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Windshield Washer Pump - Installation






INSTALLATION





1. Lubricate a new rubber grommet seal/filter screen with clean washer fluid and install it into the washer pump mounting hole in the washer reservoir (5). Always use a new rubber grommet seal/filter screen on the reservoir.
2. Position the inlet nipple on the base of the pump housing of the washer pump/motor unit (4) to the rubber grommet seal/filter screen in the reservoir.
3. Using hand pressure, press firmly and evenly downward on the top of washer pump/motor unit until the inlet nipple is fully seated in the rubber grommet seal/filter screen in the pump mounting hole of 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.

NOTE: Be certain to reconnect the front and rear washer hoses to the proper outlet nipples of the washer pump. Failure to properly connect the hoses will cause the front and rear washer systems to operate incorrectly.

6. Reconnect the front (2) and rear (1) washer hoses to the barbed outlet nipples of the washer pump.
7. Reconnect the Front End Module (FEM) wire harness connector (3) for the washer pump/motor unit to the connector receptacle on the top of the motor.
8. Reinstall the plastic push-in fasteners that secure the left front wheelhouse splash shield to the inner fender panel and the front fascia. Splash Shield - Installation.
9. Lower the vehicle.
10. Reconnect the battery negative cable.
11. Refill the washer reservoir with the washer fluid drained from the reservoir during the removal procedure.