, 2010

I'm guessing that you've not realised that Trophy's do not have headlight washers but besides that I always thought they washed with the windscreen.

Cue · Jul 20, 2010

if you have them fitted them they should operate with the lights on - then wash the windscreen, the jet to the lights should then activate (that's if they've legally been fitted).

failing that im not sure but does the FF182 have a seperate washer bottle for the lights? maybe that's empty...

ilovemy182 · Jul 20, 2010

hoolio said:
I'm guessing that you've not realised that Trophy's do not have headlight washers but besides that I always thought they washed with the windscreen.

Yeah, mines just a straight 182, ive tried everything but still they dont work....i cant see a seperate washer bottle, is it purly a weight saving thing on the trophy then, that they dont have refinements?? im still learning about these

cheers.

eljeffo64 · Jul 20, 2010

What do you mean no refinements, mine has an electric starter and a heater!

ilovemy182 · Jul 20, 2010

eljeffo64 said:
What do you mean no refinements, mine has an electric starter and a heater!

ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha :lol: :lol: :lol:

Jinjur · Jul 21, 2010

So yeah, im having this same problem too.....

My car had the wee washer nozzles missing when i bought the car so I bought a new set. Havent fitted them yet though.

But yesterday, i asked wifey to squirt the washers for a loooooooooooooooooooooooong time with the headlights on and there wasnt anything, no water at all cam from the washers. Now i know ther eare no jets in them but i expected to see some water.

Any ideas?

Do the washers use a seperate pump/fuse at all?

Jj

hoolio · Jul 21, 2010

eljeffo64 said:
What do you mean no refinements, mine has an electric starter and a heater!

Lucky boy, expensive options those.

Matt.Carney · Jul 21, 2010

After having the known problem with the light washer jets leaking and emptying the entire washer bottle :evil: , I had a look into how the system works. The light washers should activate when the lights are on and you hold the windscreen washer lever back for more than a second. There is only one washer tank, that has two pumps attached to it. One for the front & back windsreens and one for the lights. In the end, after hours of messing about trying to fix the leaking problem I decided to just block the pipes up that run to the jets. They don't do a hell of a lot anyway.

Hope this helps.

Jinjur · Jul 22, 2010

I tell you this though Matt....the MOT boys in Lisburn will fail you for headlight washers not working......

They scrutinously tested the BMW ones and made sure they both worked.

So I do need to get them sorted.

So right.....they dont squirt......so the likely cause will be the pump? Yeah?

Jj

hoolio · Jul 22, 2010

Jinjur said:
So right.....they dont squirt......so the likely cause will be the pump? Yeah?

Jj

Try swopping the tubes off of the pumps first, should just pull off?

Jinjur · Jul 23, 2010

It is the pump mate......tested the output at the pump and its comes on for a second when the jets are held.....but no action from teh pump.

Looks like a right wanker to change too.....wiper mech off/ bottle out etc.

Anyway....at least I know.

Jj