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A tip to try if your windscreen washers stop working, but you can hear the pump run.
The windscreen washers on my 2002 Elantra hatch stopped spraying (front and back), although I could hear the pump running. Hoses weren't blocked as I could blow back through them and bubbles came out through the reservoir.
I pulled off three screws (2 plastic plug type on the bottom and a 10 mm hex head in the wheel arch) to pull back the plastic guard at the front of the RHS wheel arch and access the washer pump. Not necessary to remove the wheel, but makes it easier if you turn it to full right lock. The plastic is flexible so is easy to hold back out of the way.
The washer pump is a push fit into the side of the reservoir, I pulled it out (being careful not to dislodge the rubber washer/seal. The pump has a filter in the entry nozzle that plugs into the reservoir - this was blocked with gummed up detergent - easy to pick out. Then put back in reverse order!
Do not need to unplug wiring or hoses.
Easy job and much cheaper than paying someone to replace the pump. Only problem was a faceful of detergent!
The windscreen washers on my 2002 Elantra hatch stopped spraying (front and back), although I could hear the pump running. Hoses weren't blocked as I could blow back through them and bubbles came out through the reservoir.
I pulled off three screws (2 plastic plug type on the bottom and a 10 mm hex head in the wheel arch) to pull back the plastic guard at the front of the RHS wheel arch and access the washer pump. Not necessary to remove the wheel, but makes it easier if you turn it to full right lock. The plastic is flexible so is easy to hold back out of the way.
The washer pump is a push fit into the side of the reservoir, I pulled it out (being careful not to dislodge the rubber washer/seal. The pump has a filter in the entry nozzle that plugs into the reservoir - this was blocked with gummed up detergent - easy to pick out. Then put back in reverse order!
Do not need to unplug wiring or hoses.
Easy job and much cheaper than paying someone to replace the pump. Only problem was a faceful of detergent!