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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: kevpuk on 07 January 2009, 13:38:32
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All of a sudden - coincedence with cold weather ? - my washers front and rear have stopped working.....applies to both windscreen and headlamps.....
Was low on fluid, so filled up this morning and noticed some icy deposits on the dipstick.....but even after an engine-warming run there is still no water.
Turned engine off and ran the wipe/wash for front and rear and cannot hear any pump running....
So, has pump died (possibly 'burned' trying to push past frozen blockage ?) or something like a fuse ?
Pointers gratefully received ::)
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Fuse 3 for windscreen, fuse 26 for headlamps :)
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All of a sudden - coincedence with cold weather ? - my washers front and rear have stopped working.....applies to both windscreen and headlamps.....
Was low on fluid, so filled up this morning and noticed some icy deposits on the dipstick.....but even after an engine-warming run there is still no water.
Turned engine off and ran the wipe/wash for front and rear and cannot hear any pump running....
So, has pump died (possibly 'burned' trying to push past frozen blockage ?) or something like a fuse ?
Pointers gratefully received ::)
Kev,
Email replied to mate.
Mine were frozen today - that's why mine didn't work ;D
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i bet thats why , the temp in poole ! mine on the cab didnt work all last night and i am in brighton !
http://www.metcheck.com/V40/UK/FREE/today.asp?zipcode=Poole
:y
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But could I have inadvertently 'blown' the pump etc. as a result of them being frozen at one stage ? The temps now are above freezing and I have chucked in about 2.5lt of (ready-mixed) screenwash and still nothing :(
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But could I have inadvertently 'blown' the pump etc. as a result of them being frozen at one stage ? The temps now are above freezing and I have chucked in about 2.5lt of (ready-mixed) screenwash and still nothing :(
yes you could have done , maybe you have , try putting some hot/warm water in the bottle just to make sure , the water could be frozen up the pipes ! just try to eliminate the frozen thing first , then go for fuzes :y
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But could I have inadvertently 'blown' the pump etc. as a result of them being frozen at one stage ? The temps now are above freezing and I have chucked in about 2.5lt of (ready-mixed) screenwash and still nothing :(
yes you could have done , maybe you have , try putting some hot/warm water in the bottle just to make sure , the water could be frozen up the pipes ! just try to eliminate the frozen thing first , then go for fuzes :y
Now there's a plan......but I kinda filled the whole tank up (doh !!) and there is no space - can it be drained ?
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But could I have inadvertently 'blown' the pump etc. as a result of them being frozen at one stage ? The temps now are above freezing and I have chucked in about 2.5lt of (ready-mixed) screenwash and still nothing :(
yes you could have done , maybe you have , try putting some hot/warm water in the bottle just to make sure , the water could be frozen up the pipes ! just try to eliminate the frozen thing first , then go for fuzes :y
Now there's a plan......but I kinda filled the whole tank up (doh !!) and there is no space - can it be drained ?
well im sure you can get some hot water in there by just pouring it out of the kettle in to the bottle, it will warm it up even though its full !
pour warm water over the washer jets and piping as well , eliminate the obvious first , then go in deeper :y
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I have the Elite and the washers freeze quite easily, bit disappointing as they're supposed to be heated, the headlamp washers are a bit useless as they take ages to unfreeze :'(
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no problems with mine in sunny Berkshire.(thats done it)
But then my drive is sheltered a little by the house/garage, and rarely gets frost on the screen,which may make a degree or 2 of difference? also use quite strong screen wash in winter...
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I have the Elite and the washers freeze quite easily, bit disappointing as they're supposed to be heated, the headlamp washers are a bit useless as they take ages to unfreeze :'(
You haven't got enough screen wash in then! My crappy Astra hasn't frozen, but there's about 25% screen wash in there.
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40% anti freeze in my screen wash but the washer jets still frooze yesterday. But then at -9 I would expect the jets to freeze.
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Cos my washer bottle is leaking like a sieve - job number 2 on list of things to do after oil cooler and hbv
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40% anti freeze in my screen wash but the washer jets still frooze yesterday. But then at -9 I would expect the jets to freeze.
It ain't been that cold here! ;)
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pumps frozen my washers have been playing up
if the pumps frozen it wont make any noise as the impeller cant turn! my pump has froze twice this week!
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Cos my washer bottle is leaking like a sieve - job number 2 on list of things to do after oil cooler and hbv
Ive got one you can have ;)
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Yayyy, well my jets are now working again - first day in about a week where the temps have managed to stay the right side of zero !
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Mine were not working until I'd topped up the resevoir with hot water (low level indicator on) and it was still an hour before the decided to do their thing again.
Just carry a bottle of water to pour over the screen until they thaw out. I'd recommend stopping rather than try pouring it over whilst driving tho ! ;D
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filled with neat cheapo screen wash and still froze up. teaches me lesson again not to buy cheapstuff and spend a bit more on quality
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Now that is a lot of brass air fittings http://www.liangdianup.com/subpages/airfitting_1.htm there is just about every type
of air fitting that you could want. Wholesale prices too. I guess these could be used as small water pipe fitting also. I
used some of the parts to make my babington wvo burner.