Xenon Light Squrters

[Gaz]

I seem to have a prob with them on my 172 the passenger side one works fine but leaks all the time and the drivers side hardly does anything, i asume theres a blockage on the drivers side one.

Any body had this problem and any ideas what i need to do, please dont tell me it involes taking the bumper off :S

Cheers

Gaz

 

[Sib]

mine dont work, but less hassle that way

 

[KDF]

You have weeping clio syndrome.. think you will need to replace the headlight washer.. costs about 6 quid IIRC, and yes you would need to remove the bumper to replace them.

 

[-KarL-]

yup bumper off job

 

[p90ade]

mine dont work, but less hassle that way

if you went to a mega strict mot centre they could fail if they dont work, dont think they ever check them though.

if you have xenons you need washers.

 

[Josh@Renparts]

if you want me to fit them you know who to call only 20 mins job mate.

 

[Tamiyya]

Buy a couple of cheap £1.99 NON-RETURN valves from halfords and put them in the headlight washer jet pipes and problem solved. Your washer jets will never leak again. Best place to put them is naer to the jets themselves but if you don't want to remove the bumper then lift the plastic panel on top of the washer bottle and fit them in each pipe there.

 

[Sib]

its a job for the summer methinks

 

[marksman]

mine didnt work properly when i put them new balls in mate , i sorted it by moving them into different positions on the headlights it sorted them out and have worked fine since ....i went through 1 n half washer bottles before i got them right lol ,,, but i was on my own so it meant activating the washers and running to front of car lol....

 

[Ian_182]

I never used mine.Just kept the lights clean with some window cleaner in the bad weather

ian

 

[Gaz]

Cheers everyone, will leave till summer, and i might take u up on ure offer josh

 

[Storm_Force]

yup bumper off job

On my old 172 it was replaced without removing the bumper.

 

[Guy]

Buy a couple of cheap £1.99 NON-RETURN valves from halfords and put them in the headlight washer jet pipes and problem solved. Your washer jets will never leak again. Best place to put them is naer to the jets themselves but if you don't want to remove the bumper then lift the plastic panel on top of the washer bottle and fit them in each pipe there.

can i ask how a non return valve will fix this? is it just me not seeign soemthing here..

if its fitted opposing the flow, it will either render your washer ets useless by not allowing the water to flow to the jets, but also not allowing the water to leak out! they'll never leak again but they will never work again?

or if its fitted in the irection of flow, it will allow the water to squirt out but not flow back.. why would the water flow back unless you put your mouth round the jet and blew down it?
the washer bottle is still higher than the washer jets so the gravity will still provide a head to force some water to leak out. unless the non return valve makes a resistance against the gravity due to the flap/ball thats in the valve?

 

[Dan 172]

I had the same side replaced twice last winter under warranty, it may have been due to the freezing temps?

Just in case I make sure the washer fluid/water ratio is quite high in concentration.

I would get it sorted out other wise you will keep running out of washer fluid.

 

[R20 CWH]

so whats the approx time to do this?

one of mines jimmied so its the bumper off etc

 

[Gaz]

^^Joshdee says he can do it in 20mins, yes the bumper does have to come off

 

[marksman]

more than a 20 min job to take bumper off!!

 

[TomTom]

more than a 20 min job to take bumper off!!

Wouldn't say so really

 

[Gaz]

I wud not no really not into taking my car apart

 

[cli0 172]

i love squirting

 

[Storm_Force]

Well perhaps my renault garage actually has some common sense.

 

[Da]

I fitted mine to my non-sport and no the bumper wasn't removed even starting from scratch!

 

[Tamiyya]

Buy a couple of cheap £1.99 NON-RETURN valves from halfords and put them in the headlight washer jet pipes and problem solved. Your washer jets will never leak again. Best place to put them is naer to the jets themselves but if you don't want to remove the bumper then lift the plastic panel on top of the washer bottle and fit them in each pipe there.

can i ask how a non return valve will fix this? is it just me not seeign soemthing here..

if its fitted opposing the flow, it will either render your washer ets useless by not allowing the water to flow to the jets, but also not allowing the water to leak out! they'll never leak again but they will never work again?

or if its fitted in the irection of flow, it will allow the water to squirt out but not flow back.. why would the water flow back unless you put your mouth round the jet and blew down it?
the washer bottle is still higher than the washer jets so the gravity will still provide a head to force some water to leak out. unless the non return valve makes a resistance against the gravity due to the flap/ball thats in the valve?

You got it. Yes the flap in the valve creates a resistance against the flow of water to the jet and stops the water leaking out.