front w/w motor - plug right on motor or wire to a plug?
05-22-12, 08:20 PM
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Huh?... Can you please post a legible question?
I'll try to guess what you're asking. The windshield wiper plug comes off of the EM harness. It is literally one of the first plugs as the harness comes into the engine bay on the passenger side of the vehicle.
I'll try to guess what you're asking. The windshield wiper plug comes off of the EM harness. It is literally one of the first plugs as the harness comes into the engine bay on the passenger side of the vehicle.
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wiper motor has a connector..that connects to the Harness..That harness(engine,etc) goes into the firewall and connects to the ECU and also a connector(wiper) at the passenger side Kick panel.
05-23-12, 02:26 PM
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Lol, ok, that wasn't clear at all on my part...even for posting on a phone.
I was asking about the windshield washer pump mounted to the bottom of the reservoir. I was trying to avoid taking the wheel off and therefore didn't have good access nor a good view. So I wanted to know whether the wire pluged in at the pump motor or whether the wire came out of the motor and the plug was a distance away along the wire.
Ended up taking the wheel off and figured it out. The windshield washer low fluid sensor and washer pump motors do not have plugs at them. They have wires coming out from them (two each) and go up and around under the light area and through a hole in the frame to a single 4-pin plug which is near the filler neck and leading coil area.
When I had the plug routed out and couldn't remove the w/w low fluid sensor from the tank (as explained both need to come out if you don't want to cut any wires), I just cut the two wires leading to it.
Was able to take apart some of the motor (three tabs holding the bottom on that can be unbent) and unseized it. When you unbend the three tabs you get access to the two gears that form the pump. Careful, the gears are plastic, so I gently nudged the wheels around, spraying WD-40 on them. On the other side (where the outlet hose goes and where the pump inlet goes into the tank), there's a metal plate with two small holes and a rubber insulator. That can be removed and you can then clean that up a little bit.
Maybe not for all, but for me it was worth trying to see if I could get it to work, vs. trying to find another pump or putting in a universal one. Will post pics. when I get a chance.
I was asking about the windshield washer pump mounted to the bottom of the reservoir. I was trying to avoid taking the wheel off and therefore didn't have good access nor a good view. So I wanted to know whether the wire pluged in at the pump motor or whether the wire came out of the motor and the plug was a distance away along the wire.
Ended up taking the wheel off and figured it out. The windshield washer low fluid sensor and washer pump motors do not have plugs at them. They have wires coming out from them (two each) and go up and around under the light area and through a hole in the frame to a single 4-pin plug which is near the filler neck and leading coil area.
When I had the plug routed out and couldn't remove the w/w low fluid sensor from the tank (as explained both need to come out if you don't want to cut any wires), I just cut the two wires leading to it.
Was able to take apart some of the motor (three tabs holding the bottom on that can be unbent) and unseized it. When you unbend the three tabs you get access to the two gears that form the pump. Careful, the gears are plastic, so I gently nudged the wheels around, spraying WD-40 on them. On the other side (where the outlet hose goes and where the pump inlet goes into the tank), there's a metal plate with two small holes and a rubber insulator. That can be removed and you can then clean that up a little bit.
Maybe not for all, but for me it was worth trying to see if I could get it to work, vs. trying to find another pump or putting in a universal one. Will post pics. when I get a chance.
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