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Hi

My Mum's Atoz failed its MOT on the windscreen (front) washers not working. There was no noise at all when pulling the washer stalk so I assumed that the pump was probably duff (it was, tested by using a multimeter to check that the power feed to the pump was OK when the stalk was pulled - it was. (See dismantling notes below for instructions on how to access the pump for testing.)

I found that there are TWO separate pumps, one for the front screen, one for the rear screen. Both plug into the washer bottle found between the inner and outer wings (nearside.)

KEEPING IT CLEAN: Best bet first of all is to put on a pair of latex gloves sold at most car accessory shops, to avoid getting grubby. To access the pumps / washer bottle, first the nearside front road wheel needs to be removed and the car supported securely - CONSULT THE USERS' MANUAL ON HOW TO DO THIS CORRECTLY AND SAFELY. Then remove the plastic wing liner inside the wheel arch. The liner is held on via various plastic and metal screws - plastic ones are an 'inner and outer' design so the inner bit is unscrewed and the outer bit can then be pulled out. Take the liner right off so that both pumps can be seen and you don't test the wrong one, as I did at first ! First, unclip the two pump wiring connectors by pressing the release clips. Then take off the washer bottle itself. First, detach the rubber hose that connects the front washer jets to the bottle. Then take off the bottle. It is held by one 10mm bolt inside the engine bay on the inner wing plus two 10mm bolts that hold the filler neck on. Once these are off, simply slide the bottle forward to detach it from a plastic guide clip attached to the underside of the inner wing and the bottle can then be taken off. Refitting is a reversal of removal, as they say.

Test both pumps to make sure that you are replacing the right i.e. duff one! A new pump can be bought at Hyundai for around £45 incl VAT, but the Halfords version - HWP15 - fits fine and is around £15; you just need to cut the short length of wire off the old pump as close to the pump as possible, and then add two waterproof connectors to the two cut ends to allow the new pump to be connected up. Test it for leaks once the new pump is installed and whilst it is still accessible i.e. before refitting everything, as the rubber grommet sealing the pump can get pushed in when installing the pump and leak. (Install the pump with a slight twisting action to make sure it seals correctly.) Before reinstalling everything and once the bottle has some water in it, also test that the pumps works correctly. (If it runs but there's no water coming out, it might be that the two wires, now with their two new separate connectors, are connected the wrong way round - reverse them and test it again.

Well, that's it: the wing liner removal and refitting is slightly fiddly and a bit grubby, but the whole job only took me about a hour and a half of actual 'doing' time (rather than figuring-out time) in total.

Lapatroche

very good first post :thumbsup: ...your not a solicitor by any chance are you?

don't worry nobody is going to get sued on thease forums

:liebe011: Thank you !!

(Ha ha - no, not a solicitor.)

Forum is most useful: very fond of the Atoz, which I think is a very underrated small car. Saw hundreds of them in Italy last year!

Best wishes,

Lapatroche