Ford Focus Mk2 Tips: Windscreen Washer Pump Replacement
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- čas přidán 25. 08. 2022
- Ford Focus Mk2: our windscreen washer pump isn’t working. In this video, we test the potential causes until we find the culprit. We:
• check the fuse for the windscreen washer pump
• test the wiring with a multimeter
• ensure the wand on the steering wheel works
• change the windscreen washer pump on a Ford Focus Mk2.
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Well done. Glad your repair was successful.
Thank you, Anne.
Very useful step by step guide. Excellent and practical video.
Thanks Bob. I'm glad it's fixed.
Very thorough approach to identifying and resolving a problem. Glad all is well now.
Mrs CarSpyTV is certainly pleased. She can see through the windscreen now!
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Great work. It was especially informative to see you perform a proper diagnostic of the problem.
Thank you. That's appreciated. More Focus content to follow.
Keep struggling with mine as only a pump on the floor for your foot, going to north Yorkshire to a show on Saturday with transit, have a lovely Bank Holiday weekend
Enjoy the show, Ian. I'm sure the Transit will be admired.
@@CarSpyTV thanks bit of a slow ride across only 50 mph that's all she's good for
If it helps, I can tow it with the Micra. It can easily do 180mph!
@@CarSpyTV your on that would be brilliant with no power steering lol
Thank you for this. My front and back washer jets on MK2 Ford Focus have stopped so I think I need to do this. Great video.
Thank you. Good luck fixing your car. More Focus videos to follow.
Thank you so much! You heleped me a lot :) It was almost completely the same with a facelifted version of MK2. The only difference was this plastic screws - there was only one, quite troublesome though. Greetings!
You're welcome. Glad the video helped. More Focus content to follow.
I'm going to sell my daughters MK2 in some weeks, but nevertheless good to know how relatively easy some things are to be fixed. Maybe it's more or less similar at my MK3...?
Thanks again a lot for your efforts & Greetings from GER! 🙂🤜🤛
Thank you, Christoph. Hope your daughter enjoys her new car. Best wishes from the UK.
@@CarSpyTV No new car. She will start being a journeywoman for at least 3 years + 1 day... 😉
Another good clear video.
I'd liked to have seen the removal of those two black plastic fixings as they can be fiddly (and a stand under the car as well as the scissor jack, not just a wheel).
Something I've found is that if the washer fluid is months old (or possibly the washer concentrate but I don't know) then you can get a snot-like translucent material floating in the bottle that can get to the washer jets and block them beyond pinning out, probably only apply to your £100 Micra in your fleet. But this might be like the intermittent fuse and intermittent new brake light bulb filament and only happen to me it seems.
Hi Nta16. Interesting comment as always. Thank you. Perhaps it’s worth making a separate video that explains how to remove those plastic screws. They often just spin. Ours did!
@@CarSpyTV I find a lot of those types of fixings can be single use but there are so many different sorts and sizes and of course often they will all go back in and work - except one or two of course.
@CarSpyTV Those plastic things look like screws but they are infact plastic scivits which you just pull out. Ther usually a one time fit so you'll have to replace with a new one. They usually have a raw plug effect when pushing home😊
Thank you, Brian. Good info.
Great video! Very clear & thorough, helped me order a clever 12v tester! Thx a lot
You're welcome, Andy. Glad the video helped. More to follow.
Mine's working just fine, but just the curiosity of how it's all fitted in there and how it functions was enough to watch the entire vid.
You're doing amazing work, as in-depth as needed, great in-sight on the details you focus on, even placing the bolts in a pattern that helps you.
Keep up the great work! :)
Thank you for you kind comment, Tonythex1. Glad you like the video.
Perfect, thanks for this, really helped me out!
You're welcome, Ben. More Focus videos to follow.
Good job. Clar and easy. Thank for this clip.
Glad it was helpful.
Seriously??? Is it just me or is all this dismantling absolutely ridiculous for something so minor as a screen washer pump? Ford needs to get their act together. Very useful video by the way.
Glad the video helped. 👍
As always,excellent step by step explanation . BTW any luck with those Tail Gate Struts ? Hope you both have a nice Bank Holiday.
Thank you, Mark. Hope you have a good Bank Holiday, too. There has been some progress with the struts. I'm filming an update video. 👍
Great video going replace my washer pump this week
Thank you, Lewis. Hope the job goes well for you, too.
Good video😊glad that I've fixed mine today😊the pump been stuck so just gave it a spin an it started again
Thanks Alex. Glad your car's sorted.
Great video. I need to diagnose and fix why my wife’s washer jets aren’t working on her MK2 focus. I can hear the pump working but only the occasional dribble comes feebly out of the jets. Does anyone know if there might be a blocked filter or a build up of sludge in the bottle? I guess stripping it down and taking a look will answer that, just wondered if anyone had any experience of my problem too?
Thanks. Glad you like the video. As you suggest, there are a few potential causes such as blocked jets, blocked pipes, leaky pipes, weak pump, etc.
If it was my car, I'd check the easiest option first, i.e. blocked jets. The following video might help. See:
czcams.com/video/DL2GMIkcqXw/video.html
cheers buddy
You're welcome, Mark. More Focus videos to follow.
Great advice you could relate this to any car
Thank you, Les. Hopefully the new pump will last the life of the car.
@@CarSpyTV l forgot to mention l have fixed the oroblem with my right shoulder fish oil tablets less pain still hurts a bit but much better
That's great news, Les. Glad you're on the mend. Funny enough, I'm trying similar stuff for my shoulder.
