Hello ive got a hawkeye sti 06 and the headlight washer dont owrk at all, no noise no nothing, ive tried them with the sidelights on, dipped lights on and full beam on, but nothing, no clicking no motion nowt.

Anyone got any ideas on where to start please?

Ste

 

check the washer fluid level. they sorta shut off when theres only enough left for the windowscreen

 

its full mate, all the fuses i could check under the bonnet seemed ok as well

 

Maybe a mute point, but did you have the ignition switched on, not just at the "acc" position???

 

yes tried it in the acc position and with the engine running, nothing, you can manually pull them out so there not stuck, just wondered where they are powered from or how

 

Do they work say every 5th windscreen wash or something like that or maybe you have to hold the windscreen wash on for a period of time? I have them on mine but have never noticed and wet patches on the bumper indicating they work but then ive never noticed my lights being dirty either.

 

you notice when they go off, its like some1 firing a jet spray at the front of your car and comes up over the bonnet, least mine do ! 06 STI

 

no they dont seem to do anything, i will try again tomorrow to keep them on for a good while but dont think they work at all so wondering if someone had experianced this before so could give me a pointer, in the meantime ill try it for longer tomorrow

 

Not sure how the Hawkeye system works but this is for the early Hatch...... (both CanBus?)

1. Turn the ignition switch and headlight switch to ON, and confirm that the headlight washer operates with front wiper washer switch pressed ON for 0.6 seconds (approx. one second).
NOTE:
If the front wiper washer switch is released to OFF within 0.6 seconds, headlight washer will not operate.

 

on my hawk you have to have the headlights on and then hold the washer in for 5seconds before they spray the lights,
so your not wasting more water by washing the lights everytime you want to wash the windows

 

Tried all the different options stated above an still not working. Any other ideas? Is there a fuse specifically for this? I can't seem to see one

 

To your knowledge, has the bumper ever been off?

 

Not to my knowledge no. Are you thinking it may of been off and the switches not re-connected properly? If I remember correctly don't you have to take the bumper off to fit a bulb on the blob eye? Is the hawkeye the same?

 

My next step would be to "Take the bumper off" and check that the pump works with direct 12v feed.
The washer timer is also mounted on the back of the washer bottle bracket.

The older pumps were prone to seize but could be freed up sometimes by removing the pump case and rotating the impeller by hand.



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