Re: E36: windshield washer not spraying water

["Ron Jordan" <ron@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Brendon,

I just changed my nozzles to those one with lights on my E28.  So I was
mucking about with all the stuff you are talking about,  If you lift your
hood, and look along the lip closest to the firewall,   You might have to
remove a liner.  not sure, but once you do, you will find wires and tubes
going to the bottom of each nozzle, they should be accessible.   You will find
where the tubes go, and see the T fitting there.  There are also wires that go
into the nozzle, and they are part of the cleaning system.  that heats the
nozzles up in the winter to clean them if clogged.The T fitting, or tube after
the fitting is most likely the culprit, since one of them is still working.
If you do have to remove the nozzle itself its easy.  its held in by a notched
plastic tab built onto the nozzle from underneath it acts as a spring sort of
thing and the nozzle is pushed down from the outside to put it on the car.
the tab depresses while going past the sheet metal and then protrudes after
its past.  Sorta like a fishing hook concept.  You need to get a small
flathead screwdirver and depress the tap from underneath, while pushing up on
the nozzle and at the same time pulling it up on an angle from the top of the
hood.  It will come out pretty easily.  The tubing used is clear yellow with
white crosshatching in it,  Some sort of fibre.  It cracks kinda of easily so
you might have to replace it.  your local autoparts store will have some of
the black rubber stuff in case it does.  It works great.. I replaced the
tubing on mine when I transplanted my nozzles for the blue light kind.

Hope that helps
Cheers
Ron Jordan

  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Brendon Macaraeg
  To: bmw@domain.elided
  Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2002 3:05 PM
  Subject: Re: E36: windshield washer not spraying water


  At 02:50 PM 6/27/02 -0400, you wrote:
  >
  >- -----Original Message-----
  >From: Brendon Macaraeg [mailto:brendonm@domain.elided]
  >
  > > My driver side window washer stopped spraying water
  > > today
  >
  >Is this to say that the passenger side works?

  Mike:

  Yeah, the passenger side still works great.  I hear
  the motor/pump cranking out the water.


  >It could be the t-fitting in the middle.  My old E28
  >had this failure.  There's check valves in there to
  >keep the hoses filled and there is also what appears
  >to be some sort of over-pressure relief.  Mine ended
  >up spewing fluid all over under the hood as I was
  >trying to figure out what was going on...
  >
  >It was a bit of a hassle to replace since there were
  >a couple of supposedly single use clamps that hold the
  >hoses onto it and the part didn't come with new ones.
  >I was able to carefully re-use the clamps.  Don't know
  >how applicable this is to an E36...

  How does one access all this?  By taking the liner off the
  bottom of the hood?
  And how does one remove the nozzles only?
  Any links to related information on this subject appreciated.

  TIA,
  -Brendon



  >If nothing works, no sound of motor/pump, then this
  >probably isn't the problem.
  >
  >Regards,
  >Mike Kohlbrenner
  --
  to be removed from bmw, see /bin/digest-subs.cgi
  or email "unsubscribe bmw" to majordomo@domain.elided

------------------------------