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Wanted - Washer bottle pump/motor thingy

Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 9:35 am
by Mark H
Anyone got a spare washer bottle pump/motor? Mine keeps sticking and I am not able to clean the windscreen. Got to go to Oulton tomorrow so could do with getting one quickly.

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 10:56 am
by Moggy
its more often than not that the jets are blocked, have you checked them? cleaning the algie out of the bottle on a regular basis also helps to keep them clear, I have used milton previously (leave it to soak for a while and also agitate it by shaking the bottle vigorously) or a bottle brush

Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 11:42 am
by Si_F
£20 from eliseparts, is it worth the hassle of buggering about if its not an obvious fix. I bet is about £10 from a motor factors.

http://www.eliseparts.com/shop/index.ph ... cts_id=469

Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 11:48 am
by Mark H
Definatly the pump Moggy. I had it out yesturday and connected it directly to a 12v supply. It was stuck, but after a few wacks, it started up again so put it together again. Driving down to York this morning, bloody thing wouldnt work.

Thanks for the link Simon, I will see if I can get over to a motor factors to see if they have something in stock. Failing that, I will order one from Geary, but it wont arrive in time for Oulton :(

Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 11:51 am
by Paul H
If your pump is making the right noises then do as Moggy suggests. Though you might want to change to a spray bar system rather than the nozzles. I did - highly recommended upgrade for under £20.

Imminently for tomorrow (I haven;t checked the weather) you might want to get a bottle of RainX or similar...

Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 12:19 pm
by M
If I remember correctly the pump is the same as a rover 600. I just went to the factors with the old one and we looked through the book.

Off the shelf job. :)

Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 3:07 pm
by Mark H
Just got back from York Motor Factors, £9.54+ vat and it is a Rover 600 jobbie.

Thanks for everyones input :bravo

Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 10:35 pm
by Smiffy
Shouldn't we have a thread in the technical section with a list of all these useful part numbers?