Trevarthian

Today is another day and the problem somehow seems to have resolved itself - I think the stalk is a bit dodgy and just needed a good wiggle.

Thanks, this looks like good advice. There is no blockage as i ran with hoses off - motor will only run in one direction i.e rear. I will disconnect battery (negative termial) and and also squirt some electrical contact cleaner down stalk and leave for a few hours as this was suggested on Youtube.

Only one pump which works for rear window connector but not front

But seems odd that the single pump works for rear window and not front. Having looked on internet on other forums people some suggest that a similar problme is due to fault in steering wheel stork i.e need to get a replacement. Not sure i want to try to fix this as need to remove air bag etc

Hi, after hitting a deer i needed to replace bumper, wheel arch arch splash guards and washer bottle. The washer motor appeared OK so i reinstalled on the new bottle but have found that the washer motor comes on for rear washer but not the front. I am assuming there is only one fuse for washer so am not sure what the problem is. An after market new motor is not expensive and i could try that but if anybody has had the same problem i would be pleased to hear from you .. my frustration is that i do not want to replace wheel arch until sorted.

Fortunately the damage seems to be limited as hit was just on the edge of the bumper and not in the middle. I have driven car a month or so since the accident and everything such as AC etc seems to working fine.

Thank you for the really helpful replies and well noted on the need for the special fixings and likely need for bumper mounts which I will surely need on the one side along with splash guard and a new water bottle which has a large hole in it. Mark

I need to replace the front bumper on my 2006 Octavia estate which was damaged when i hit a deer when on holiday in France. The damaged bumper has sensors (4) but no washers for lights. My problem is that I cannot find the exact part either on ebay or a pattern part and having tried to look at VIN number etc just get more confused ( I cannot take part off until i have a replacment) . So my rather basic question is do the bumpers for Mk 11estates have a general fit so if I buy one without sensor holes i can just cut? The car is reliable and i have just changed a few key bits (turbo, ABS module) but as old not worth very much so I really just want to have a cheap repair which i will try to do myself (this was the advice of my friendly local garage). Thanks Mark