WATER P***ING OUT OF FRONT BUMPER ??

[Jinxy]

Hi Guys i recently had the front bumper on my 944 repainted, but yesterday i decided to top the washer bottle up with fluid, imagine my surprise when water started pouring from the front bumper !! i thought that it may have been the cold weather had cracked the headlight washer pump body, but a very quick search on here leads me to believe that they may have either forgot to re attach the pipes to the washer jets or they have come off, my question is, what do i need to do to cure this problem & is it an all day job, any help really appreciated, cheers, Jinxy

 

[T3rra]

Most likely the pipe work 2 the head light washers. The pipe work can get in the way when slotting the bumper inbetween the metal carrier.

Not a huge job 2 check. Remove the front bumper, 3 bolts each side some may be missing. 8mm racket and spanner, if you go in by the flap in the wheel arch u can find them all, worse been the ones right at the front of the wing.

The under tray may be fixed to the belly pan under the engine as well.

1/2 hours if you never done it b4

Pump 2 washer bottle is right at the bottom behind the power steering cooler pipes

 

[Jinxy]

Aha ! thanks for that, anyone have a step by step going around on this, or where to look for said bolts, don't want to spend time taking stuff off that isn't needed, cheers & thanks, Jinxy

 

[T3rra]

It's pretty simple. If you look at where the wing meet the bumper ur see the 1st bolt just inside. Put your hand along the shelve like eage where the wing and bumper meet and u will find the 2nd and 3rd. The 3 rd u will def need 2 go though the flap inside the black plastic wheel arch.

If the under tray 2 the bumper isn't fixed 2 the under tray off the engine u won't even need 2 jack up the car

 

[Eldavo]

Bumper is surprisingly easy to remove. Undertray off and the three bolts either side as said. It will then slide forward a few inches on the headlight wires, etc. far enough forward for you to rearrange the pipework.

If you need to completely remove the bumper due to split pipework you'll need to unplug the lights (again straightforward). The single pipe from the bottom of the washer tank goes to a one-way valve with two outputs, one to each headlight washer.

Be warned though that even after loosening the jubilee clips, if you have to remove the pipes from the headlight washer nozzles themselves they will be stuck fast and you'll probably snap the nozzle trying to remove the pipe.

 

[T3rra]

Sorry, was going 2 say in the 1st post that the pipes 2 washers are hard plastic that will become bittle and have prob snapped. However a bit off hose pipe should fix that

 

[Jinxy]

Thats a great response thanks guys, i guess my next question is, as im assuming the pipes are held in place by those awful folded pipe clips whats the best clip to hold them in place once the pipe is back on ? as it seems you can never use those clips again once prised open ? cheers, Jinxy

 

[Jinxy]

in fact im hoping they haven't snapped the nozzles themselves when they removed to bumper to paint it, which would explain why it seems to be leaking from both sides

 

[Hilux]

Take it back and get them to do it is my view on the issue

 

[Eldavo]

Connections are jubilee clips so reusable, Hilux's suggestion does seem the most straightforward.

The only caveat is that if the water comes out all the time then it's not the pipework as you have to operate the headlight washer pump in order to get any water into the pipework to start with. So, if it's still coming out then it may be from elsewhere, is it definitely screenwash and not coolant?

 

[Jinxy]

Hi Eldavo & Hilux, your right, im going to contact the body shop tomorrow, they are a very helpful bunch so should be fine, the water doesn't come out all the time, only when i operate the headlight washers, so pretty sure its them, tried looking under the front of the car today & can see the pump, well the hose from it anyway as the pump is hidden at the back of the reservoir, but i had real trouble seeing where the pipe went once is went near the inside of the bumper, anyway will let you know how i get on, thanks again guys for the advice, Jinxy

 

[Jinxy]

Just an update on this for anyone who may experience the same problem in the future, the cold spell we've just had meant that the water in the washer reservoir didn't have the correct strength washer fluid in it, which resulted in the pipe that runs behind the bumper from left to right jet freezing, first push of the switch pressurized the pipe & it blew off the t- Piece, the fortunate part of this is that there is access to the pipe without removing the entire bumper, pop the side light & housing out & you can see the t-piece, open the bonnet & put you hand down the back of the front scuttle & there is a gap to the side of the rad fan, you can reach right in behind the bumper & grab the pipe, warm the end of the pipe with a heat gun & slip it on the t-piece, job done !!.... just top it up with good quality correct strength washer fluid. hope this helps someone in the future & thanks to all those who answered my original post. Jinxy