Windshield Washer Motor: Service and Repair

REMOVAL

NOTE: The washer pump/motor can be removed from the washer reservoir without removing the reservoir from the vehicle.

1. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable
2. Siphon the washer fluid from the washer reservoir into a clean container for reuse
3. Turn the steering wheel to move the front wheels to the full right position
4. Raise and support the vehicle
5. Remove the plastic push-in fasteners that secure the forward end of the front wheelhouse splash shield to the inner fender panel and the front fascia.
6. Pull the forward end of the front wheelhouse splash shield away from the inner fender panel and front fascia far enough to access the washer pump/ motor for service.
7. Disconnect the two washer hoses from the two washer pump/motor unit outlet nipples.

Washer Pump/Motor Remove/Install:

8. Disconnect the headlamp and dash wire harness connector from the washer pump/motor unit connector receptacle on the top of the motor housing.
9. Firmly grasp the top of the washer pump/motor housing and pull it lightly outward from the washer reservoir far enough to disengage the top of the motor from the receptacle in the reservoir Care must be taken not to damage the reservoir
10. Pull the washer pump/motor unit straight up and out of the washer reservoir far enough to disengage the inlet nipple from the rubber grommet seal/ filter screen in the reservoir.

11. Remove the rubber grommet seal/filter screen for the washer pump from the pump mounting hole in the washer reservoir and discard.

INSTALLATION
1. Install a new rubber grommet seal/filter screen unit into the washer pump mounting hole in the washer reservoir Always use a new rubber grommet seal/filter screen on the reservoir.
2. Position the inlet nipple of the washer pump to the rubber grommet seal/filter screen in the washer reservoir.
3. Using hand pressure, press firmly and evenly downward on the 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 top of the washer pump/motor housing with the receptacle in the washer reservoir.
5. Using hand pressure, press firmly and evenly on the top of washer pump/motor unit until the motor housing snaps into the reservoir receptacle.
6. Reconnect the headlamp and dash wire harness connector for the washer pump/motor unit to the connector receptacle on the top of the motor housing.
7. Reconnect the front and rear washer hoses to the two barbed pump outlet nipples Be certain that the hose in the trough on the reservoir located behind the pump is connected to the rear (black) nipple, and the hose in front of the pump is connected to the front (blue) nipple.
8. Reposition the forward end of the front wheel-house splash shield to the inner fender panel and the front fascia.
9. Reinstall the plastic push-in fasteners that secure the front wheelhouse splash shield to the inner fender panel and the front fascia.
10. Lower the vehicle.
11. Reconnect the battery negative cable.
12. Refill the washer reservoir with the washer fluid siphoned from the reservoir during the removal procedure.