Operation; Removal; Installation - Dodge Sprinter 2006 Manual

8R - 20 WIPERS/WASHERS
OPERA TION
Th e wa sh er pu m p/m ot or u n it is con n ect ed t o t h e
veh icle elect r ica l syst em t h r ou gh a sin gle t a ke ou t
a n d con n ect or of t h e veh icle wir e h a r n ess. Th e
wa sh er pu m p/m ot or is gr ou n ded a t a ll t im es t h r ou gh
a t a ke ou t of t h e veh icle wir e h a r n ess wit h a sin gle
eyelet t er m in a l con n ect or t h a t is secu r ed u n der a
gr ou n d scr ew loca t ed n ea r t h e r igh t h ea dla m p in t h e
en gin e com pa r t m en t .
r eceives ba t t er y cu r r en t on a wa sh er swit ch sen se
cir cu it t h r ou gh t h e closed con t a ct s of t h e m om en t a r y
wa sh er swit ch cir cu it r y wit h in t h e m u lt i-fu n ct ion
swit ch . Wh en t h e pu m p m ot or is en er gized, t h e r ot or-
t ype pu m p pr essu r izes t h e wa sh er flu id a n d for ces it
t h r ou gh t h e pu m p ou t let n ipple, t h e wa sh er plu m b-
in g, a n d t h e wa sh er n ozzles on t o t h e win dsh ield
gla ss. Th e wa sh er pu m p/m ot or u n it ca n be dia gn osed
u sin g con ven t ion a l dia gn ost ic t ools a n d m et h ods.

REMOVAL

(1) Discon n ect t h e veh icle wir e h a r n ess con n ect or
for t h e wa sh er pu m p/m ot or fr om t h e m ot or con n ect or
r ecept a cle (F ig. 18).
Fig. 18 Washer Pump/Motor Remove/Install
1 - WASHER RESERVOIR
2 - WASHER SUPPLY HOSE
3 - VENT HOSE (W/FLUID LEVEL SWITCH ONLY)
4 - WIRE HARNESS CONNECTOR
5 - WASHER PUMP/MOTOR
(2) Discon n ect t h e wa sh er su pply h ose fr om t h e
ba r bed ou t let n ipple of t h e wa sh er pu m p/m ot or a n d
a llow t h e wa sh er flu id t o dr a in in t o a clea n con t a in er
for r eu se.
Th e wa sh er pu m p/m ot or
(3) If t h e veh icle is so equ ipped, discon n ect t h e
wa sh er flu id level swit ch ven t h ose fr om t h e ba r bed
ven t n ipple n ea r t h e t op of t h e wa sh er pu m p/m ot or
u n it .
(4) Usin g h a n d pr essu r e, fir m ly gr a sp a n d pu ll t h e
wa sh er pu m p ou t of t h e r u bber gr om m et sea l in t h e
r eser voir. Ca r e m u st be t a ken n ot t o da m a ge t h e r es-
er voir.
(5) Rem ove t h e r u bber gr om m et sea l fr om t h e
wa sh er pu m p m ou n t in g h ole in t h e wa sh er r eser voir
a n d disca r d.
INSTALLA TION
(1) In st a ll a n ew r u bber gr om m et sea l in t o t h e
wa sh er pu m p m ou n t in g h ole in t h e wa sh er r eser voir.
Alwa ys u se a n ew r u bber gr om m et sea l on t h e r eser-
voir.
(2) P osit ion t h e in let n ipple of t h e wa sh er pu m p t o
t h e r u bber gr om m et sea l in t h e r eser voir.
(3) Usin g h a n d pr essu r e, pr ess fir m ly a n d even ly
on t h e wa sh er pu m p u n t il t h e in let n ipple is fu lly
sea t ed in t h e r u bber gr om m et sea l in t h e wa sh er r es-
er voir m ou n t in g h ole (F ig. 18).
(4) If t h e veh icle is so equ ipped, r econ n ect t h e
wa sh er flu id level swit ch ven t h ose t o t h e ba r bed
ven t n ipple a t t h e t op of t h e wa sh er pu m p/m ot or
h ou sin g.
(5) Recon n ect t h e wa sh er h ose t o t h e ba r bed ou t let
n ipple of t h e wa sh er pu m p.
(6) Recon n ect t h e veh icle wir e h a r n ess con n ect or
for t h e wa sh er pu m p/m ot or u n it t o t h e m ot or con n ec-
t or r ecept a cle.
(7) Refill t h e wa sh er r eser voir wit h t h e wa sh er
flu id dr a in ed fr om t h e r eser voir du r in g t h e r em ova l
pr ocedu r e.
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