hi to all on the forum im new to this forum so please be gentle with me .
ive got a 1999 peugeot 406 estate 2.0 hdi 90 bhp and my problem is that when i pull back on the washer stalk for the front washers the back come on and when i twist the stalk for the back washers the front come on ive changed the stalk thinking it was that but its the same everything else works fine just the washers seem to be working backwards has any one got any ideas i really kneed some help
thanks
gary
what a head ache
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Re: what a head ache
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There's only 1 washer pump, it spins one way for the windscreen and the other for the tailgate, so perhaps the wires have been reversed
I'm not sure if this could happen just through a fault on the car though - did it ever work properly or did it come like that?

There's only 1 washer pump, it spins one way for the windscreen and the other for the tailgate, so perhaps the wires have been reversed

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Re: what a head ache
Hi & welcome to the forum.
(Only kidding, I never knew that)!
Guess it wouldn't be impossible to trace / swap the relevant wires at either the motor or stalk connectors, if you can't easily sort it properly

steve, which way does it turn for the headlamp washers?steve_earwig wrote:Greetings![]()
There's only 1 washer pump, it spins one way for the windscreen and the other for the tailgate, so perhaps the wires have been reversed![]()

(Only kidding, I never knew that)!
Guess it wouldn't be impossible to trace / swap the relevant wires at either the motor or stalk connectors, if you can't easily sort it properly
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Re: what a head ache
It uses a second (more powerful I suspect) pump for the headlights.
I just thunked a thort - it could also be the pipes are the wrong way round.
I just thunked a thort - it could also be the pipes are the wrong way round.
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Re: what a head ache
HI THANKS FOR YOUR REPLY IF I CHANGED THE WIRES AROUND AT THE STALK WHICH TWO WIRES DO I CHANGE AS I THINK THE WIRES ARE THE SAME COLOUR FOR BACK AND FRONT GREY AND ORANGE IS THIS CORRECT
THANKS
GARY
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Re: what a head ache
I'm not deaf!
Off with the capslock please!
I'm afraid PSA don't do colour codes on wires, they do tiny letters and numbers printed on the wires themselves. Oh, they both seem to be 5190
Thing is, when you pull the stick towards you, the windscreen washers should fire, followed by a few wipes of the wipers. I suspect that, if you swap the wires on the switch and the wires are crossed elsewhere or the pipes are reversed, this won't happen unless you wash the tailgate window...

I'm afraid PSA don't do colour codes on wires, they do tiny letters and numbers printed on the wires themselves. Oh, they both seem to be 5190

Thing is, when you pull the stick towards you, the windscreen washers should fire, followed by a few wipes of the wipers. I suspect that, if you swap the wires on the switch and the wires are crossed elsewhere or the pipes are reversed, this won't happen unless you wash the tailgate window...
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Re: what a head ache
My first move would be to swap the pipes over on the motor on the washer bottle, I THINK STEVE WAS TRYING TO SAY THAT THOUGH.
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Re: what a head ache
Hi thanks for all the help i swap the two pipes off the pump to try it because it was the easier thing to try and
it all works great it was like this when i bought the car so i think some ones worked on the car and put the pipes on wrong easy fix but a headache many thanks for the help
gary

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