Rear Winscreen Washer Pipework

[b318isp]

My rear window washer is not working so I cleaned the nozzle with a pin. When I retried the the control stalk, the pump ran and I could hear a gurgling down by the passenger side sill - so I thought that the line had gone dry and that water had to be pumped back up to the window.

 

After a moment, the warning for the washer fluid level came on - so I filled up the resevoir.

 

I went back to operating the pump and again got the same gurgle from the sill. After about 90 seconds, I got the low warning again!!! Indeed the resevoir was empty. However, no water had come from the nozzle nor was there any water on the ground!!! The carpets were all dry too...

 

So, about 5 litres of water has disappeared into the car! I was suspecting a broken or disconnected pipeline to the rear, but surely the water should have come out a floor drain?

 

Does anyone now anything to guide me? Does the floorpan have drains? Can the pipeork be accessed via the door footplate? Any tips would be appreciated..... :rolleyes:

[Andrew T]

Take the plastic trim off, take a deep breath and put you hand between the underlay and floor.......

 

If you are unlucky you may just need to look in the well under the passenger seat,

then read this.

[b318isp]

Thanks. I HAVE been unlucky. I checked last night and the underlay is soaked so bad I had to cut out a section to dry it. I have epoxy'd the joint too. :lol: