Hose-Liftgate Washer

The rear washer plumbing consists of a small diameter rubber hose that is routed along with the front washer hose from the washer reservoir under the left front fender ahead of the left front wheel to the engine compartment. Both hoses are attached to their respective front or rear outlet nipple of the washer pump/motor unit near the bottom of the reservoir. The hoses are then secured by retainers to the back of the condenser shroud and the underside of the Power Distribution Center (PDC) bracket above the wheel house splash shield before entering the left side of the engine compartment behind the PDC.

In the engine compartment, both hoses are secured by a retainer near the dash panel to the side support member for the left front fender. The two hoses are routed separately from this point. The front hose is routed up toward the hood, while the rear hose (2) is routed through a grommet and a hole in the dash panel (3) into the passenger compartment. The hose is then routed below the instrument panel to the left cowl side inner panel and up the left inner A-pillar (4). Midway up the A-pillar the hose is connected with a molded plastic in-line fitting to the headliner hose (1).




The headliner hose (2) is secured above the headliner (3) from the A-pillar to the upper liftgate opening inner panel (4). Near the center of the liftgate opening the hose passes through a clearance hole in the liftgate opening outer panel and through a rubber grommet in a hole in the upper liftgate panel to the rear washer nozzle.

Washer hose is available for service only as roll stock, which must then be cut to length. The molded plastic washer hose fittings and routing clips cannot be repaired. If these fittings or clips are faulty or damaged, they must be replaced.

Washer fluid in the washer reservoir is pressurized and fed by the washer pump/motor unit through the rear washer system plumbing and fittings to the rear washer nozzle located on the liftgate outer panel above the liftgate glass. Whenever routing the washer hose or a wire harness containing a washer hose, it must be routed away from hot, sharp, or moving parts; and, sharp bends that might pinch the hose must be avoided.