@@CarSpyTV Thats good any improvement
Slightly better, thanks. It just needs more time. 👍
Thanks mate, there’s a lot of weight above your head,chock the body with a few bricks,on a hot day tarmac can give way. Just my neurosis it fans in the ramily!
You're quite right, Stan. Care is required. Thank you. Best wishes from CarSpyTV.
Nice and logical approach to chasing down the fault, I was mortified however you didn't use car stands (scissor jacks fail) 🥺
Hello. Glad you enjoyed the video. Thank you for your comment regarding jacks. I now have better tools! Best wishes from CarSpyTV.
Good video thanks. Is there just one pump for the whole car? My rear squirts ok but not in front.
Hello. Our Focus Mk2 Hatchback (2005) has a single pump. I'm not sure if every Focus is the same. When you try to clean your front window, can you hear the pump spin?
Another great video. Very detailed and precise. Please use your axle stand for extra safety :)
Thank you, Matt. I'm tempted to 'gently' take the old pump apart to have a look inside. I have a hammer somewhere! Hope you're all well.
@@CarSpyTV that would be interesting. was that brown, rust? Let's have butchers
I'm not sure what the brown is at this point. A ‘butchers’ is clearly required! What a great phrase that is. Apparently, it comes from rhyming slam, specifically 'butcher's hook'.
Hi there, i have literally have the same focus lx. Does it have cruise control? I've been trying to put it on and not sure if it even has it 🤣 if so how do i turn it on?
Hello. Our 2005 Focus LX does not have cruise control.
Have a mk2 ford focus and the front windscreen fluid works fine but I don’t get no fluid on the back one? Any ideas ? I can hear the motor turning
Perhaps the pipe's leaking, disconnected, or blocked. Perhaps the water jet's blocked. Good luck getting it sorted.
Thanks I have ford focus c max and I have a problem with pump
No worries. Glad the video helped.
Hi CarSpyTV , I have a 2008 Focus MK2 and Im wondering would you know a way to temporarily get rid of a dash light warning?. I recently failed my NCT(MOT in UK) for an ES Stability light being on the dash(the dash light of a pic of a car and skid marks behind it. Anyway brought it to mechanic thinking it may be the cluster needed to be re-solded but no the issue is its a ABS pump that has gone and needs to be replaced. He is trying without luck to find a second hand part in scrap yards etc rather than ordering a new one which could cost up to 1k. Anyway all I need to do is have the engine warning light off by the 9th Sept when I bring it back to the NCT centre(MOT) which would give it a pass it as its only a visual check needed. It would give us more time to source the part and pass the test if somehow I could make the light go away temporarily. Would you know of a way?. Funny thing is I haven't even asked him yet!. btw im driving it around in the meantime its safe he says.
You might be able to cancel the light with your mechanic's OBD2 scanner. However, it might come back on straight away. You'd have to try to find out. Good luck.
@@CarSpyTV okay thanks I'll mention that to him when I'm discussing again midweek. Cheers
Had engine warning light come on every time I started up ,first thing to do is turn ignition on and off quickly 3 times it work for a while.I then noticed a slight crackling sound on the radio when I turned ignition on and off,after much u tube searching I found connecting block on the ignition switch under te steering wheel was not working correctly
Great showing how and where…I’ve got 2009 ford focus and couldn’t find the fuse for water pump, try looking up diagram and all of is US version 😢 do you where I can find it? As pump work but dies and then works next day which I think it is fuse?
Thanks
Hi Chris. Doesn’t sound like the fuse. If the fuse had blown, the pump wouldn’t work at all. Good luck.
@@CarSpyTV thanks for head up…I did chat with near by garage and said could be filter clogged up because screenwash could change into gel 🙄 we did put baby disinfectant init in case and work perfectly….until marks the car and having to wash it twice 🤦🏻♂️
Had same problem,there’s a filter were the pump fits in the tank just cut out the centre
Smart arse comment first;When you press the washer/wipe switch on the wand,if the wiper works,then the switch is ok.second dumb comment, I cant seem to get the filler spout to line up and reconnect with the tank,so when I fill with water,as it reaches the the spout point it leaks! Is there a way of wiggling the tank so it makes proper water tight connection with the spout,many thanks.
It’s tricky to know what’s going on without seeing the car in person. However, my thoughts are:
1. Loosen the bolts so the tank can move slightly, then line up the filler pipe.
2. See if there’s anything in the way that stops the tank (or filler pipe) sitting in the right spot.
Also, I once had a leak from the filler pipe where it entered the tank. I added a thin layer of gaffer tape and that fixed it.
I've followed all these steps but have no voltage across the wires in the connector, does that mean new wiring?
In my experience, there’s more likely to be a problem with the pump than the wiring.
To clarify, you need to simultaneously operate the switch to take a reading with the multimeter.
@CarSpyTV I had tried to test the connection across whilst pressing the button with old and new pump but still no voltage
If it was my car, I'd recheck the fuse before moving onto the switch and wiring. Good luck.
@CarSpyTV I will check again later after work most likely, I had checked twice yesterday but no luck, thankyou though
Does Mrs CarSpy know you're dismantling her car😆
Nope! Gotta have some secrets to keep her guesing!
Very handy thanks. My Mk2 has weak windscreen washer spray, so I think the pump may be on the way out. If I do need to replace it, i know how to do it 👍🏻
You're welcome. Glad you like the video.
Great video thanks, On the grommet that the pump pushes into had a blocked filter on my one, worth checking if getting low pressure
Good idea. Thank you.
Can you come and fix mine plz 🙏 😅
Where's my tool box?
Hate this designs that simple water tank is a pain to access.
Thanks for the comment, DaDiYlandPH.