CONDITION POSSIBLE CAUSE CORRECTION
WASHER FLUID LEVEL
INDICATOR INOPERATIVE
1. LOOSE FLUID LEVEL
SENSOR CONNECTOR.
2. FLUID LEVEL SENSOR
SWITCH OPEN OR
DEFECTIVE.
1. PROPERLY SEAT CONNECTOR TO SWITCH.
2. ASSURE SENSOR FLOAT SWITCH IS CLOSED
(DOWN POSITION). APPLY OHMMETER TO
SWITCH TO CHECK FOR COMPLETE CIRCUIT. IF
NOT O. K., REPLACE SWITCH.
HEADLAMP WASHER
SYSTEM WILL NOT FLOW
WASHER FLUID
1. NO WASHER FLUID IN
RESERVOIR.
2. JUNCTION BLOCK FUSE
#5 BLOWN.
3. HEADLAMP WASHER
HOSE NOT FLOWING FLUID.
4. MOTOR CONNECTOR
LOOSE.
5. MOTOR CONNECTOR
TERMINALS BENT.
6. OPEN POWER CIRCUIT
TO SWITCH.
7. OPEN OR DEFECTIVE
WIPER / WASHER SWITCH.
8. OPEN POWER CIRCUIT
TO MOTOR.
9. OPEN OR DEFECTIVE
MOTOR GROUND CIRCUIT.
10. OPEN CIRCUIT IN
HEADLAMP WASHER
MOTOR.
11. SEIZED MOTOR
BEARINGS.
12. DEFECTIVE HEADLAMP
WASHER RELAY.
1. FILL RESERVOIR.
2. SHORT CIRCUIT BETWEEN JUNCTION BLOCK
FUSE #5 AND WIPER SWITCH TERMINAL #1.
SHORT IN WIPER SWITCH. IF NOT OK, REPAIR
CIRCUIT OR REFER TO WIPER / WASHER
SWITCH DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES.
3. ASSURE WASHER HOSE IS NOT PINCHED,
LOOSE, BROKEN, OR DISCONNECTED. IF NOT
OK, PROPERLY ROUTE OR REPAIR WASHER
HOSE.
4. PROPERLY SEAT CONNECTOR TO MOTOR.
5. REPAIR TERMINALS AND PROPERLY SEAT
CONNECTOR TO MOTOR.
6. OPEN OR DEFECTIVE CIRCUIT BETWEEN
JUNCTION BLOCK FUSE #5 AND WASHER
SWITCH CONNECTOR TERMINAL #1. IF NOT OK,
REPAIR CIRCUIT.
7. CONNECT AN OHMMETER ACROSS WIPER /
WASHER SWITCH TERMINAL #1 AND #2 AND
DEPRESS WASHER BUTTON AND CHECK FOR
CONTINUITY. IF NOT OK, REFER TO WIPER /
WASHER SWITCH DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES.
8. OPEN OR DEFECTIVE CIRCUIT BETWEEN
WIPER / WASHER SWITCH CONNECTOR
TERMINAL #2 AND MOTOR CONNECTOR
TERMINAL #1. IF NOT OK, REPAIR CIRCUIT.
9. OPEN OR DEFECTIVE CIRCUIT BETWEEN
WASHER MOTOR CONNECTOR GROUND
TERMINAL #2 AND LEFT HEADLAMP GROUND
#5 OR ENGINE GROUND #1 OR 2.
10. CHECK FOR AN OPEN CIRCUIT ON MOTOR
BETWEEN POWER TERMINAL #1 AND GROUND
TERMINAL #2. IF NOT OK, REPLACE WASHER
MOTOR.
11. APPLY DIRECT BATTERY VOLTAGE TO
MOTOR TERMINALS. IF MOTOR DOES NOT
RUN, REPLACE MOTOR.
REPLACE THE HEADLAMP WASHER RELAY.
ONE HEADLAMP WASHER
NOZZLE WILL NOT FLOW
WASHER FLUID
1. HEADLAMP WASHER
HOSE NOT FLOWING FLUID.
2. PLUGGED HEADLAMP
WASHER NOZZLE.
1. REPAIR OR REPLACE THE HEADLAMP
WASHER HOSE.
2. REPLACE HEADLAMP WASHER NOZZLE.
SERVICE PROCEDURES
HEADLAMP WASHER SYSTEM PRIMING
PROCEDURE
The headlamp washer system may loose it’s prime
when the system is serviced. The following procedure
must be used to prime the headlamp washer system.
A DRB III must be used for this priming procedure.
CAUTION: Do not allow washer fluid to spray on
hot engine with the hood up.
CAUTION: Do not stand near the headlamp washer
nozzles when actuating the headlamp washer sys-
tem. The washer fluid comes out of the nozzles at
high pressure.
(1) Connect a DRB III.
(2) Go to the “BODY” menu.
(3) Go to the “ACTUATER” menu.
(4) Actuate the “HEADLAMP WASHER” actuator
until the headlamp washer system is properly
primed.
CAUTION: Do not actuate the headlamp washers
longer that 4 seconds at a time. Allow pump to cool
prior to next attempt. Damage to the headlamp
washer pump may occur.
LH WIPER AND WASHER SYSTEMS 8K - 3
DIAGNOSIS AND TESTING (Continued)
2000 LHS, 300M, CONCORDE AND INTREPID