I have been changing the plugs on the Fabia tonight and noticed that there is a pin hole in the washer pipe when being used.

It's near the coolant header bottle and of course is pipe and wires bundled into a wrapped bundle.

It looks to be a bit of a ****** to get too. I was thinking of cutting the pipe at that point and putting a joiner in. Any other recommendations?

your proposed fix is the best option

 

bad design, have seen major damage caused to the wiring on a Polo 6R that had the same issue but in the main ECU wiring

Very common issue. Quite often the rear one splits behind the dash. Water ****ing on your feet and electrics is not good. I have repaired with a piece of brake pipe before now. Skoda do proper joiner kits though. Look a lot better and much easier. Personally I'd get two kits and a length of pipe and run an overlay.

Thanks to you both.

Do you know the joiner kit part number?

Is there a good method for removing the tape to get at the pipe?

A dealer will have loads in stock and know what you are talking about.

I had this exact problem on my golf, i put it down to the pipe being hard plastic rather than rubber and the fact that it may have frozen at some point and split the pipe.

 

I can't remember exactly what i used but i found a tube that was a smaller diameter to join the two parts after cutting out the split part. Then covered it in Epoxy. I did think it may restrict the flow a bit but i didn't notice any difference

Hmm, I may take a peak at mine as I seem to be using more windscreen wash fluid of late! Not noticed water ingress or puddles though but I will defy do an inspection!

Quick cheap fix. QuikTape by Kalimex. It's a waterproof self sealing tape that works perfect for stuff like this.

Just tightly bind a small strip around the circumference of the pipe so that it sticks to itself. Job done.

Edited 18 February, 201610 yr by SuperTurbo

Got my kit from Meadans of Sway. Part number is 5J0955871A and then B as it's two part.