Operation; Removal; Installation; Washer Pump/Motor - Dodge Sprinter 2006 Manual

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Th e t wo wa sh er n ozzles h a ve in t egr a l m ou n t s wit h
sn a p fea t u r es t h a t secu r e t h em n ea r t h e t ops of t h e
t wo wiper a r m s on t h e win dsh ield. Th e lower su r fa ce
of t h e wa sh er n ozzle h a s a n in t egr a l ba r bed n ipple
t h a t con n ect s t o t h e wa sh er h ose, a n d t h r ee n ozzle
or ifices a r e or ien t ed t o dispen se t h e wa sh er flu id on
t h e win dsh ield gla ss t h r ou gh ou t t h e wiped a r ea of
t h e gla ss (F ig. 15). Th e wa sh er n ozzles a r e con -
st r u ct ed en t ir ely of m olded pla st ic. Th e wa sh er n oz-
zles ca n n ot be a dju st ed or r epa ir ed a n d, if fa u lt y or
da m a ged, t h ey m u st be r epla ced.
OPERA TION
Th e t wo wa sh er n ozzles a r e design ed t o dispen se
wa sh er flu id in t o t h e wiper pa t t er n a r ea on t h e ou t -
side of t h e win dsh ield gla ss. P r essu r ized wa sh er flu id
is fed t o ea ch n ozzle fr om t h e wa sh er r eser voir by t h e
wa sh er pu m p/m ot or t h r ou gh r u bber h oses, wh ich a r e
a t t a ch ed t o a ba r bed n ipple on t h e u n der side of ea ch
wa sh er n ozzle below t h e wiper a r m . Th e t h r ee or i-
fices of ea ch n ozzle ca u ses t h e pr essu r ized wa sh er
flu id t o be em it t ed gen er ou sly in sever a l st r ea m s
t h r ou gh ou t t h e t r a vel of t h e wiper a r m t o m or e effec-
t ively cover a la r ger a r ea of t h e gla ss t o be clea n ed.

REMOVAL

(1) Usin g h a n d pr essu r e, u n sn a p t h e wa sh er n oz-
zle fr om t h e wiper a r m (F ig. 16).
Fig. 16 Washer Nozzle Remove/Install
1 - WIPER ARM
2 - WASHER NOZZLE
3 - HOSE GUARD
4 - WASHER HOSE
5 - WIPER BLADE
(2) Discon n ect t h e h ose fr om t h e ba r bed n ipple of
t h e wa sh er n ozzle.
INSTALLA TION
(1) Recon n ect t h e h ose t o t h e ba r bed n ipple of t h e
wa sh er n ozzle (F ig. 16).
(2) Usin g h a n d pr essu r e, slide t h e wa sh er n ozzle
on t o t h e wiper a r m u n t il it sn a ps in t o pla ce. Be cer-
t a in t h e n ozzle sn a p fea t u r e is en ga ged in t h e loca t or
h ole on t h e wiper a r m .
WASH ER PU M P / M OT OR

DESCRIPTION

Fig. 17 Washer Pump/Motor
1 - INLET NIPPLE

2 - WASHER PUMP/MOTOR

3 - CONNECTOR RECEPTACLE
4 - VENT NIPPLE (W/FLUID LEVEL SWITCH ONLY)
5 - WASHER FLUID LEVEL SWITCH HOUSING
6 - OUTLET NIPPLE
Th e wa sh er pu m p/m ot or u n it is loca t ed in a dedi-
ca t ed h ole on t h e t op of t h e su m p a r ea n ea r t h e ba ck
of t h e win dsh ield wa sh er r eser voir on t h e r igh t fr on t
fen der wh eel h ou se in t h e en gin e com pa r t m en t (F ig.
17). A sm a ll per m a n en t ly lu br ica t ed a n d sea led elec-
t r ic m ot or is cou pled t o t h e r ot or-t ype wa sh er pu m p.
An in let n ipple on t h e bot t om of t h e pu m p h ou sin g
pa sses t h r ou gh a r u bber gr om m et sea l in st a lled in
t h e dedica t ed m ou n t in g h ole in t h e wa sh er r eser voir.
A sm a ll ba r bed ou t let n ipple n ea r t h e bot t om of t h e
pu m p h ou sin g con n ect s t h e u n it t o t h e wa sh er h ose.
Th e wa sh er pu m p/m ot or u n it is r et a in ed on t h e r es-
er voir by t h e in t er fer en ce fit bet ween t h e in let n ipple
a n d t h e gr om m et sea l, wh ich is a ligh t pr ess fit . An
in t egr a l elect r ica l con n ect or r ecept a cle is loca t ed on
t h e t op of t h e m ot or h ou sin g.
An opt ion a l ver sion of t h e wa sh er pu m p/m ot or u n it
in cor por a t es a n in t egr a l wa sh er flu id level swit ch .
Th is ver sion ca n be dist in gu ish ed fr om m odels wit h -
ou t t h e swit ch by a ven t n ipple a t t h e t op of t h e
swit ch h ou sin g t h a t is con n ect ed t o a ven t h ose t h a t
is r et a in ed in a n in t egr a l clip beh in d t h e filler ca p
n ea r t h e t op of t h e r eser voir, a n d by a t h ir d t er m in a l
pin in t h e wa sh er pu m p/m ot or con n ect or r ecept a cle.
Th e wa sh er pu m p/m ot or u n it ca n n ot be r epa ir ed. If
fa u lt y or da m a ged, t h e en t ir e wa sh er pu m p/m ot or
u n it m u st be r epla ced.
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