My HEADLAMP Washers aren\'t working!

[CHC (RIP)]

The guy was on holiday this week but back in tomorrow so hopefully might have an answer mid week.
Not waiting on this as I intend going to MOT some time this week - fingers crossed and everything else :eek:eek
Yes I want JAZ to come home fully certified but if it fails (as long as it\'s for safety reasons) I wont mind too much as it\'s the end of the season and I\'ll be putting her into hibernation until spring soon - in saying that I\'ll want to have her right before she\'s put away.
Will keep MAG 7 updated with progress.

[CHC (RIP)]

Latest news Ian is that the motor can be fixed and I should get it back later this week, so will need to strip down the front end again and install it.

[CHC (RIP)]

Washer motor returned this morning - now functional and just needs refitting.
Still yet to establish what the two other foreign bodies are from that came out of the washer bottle when I emptied it - any ideas gang?  If these are not fitted will it stop the motor from pumping?

[David Nock (RIP)]

Not just a simple check valve to hold the water up in the pipes \'till next squirt?

[Ian65]

Washer motor returned this morning - now functional and just needs refitting.
Still yet to establish what the two other foreign bodies are from that came out of the washer bottle when I emptied it - any ideas gang?  If these are not fitted will it stop the motor from pumping?
 

they are parts off the washer fluid level sensor, nothing to do with the pump ( you\'ll be delighted to hear!)

There are 2 holes in the reservoir, 1 for the pump and 1 for the sensor...



to get the sensor out, prise the lip of the rubber seal back and pull the sensor out of the reservoir...



it looks like this...



The round black bit you found in the res is the float out of the sensor and the round bit of plastic is the bit that holds it onto the shaft and stops it coming off. They are prone to breaking off.






easy fix, pop the float back on the shaft, heat up a flat bladed screwdriver and melt the end of the shaft slightly, enough to stop the float coming all the way off and that\'s it!
Push the sensor back in and you\'re good to go.

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[CHC (RIP)]

Fantastic news Ian, the MAG 7 come through again. Had a sneaky suspision that it could possibly be associated with the sensor but needed verification (boy that\'s a long word at this hour) as I couldn\'t see inside the res (abreviated because I can\'t spell reservoir).
As ever the technical detail and supporting diagramatics are 2nd to none - are you sure you never used to work for Mazda? You should have, in fact you should full stop, at least them the populose would receive good information instead of absolute tripe.
Thanks as ever.

Cliff

[CHC (RIP)]

Managed to get around to re-starting this this afternoon.
Have reassembled the washer motor into the bottle and then went to the sensor.
Did as suggested and heated up the blade of a screwdriver but noted that in doing so the remainer of the tube end collapsed to leave just an open ended pipe with the sensor exposed at the bottom.  Thinking that this will probably most definitely cause a direct short in the electrics if immersed in water, I have sealed the end and fused the cap to it and have left it to cure before completing the assembly.
Saga to be continued this week.

[CHC (RIP)]

Continued with reassembly today and now have to say - my headlamp washer motor IS working.  Just need to reinstall the front bumper now and then its :3gears-rh for me, c ya