4. Posted: Dec 29, 2017. Options. There is usually only one washer bottle and two pumps. Often it is your rear that stops working due to lack of use. However in your case, I'd say yours has either burned out or just corroded. It will be underneath the washer bottle. What you can also check is your washer fuse. One other thing, have someone work If not, reverse the polarity of the terminals of the power supply and try again. If it pumps water out through the hose, you know it works. All good and ready to reassemble. End result: you've cleaned the filter, you've cleared the hoses, you've checked the pump, and you've now got a reservoir that is empty of water. Join Date: Nov 2010. Posts: 234. #9. 16-12-2010, 08:22. The fuse you should get is a 15amp mini blade fuse most motor factors would have these partco maybe Halfords etc I would advise to drain the washer bottle and fill with only screenwash no water and upgrade the fuse im a parts manager at a citroen garage we have done this mod for a couple Re: DS3 1.6 THP165 washer malfunction. The giveaway is the 'Freezing' that you mention. Just because you use -20°C screen wash, that won't help the fluid that is already in the tubes and in the washer jets on the bonnet or wiper. It will only prevent the main reservoir liquid from freezing, but not the smaller amounts that are trapped in the Hi, My BMW series 3 windscreen washer does not work. It has washer in it and the pump works, thus I have been told that there must be a blockage in the tank or pipe. There is also an awful rotten eggs smell, which also suggests that there is a blockage. Can anyone recommend somewhere to take it t The front windshield washer pump of your Citroen Ds3 does not work anymore./. pump dead, means pump motor is dead. that means no 12vdc to the pump. is why,called DC POWER. pump sounds normal, dead. if lines are clogged pump still spins. if impeller in pump is clogged, motor can't spin and may blow fuse. so switch for pump is bad or the fuse 5. Blocked hose. In rare cases, a dirty or pinched hose can be responsible for windscreen washer system malfunction on Volvo S60. To diagnose, first open the hood and pull the end of the hose out of a windshield washer nozzle, and then turn on the washer system. You should see the fluid gushing out of the hose. How to fix/repair windscreen washers if not working.The windscreen washer fuse for this vehicle is the BROWN 7.5amp fuse at the right hand side of the fuse b 1665 Answers. SOURCE: Windscreen washer. WASHER MOTOR 1. With the washer motor installed to the washer tank, fill the washer tank with washer fluid. 2. Attach the positive (+) lead from the battery to terminal 2, and negative (-) lead to terminal 1. 3. Check that the washer motor runs and washer fluid is ejected. SERVICE ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURES 1. Doug Huffman. 26100 posts · Joined 2015. #3 · Jul 12, 2023. Cheap patent windshield washer solutions cause biofilm slime growth in the reservoir and tubes. HOT water will denature the biofilm. Ethanol will denature the film. Once clogged it is difficult t get the denaturant into the strainer, pumps, tubes and nozzles. fcNv9z.