Can some one explain how to patch up the rear washer tubing?

[thisgroove]

My rear washer is making my boot floor wet as opposed to washing the rear window the water is collection in the boot by the rear passenger side lights behind the pop open door how do i get to the tubing so i can visable see the hole and how to link it all back together? I have looked in hayes but no mention of it.

Cheers

[Stuart]

it will have come off either in the boot lid (easy solution) or inside the roof/headlining (not so easy solution)

if its the boot lid option then strip the inside panels off and re plumbbbb, if its in the roof its a headlining job :( EVIL

[thisgroove]

what do i need to do to strip the boot back? I hope its not in the headlining as i assume i would have to cut it? Thanks for the quick reply.

[brainsnova]

the split will be just inside the shell where the boot wiring grommit is if you find the split a mk4 polo has connectors joining the pipe at the back seats at the passenger wheel arch. just mind and put cable ties on them lol

[Guderian]

I have done without mine for some time now (same problem)
Rear jet not an issue for MOT failure fortunately.

[mowgli]

i had one go on an astra estate. i fed a wire thru the old pipe till it poked out & taped some new pipe to it & fed it back, and it was a pain to do..

[thisgroove]

Thanks for all the help i will let you know how i get on fingers crossed its in the boot

[Tommy_nova]

If you pull the plastic cover off as you would to change your rear bulbs try get your hand in there and feel around on the bottom some where there should be a hole with a pipe into it.
on my old gsi the pipe came off which runs straight down out of the car bloody soaked my boot its worth a try if it is that then its an easy fix.


Tommy

[brainsnova]

tommy is that not the sunroof drain hole?

[thisgroove]

diaster day ok had all the left hand side boot casing off the water is running down by the lights but i could not find the pipe! i then started to remove the pillar headlining and still could not see it. Now the linning is not taught - very annoyed! Then tried to get the jet off the front of the boot which came off with about 8 inches of tubing and thats it...where o where is the rest of the tubing. And to top if all off changed my broken headlamp and side indicators for clear ones (which look great) but lost one bolt and now have only one bolt on the passenger side headlamp. Will this hold?

[Tommy_nova]

maybe it is then :confused:



tommy is that not the sunroof drain hole?

[Spudly]

I had this on my current nova, to fix it you need a washer pipe joining piece, and a length of pipe, mine had snapped just after the B pillar, it was a glass out, jesus handle off, rooflining down and poke your fingers into the gaps between the roof skin and the framework under it as this is where the pipe runs through, pull it out and use your joining piece to connect your new length of pipe, then run that back into the roof and towards the back, its a pain to get through the rubber boot between the roof and bootlid then feed it along to the washer hole, pain in the ass to do but its worth it in the end:thumb:

[thisgroove]

how do you put the headling back correctly around the edges what i ve done so far looks dire!

[Spudly]

You need to have the glass out as it sits in behind the rubber, it folds over the lip that the rubber seal sits in and is stuck down behind it, its fiddly to do but can be done!

[thisgroove]

Here she is

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[mowgli]

Here she is

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nice looking car.