Windshield Washer Pump: Service and Repair
PUMP-WASHER-WINDSHIELDREMOVAL
NOTE: The washer pump/motor unit can be removed from the washer reservoir without removing the reservoir from the vehicle.
1. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable.
2. Reach between the front of the left front wheel house splash shield and the front bumper support to access the rearward facing lower surface of the washer reservoir (5).
3. Disconnect the wire harness connector (2) from the top of the washer pump/motor unit (3).
4. Disconnect the front washer hose (4) from the inboard pump outlet nipple and allow the washer fluid to drain into a clean container for reuse.
5. Disconnect the rear washer hose (6) from the outboard pump outlet nipple.
6. Grasp the top of the washer pump/motor housing and pull it firmly rearward far enough to disengage the snap post on the top of the motor from the receptacle in the reservoir.
7. Grasp the lower part of the washer pump/motor housing and, using a back and forth twisting action, pull the unit rearward from the reservoir far enough to disengage the pump inlet nipple from the rubber grommet seal in the reservoir.
8. Remove the rubber grommet seal from the washer pump mounting hole in the reservoir and discard.
INSTALLATION
1. Install a new rubber grommet seal into the washer pump mounting hole of the washer reservoir (5). Always use a new rubber grommet seal on the reservoir.
2. Position the barbed inlet nipple of the washer pump/motor unit (3) to the rubber grommet seal in the reservoir.
3. Using hand pressure, press on the lower part of the washer pump firmly and evenly until the barbed inlet nipple is fully seated in the rubber grommet seal in the reservoir.
4. Align the snap post on the top of the motor housing with the snap post receptacle in the washer reservoir.
5. Using hand pressure, press firmly and evenly on the top of motor housing until the post snaps into the receptacle.
6. Reconnect the rear washer hose (6) to the outboard pump outlet nipple.
7. Reconnect the front washer hose (4) to the inboard pump outlet nipple.
8. Reconnect the wire harness connector (2) to the top of the pump motor.
9. Refill the washer reservoir with the washer fluid drained from the reservoir during the removal procedure.
10. Reconnect the battery negative cable.