jonpurr

Hi,
Have a leak under on other the washer jets, but how can I get to the pipe to plug the hole.

Can you just pop the washer jets up from the top and pull the hose up?

Did not want to try unless I caused damage.

If you can, what tool do you use?

Thanks for the help

Cheers
Jon

ian c - u.k

yes , but the hose will be "taped" down to the aluminium bumper section under the cover .

not such a big job to remove the whole front bumper cover

Andy Roe

Headlight or windscreen washer jets?

ian c - u.k

good question !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

only an idiot would remove the front bumper cover to fix the windscreen washer

jonpurr

thanks for the replies - luckily its the windscreen washer so the bumper can stay in place for today

So do we reckon a quick pop up from the top, clean the jets out and a bit of duck tape?

Andy Roe

I'm not sure that they'll pop out. You may have to go in via the boot & remove the plastic cover to get access the the hoses. Three to 4 screws I think.

DaveK

You should be able to get to the pipes from within the luggage compartment. Remove the plastic cover and then you should be able to pull some of the pipe out. When I had a leak, I could pull the pipes out enough to get to the one way valves. I then unplugged the pipe from these and could pull the leaking pipe out completely.

When I had a leak in these pipes it was because the metal bar connecting the wipers was sawing through the pipe whenever the wipers were on (once I realised I had a leak and looked in there with a torch I could see it doing it). I couldn't see how to route the pipe so that this definitely wouldn't happen again - so I re-routed mine in front of the heater servos etc. well away from the wiper motor. Have to be careful it's away from the servo arms - but seems a much better place for the pipes to me.

Paul Conquest

Don't you just love the subtle language differences around the world. I'm speed-reading this post, and key on the word "torch." Of course, to me a torch is either propane or acetylene ... and if you've seen me weld, that's a pretty scary thing to get next to your shiny 911. So you can imagine my momentary horror ... at least until I slowed down and read all the words in the proper context.

jonpurr

OK - better get my torch out (the lighting up kind) and find out what is going on. Could be just blocked jets - but I am getting some water out of them.

ian c - u.k

if you turn the oxygen down slightly , the acetylene will give off a white light that is stronger than your mini maglite .
hope this helps

jonpurr

thanks for the note about the oxygen, might of needed it earlier, I've just singed all the carpet!