After 3 years, I finally have a working Rear window squirter. I was putting a new aerial in on Sunday and decided to have a look at the washer bottle motor. Took it all out, stripped the motor and found it to be full of red calciferous rusty muck - way way beyond repair.

I also replaced all 3 belts (Cam, alternator and A/C), and now my tappet cover gasket started to leak, so I've had to order a new one. No-one had stock but Mazda have ordered one - should be available by Thursday. While I was ordering the gasket, I thought that, just for a joke, I'd ask how much a new washer bottle motor was, expecting something ludicrous. It was - ludicrously cheap ! R60.00 (about 5 quid) for a brand new washer motor !! From the Mazda dealer and all !!!

I rushed home after work, ripped out (gently) the boot linings and had the motor installed in about 5 minutes. Them, tried it out ... Bugger - it appeared I'd blown the whole rear wiper/washer circuit. 'cause nothing worked at the back, although the front ones still worked ! Then, a huge sigh of relief - it turns out the rear setup runs through the immobiliser - I re-activated the immobiliser and the wipers wiped, and I could hear the little motor whiring away, but b******s - no water ... (Yes - I DID think of filling the bottle first, by the way ...)

Turns out the pipes were blocked solid after not having had to do anything for over 3 years. So I started stripping the linings off the boot lid. Naturally it was the last thing I looked at, so gather round, children, and listen closely, 'cause this could save you much distress if you are ever in a simular situation. Under the roof lining at the back, there's a little one-way valve thingy - it has a little ball bearing to stop the water running back down to the bottle. I poked it with a little screw driver, blew through it a couple of times, washed my mouth out with beer, and Hey Presto !!! I fanally have a fully functional rear window washer !!!

Im so proud of you :P

NO PERVERTS PLEASE
does urs proper squirt or just dribble?

:lol::lol::shock::shock::shock::D:D:D

oh dear

I got the same problem with mine smotter.... no washer at the rear.. just bought a new bottle and washer motor on ebay for £4.50 incl postage now i gotta sort my wiper motor out..... sometimes it's ok i.e. when i want it to work and sometimes it wanna work all da time resulting with me havin to pull da fuse

[quote="m0053"]NO PERVERTS PLEASE
does urs proper squirt or just dribble?[/quote]

Proper Double Squirt !!

:P

then i will be following ur guide at the weekend for cleaning out the system.

YES PEOPLE, MINE DRIBBLES

I'm a squirter

ROFLMAO
:lol::lol::lol:

[quote="m0053"]then i will be following ur guide at the weekend for cleaning out the system.

YES PEOPLE, MINE DRIBBLES[/quote]

The goodie you're looking for is white, about an inch long, about 1/8 inch in diameter and looks like a pipe connector. It connects the black pipe from the water nozzle in the hatch to the clear pipe under the roof lining and has a small ball bearing. That was what was blocked in my case ...

NB - it's a one-way valve, so make sure you have the end with the ball bearing pointing towards the washer motor. Also make sure it's working properly before you start replaciong all the trim !

"wash my mouth out with beer"

See that's what I like, thinking on your feet. Beers better than water in this kind of situation.

When you say rip the linings off the boot lid.
Do you mean the plastic strip at the top that houses the washer jet ?
How easy is it to remove that ?
cheers,

It just clips off. You have to pull pretty hard tho.

Whoa Friar Tuck ...... There is obviously more than one version ...

On mine, I had to remove the plastic trim on the underside of the hatch (beneath the black strip with the squirter and the high level brake light). Then there were two 10mm nuts holding the black strip on. I'd suggest removing the inside trim first and schecking that there's no nuts involved before tryuing to unclip.

By the way, if the blockage is in the 1-way valve I mentioned earlier (like my blockage !), it isn't in the black strip, it's under the roof lining at the rear of the roof (just infront of the hatch hinges, so to speak ...)

Thanks Smotter - worked a treat.
I wouldn't have thought of looking there !

I now have a serious case of the squirts.