Washer bottle connections

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#1 Washer bottle connections

Post by Spark » Mon May 27, 2019 9:31 am

Series 1 2+2 washer bottle

Just received from supplier
The plastic moulding states observe polarity!!!!

Which is correct?
The plastic moulding or the sticker????
What the heck ?

Thanks
Phil
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#2 Re: Washer bottle connections

Post by mgcjag » Mon May 27, 2019 9:42 am

Steve
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#3 Re: Washer bottle connections

Post by Spark » Mon May 27, 2019 11:17 am

Thanks
Feels correct to me looking at the picture and plastic moulding

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#4 Re: Washer bottle connections

Post by cactusman » Tue May 28, 2019 12:50 pm

If you get it wrong it just won't pump....reverse the connections :bigrin:
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#5 Re: Washer bottle connections

Post by Mark Gordon » Tue May 28, 2019 3:05 pm

Easy enough to test. Attach a voltmeter between one of the pump leads and ground (earth) then activate the washer pump switch. A 12 v. reading will identify that lead a the +. A 0 v. reading will indicate that it's the -. Attach them accordingly to the pump terminals.
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