Damage to the windscreen washer pump on your 626 most Frequently happens from baptize contacting its electrical connexion and causing a short direction. A crack in the washer fluid reservoir is typically the culprit. Driving over mammoth bodies of irrigate while it's raining or ethical after can splash H2O into the undercarriage and justification damage to the pump, further. The windscreen washer pump on the Mazda 626 mounts against the firewall blameless below the washer fluid reservoir. You can moderate the pump due Homewards with a infrequent tools in 30 minutes or less.
Instructions
1. Pull the hood Proceeds lever and elevate the hood on your 626.
2. Reconnect the push-on power wire to the fluid reservoir and thread both of the reservoir’s mounting bolts by hand. Set your 1/4-inch drive torque wrench to 60 in-lbs. and completely tighten both of the bolts.10. Remove the tape on the negative battery terminal. Once you acquire removed the cable, manipulate a roll of electrical tape to wrap the metal terminal remain of the cable, then position it elsewhere from the battery.
3. Slide a empty pan under the machine directly in contour with the washer fluid reservoir. Open the filler cap on the washer fluid reservoir. Reach down beneath the reservoir and feel for a rubber hose connected to the its bottom. Pull the hose off the reservoir and allow any remaining washer fluid to drain into the pan.
4. Disconnect the small push-on power wire from the reservoir by pulling it straight off its connection.
5. Remove the two mounting bolts on the left side of the reservoir and lift the reservoir out of the car. Place the two bolts in your pocket for safekeeping and set the reservoir to the side of the work area.
6. Disconnect the wiring harness plug connected to the washer pump by hand, and then wiggle the pump away from the firewall to free it. The pump doesn’t have any bolts holding it to the firewall. It’s held in place by a large rubber grommet that mounts on a nipple on the side of the pump. Your new washer pump will come with a new grommet and fluid hose, so you don’t have to save either from the old pump.
7. Attach the fluid hose and grommet to your new washer pump if it wasn’t already pre-assembled. Mount the new pump into position on the firewall and wiggle it while pushing inward until you see it fully seated against the firewall. Plug the wiring harness back up to it.
8. Insert the fluid reservoir down into position ready for mounting. Before you return its mounting bolts, reconnect the rubber hose from the pump back to the nipple on the bottom of the reservoir. The hose simply pushes back on--no tools required.
9. Loosen and remove the con battery cable from its publish on the battery with a socket wrench. To name which of the two cables connected to the battery is the contrary, beholding for a miniature minus indication on top of the battery example succeeding to the cable. The cable should be dingy.
Connect the cable back to the battery and tighten its bolt by hand until snug. Set your 3/8-inch drive torque wrench to 12 ft-lbs. and secure the cable to the battery. Refill the washer fluid reservoir and check the windshield washer pump's operation.
