Rear washer pipework leaking

[UMEL]

That's mine now with a leak.

I looked at all the work involved removing the panels in the right sequence so decided to let an expert do it.

It's booked in next Wednesday with a local German Car workshop.

[UMEL]

Well it's done after 5 hours in the waiting room. The quote was 3/4 hour at £60 per hour.

Both door and right hand side boot panels had to be removed. The culprit was eventually found in the door hinge right hand gaiter. I was 99.99999% sure that's where it would be.

Unfortunately the water piping does not have a smooth bore so a simple plug joiner was impossible. The pipe is corrugated so a special joint had to be made with a piece of rubber brake hose and adhesive. I assume the corrugation is to allow it to flex when the gate is opened and closed.

Credit to the garage, they only charged me the quoted 3/4 hour (£60)

[BigCheese177]

This is clearly an issue with VW's. My garage said they've done all sorts including a lot of Golfs, Transporters. Is there a way of telling them? Would they listen?

[UMEL]

Yes, no and no

[rowdy-999]

I used simple T piece. To me it didn't matter if it was corrugated or not?
Glad its sorted.

[VolksPhil]

Is anyone able to describe the route the pipework takes - pref from the washer jet back to the pump (under bonnet?). Mine has a very weak flow and I'm sure it is leaking somewhere and the 'usual culprit' places would be good to know so I can start there and hopefully find it. Mentioned above is the door hinge right hand gaiter - is this the boot lid hinge as it seems strange the pipework would go through a side door. And right hand as you look at the boot going forward? Thanks for any assistance.

[Crasher]

The usually culprit is the motor rusted inside.

[VolksPhil]

Inside where? Bonnet? Boot? I can hear it turning but it's always been bad since I bought the car second hand, so I don't know what a good sound is like - but I didn't spot it pre-sale so it's my issue to sort (plus I bought it over 3yrs ago....)

[Crasher]

Inside the tailgate. The first test we make is to remove the jet and run the pump to see if a nice spurt of water comes out of the spindle.