Windshield Washer Motor: Service and Repair
REMOVALWasher Pump/Motor Remove/Install:
1. Disconnect the vehicle wire harness connector for the washer pump/motor from the motor connector receptacle.
2. Disconnect the washer supply hose from the barbed outlet nipple of the washer pump/motor and allow the washer fluid to drain into a clean container for reuse.
3. If the vehicle is so equipped, disconnect the washer fluid level switch vent hose from the barbed vent nipple near the top of the washer pump/motor unit.
4. Using hand pressure, firmly grasp and pull the washer pump out of the rubber grommet seal in the reservoir. Care must be taken not to damage the reservoir.
5. Remove the rubber grommet seal from the washer pump mounting hole in the washer reservoir and discard.
INSTALLATION
1. Install a new rubber grommet seal into the washer pump mounting hole in the washer reservoir. Always use a new rubber grommet seal on the reservoir.
2. Position the inlet nipple of the washer pump to the rubber grommet seal in the reservoir.
3. Using hand pressure, press firmly and evenly on the washer pump until the inlet nipple is fully seated in the rubber grommet seal in the washer reservoir mounting hole.
4. If the vehicle is so equipped, reconnect the washer fluid level switch vent hose to the barbed vent nipple at the top of the washer pump/motor housing.
5. Reconnect the washer hose to the barbed outlet nipple of the washer pump.
6. Reconnect the vehicle wire harness connector for the washer pump/motor unit to the motor connector receptacle.
7. Refill the washer reservoir with the washer fluid drained from the reservoir during the removal procedure.