hi guys, just found out last night that when i use the front screen wipers, the rear water comes out too. does anyone know how to fix this please? when i do the rear then only the rear one works.

 

thanks guys

ive been told this is normal, is that correct?

Hi froggy8, not on mine it isn't. Both front and rear work separately from each other. It could be an option in the software system that a previous owner has chosen??

Just now, Phil866 said:

Hi froggy8, not on mine it isn't. Both front and rear work separately from each other. It could be an option in the software system that a previous owner has chosen??

thank you for the reply

 

do you think it would fix it if i disconnect the battery?

can anyone confirm please?

It is not how it is meant to work, but as I've never ever needed to look into this, I can't honestly tell you how the window washer system works to achieve only one end spraying from a shared pump.

1 hour ago, rum4mo said:

It is not how it is meant to work, but as I've never ever needed to look into this, I can't honestly tell you how the window washer system works to achieve only one end spraying from a shared pump.

thank you, i may need to get another pump and see if that fixes it.

Might be a fuse blown. Seem to remember an incident like that many years ago but is definitely not normal...

Just now, mrgf said:

Might be a fuse blown. Seem to remember an incident like that many years ago but is definitely not normal...

thank you very much for the confirmation. i will check the fuse tomorrow, at the top of your head, do you know where the fuse is please?

It would have been at least 7 years ago and it happened once or twice. Might just have been one of the standard ones in the fusebox under the dash below the steering wheel. look for both front and rear wiper fuses. I do know it was a simple thing which if the fuse was gone, (If it was the fuse as it was a very long time ago), it did what you said. 

I know for certain, I have not had to swap water pumps and /or any of the relevant washer system, apart from the bottle when another driver hit me and it cracked.  That was a totally different issue, where the water flooded out on to the floor. Go fuses first. Find, inspect, swap as even ones that look intact sometimes have a flaw in them and fail to work, despite looking like a good contact. Fooled me a few times in my 40 years as a motorist!

Just now, mrgf said:

It would have been at least 7 years ago and it happened once or twice. Might just have been one of the standard ones in the fusebox under the dash below the steering wheel. look for both front and rear wiper fuses. I do know it was a simple thing which if the fuse was gone, (If it was the fuse as it was a very long time ago), it did what you said. 

I know for certain, I have not had to swap water pumps and /or any of the relevant washer system, apart from the bottle when another driver hit me and it cracked.  That was a totally different issue, where the water flooded out on to the floor. Go fuses first. Find, inspect, swap as even ones that look intact sometimes have a flaw in them and fail to work, despite looking like a good contact. Fooled me a few times in my 40 years as a motorist!

many thanks for your help and suggestion. will certainly check the fuses tomorrow  

As you also mentioned disconnecting the battery, the worse it can do is reset the trip meters and you will have to re-program the windows. Easy thing to do, though.