Saab 93 (06) Screen Was Problem.

[ck1]

My screen wash isn't working, the wipers come on when I pull the switch and the rear window wash works OK but there's no fluid coming out of the front. The fuses are all OK and I guess the pump must be functioning for the rear screen to work? Appreciate any suggestions

[paul1763]

raise the bonnet and listen for the pump as it may pump back but not forward (i've experienced this before) if its working it may be blocked jets or a pipe blown apart at a joint

[bhg481]

Are you sure there isn't a separate pump for front and rear? Some of my cars have had.

[tonyav]

Yep two separate pumps ( front and rear ), first thing to check is the fuse number 22 and also fuse number 15 under the bonnet front right if that's ok make sure the R1 relay is working.
If they are ok then your pump is probably knackered. Are you sure that the water in the system hasn't frozen though ( been freezing in my neck of the woods ).

[ck1]

How do you check if the R1 relay is working? Definitely not frozen, we haven't had any particularly bad weather... Yet!

[bhg481]

You might be able to hear the relay clicking when you (or an assistant) operates the washers if you can get close enough to it.
As an alternative, if you can get to the washer bottle, swap the leads over on the motors. If the rear washers work when you operate the front ones the front relay must be OK. If the front washers work when you operate the rear ones the front motor must be OK. If both those tests produce wet windows it might have been a bad connection and moving things might have cured it; swap the connections back and try again.

[stocksman]

Could just be as simple as a blocked filter in the washer bottle.