Hi Justin

I know your car is a couple of years older, but according to the manual on the MY00:

Fuse number 15 (rated at 20A) is for the windscreen (front and rear) washer and wipers.

Fuse is located on the internal fuse panel (bottom row, third from the left).

Cheers

Chris

 

Oh yea - internal fuse box is behind the coin tray (on the MY00).

Chris

 

Thanks Chris

The windscreen wipers work though so the pump may be knackered.

Justin

 

Mine have stopped working!
Oh, and it hasn't run out of liquid
The little motor/pump isn't working and I've had a quick look and the connections seem fine.
Does anyone know if it runs off a fuse and if so, where is it located?
Is it a common problem?
cheers

Justin

 

Have you tried to flush the pump ??

I had the same on an opel, the pump would not work, turned out when the bottle ran out the washer mix I was using turned solid and this eventualy blocked the pump, a quick clean and it was up and running again.

 

Although my previous car was not a scooby, I had the same problem washers didn't work, but wipers did.
Checked all fuses, changed pump, and checked wiring. It turned out to be the actual windscreen wiper stalk.

Hope this is of help, (probably not!!)

Muddy.

 

WRONG! You got caught in the same trap as me!

To operate the windsceen washer there is a little button at the end of the stalk, press it in and the washer works!

There are two washers (other is the headlamps) of one bottle so you can test pumps by swapping the leads to each one!

Good luck

Alan

 

Thanks people

I thought that the stalk was OK, my reasoning being there is one switch for the windscreen wash (ie pull it towards you), when doing this the wipers work. I may be wrong - there may be 2 switches for the same command?
Oh well, I'll just have to visit the nice window washer lady in denim hot pants at the lights, till I find a cure

cheers

Justin

 

Erm blimey Alan if you're right I've probably got no problem at all!
I'll check it tonight.
Thanks - you've saved me alot of faffing about, that hotpants woman was not cost effective! (but I enjoyed it)

Justin

 

OK, For those idiots who can't work out how to use their windscreen washers there's this little button - see? at the end of the stalk.
Push it in, and the jets come on. If, however, you pull the stalk towards you the wipers come on only. Its simple!

If you want to spend half an evening under the bonnet of your car looking for problems that aren't there - contact me, I'll talk you through it

Justin (in dire need of an owners manual and a brain)

 

Dont worry I made the same mistake myself

I woke up one day and forgot.

I am glad I am not the only one it has happened to though. Did feel very stupid explaining how I fixed it to my wife!

 

Its even worse when you mention it to the mechanic when your car is being serviced...only to have all the lads come out of the garage sounding like the Tetley Teabags advert "Press the button..."
(never had a button on the end with any of my previous cars...honest)

 

I did the same too I think.

Thing is my old Civic VTi used to work like that - pull the stalk and it washed too

Glad to see its not only me !

Ids

 

Nearly dropped a similar bo11ock when I had the Sport. Fully intended to demand brakes be checked as the bloody car kept stopping when I was reversing with the clutch in if I even so much as touched the brakes.

Then I read about the hill holder clutch in the manual. Phew just in time!

Did you know you can open the windows by pressing the buttons in the door arm rests?

 

BarryK

The car was just 24hrs old and I rang the dealer to ask how to activate the hill holder clutch .....

smug mode on .." you errr press the brake with the clutch down sir .... it's all in the handbook .. " smug mode off

DOH !
K

 

Lucky for me it was the wife who didn't know about the button ('specially after she had a go at me for allowing the w/w fluid to run out)