2002 Civic se sport rear wash pipe

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Bob Dodds - 19 Dec 2005 20:26 GMT

Does anyone know the route of the rear window washer pipe through the body
of the car. I've got a blockage or nipped pipe and I've followed it from the
pump at the washer bottle through the wheel arch to where it disappears into
the body. Before I start pulling inner panels off I'm wondering if someone
has done this already and know the right ones to remove. The pump is fine
and if I try and blow down the pipe to where I've disconnected it at the
rear hatch there is a blockage.

Thanks

Bob

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SoCalMike - 20 Dec 2005 01:28 GMT

> has done this already and know the right ones to remove. The pump is fine
> and if I try and blow down the pipe to where I've disconnected it at the
> rear hatch there is a blockage.

if you have access to someone with an air compressor, put a blowgun
attachment on it and blow the lines out from both directions. id do that
before proceeding further.

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Bob Dodds - 20 Dec 2005 06:54 GMT

Well I've got the air compressor and blowgun but I'm a bit wary of putting
that much air pressure down a washer pipe hose. My experiences of hoses
failing on over pressure is that they split length ways so I could finish up
pumping washer fluid into the car body interior. I'd prefer to try an follow
the pipe and make sure its not nipped some where first. We have only had the
car a week and don't know what's been done before we bought it.

Bob

> > has done this already and know the right ones to remove. The pump is fine
> > and if I try and blow down the pipe to where I've disconnected it at the
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> attachment on it and blow the lines out from both directions. id do that
> before proceeding further.

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Graham W - 20 Dec 2005 16:29 GMT

> Well I've got the air compressor and blowgun but I'm a bit wary of
> putting that much air pressure down a washer pipe hose. My
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> not nipped some where first. We have only had the car a week and
> don't know what's been done before we bought it.

I presume you've verified that the jet assy itself isn't blocked? Get
to the rear of the jet assy and pull the tube off and see if you can blow
through just that assy.

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SoCalMike - 21 Dec 2005 01:59 GMT

>> Well I've got the air compressor and blowgun but I'm a bit wary of
>> putting that much air pressure down a washer pipe hose. My
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> to the rear of the jet assy and pull the tube off and see if you can blow
> through just that assy.

id be curious if there was a check valve somewhere in that setup, as well.

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Bob Dodds - 21 Dec 2005 05:51 GMT

I did that first, before starting to remove the wheel arch plastic to check
the pump. As the original question, the blockage is between where the pipe
goes into the passenger side of the car interior and exits by the hinge on
the rear hatch before going into pipe leading to the rear jet assembly. Does
anyone know which panels to remove to follow the pipe throught the car body.

Bob

> > Well I've got the air compressor and blowgun but I'm a bit wary of
> > putting that much air pressure down a washer pipe hose. My
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