Volkswagen Golf Variant / Jetta. Manual - part 681

Windscreen washer system

Note

Additional information:

⇒  Operating instructions

2.1

Assembly overview - windscreen washer system

1 - Y-piece

❑ Distribution of washer

fluid line to windscreen

washer system spray

jets

2 - Right washer jet for wind‐

screen washer system

❑ Removing and installing

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❑ Adjusting 

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3 - Left washer jet windscreen

washer system

❑ Removing and installing

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❑ Adjusting 

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4 - Angled piece

❑ Connection to left wind‐

screen washer system

spray jet

❑ Overview of hose cou‐

plings for washer fluid

lines 

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5 - Hose

❑ Hose repair

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6 - Angled piece

❑ Connection to right

windscreen washer sys‐

tem spray jet

❑ Overview of hose cou‐

plings for washer fluid

lines 

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7 - Reservoir filler neck for

windscreen and headlight washer system

❑ Removing and installing 

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8 - Windscreen and rear window washer pump -V59-

❑ Removing and installing 

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9 - Windscreen washer and headlight washer system reservoir

❑ Removing and installing 

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- Windscreen washer fluid level sender -G33-

❑ Removing and installing 

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body - 8 Nm

2.2

Removing and installing washer fluid

reservoir

Washer fluid reservoir has 3 parts. The individual parts are com‐

bined together as a unit. In order to ensure the parts are placed

together correctly, check when assembling that the guides of the

individual parts engage in each other.
1 - Removing and installing filler neck for washer fluid reservoir

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2 - Connecting pipe between filler neck and reservoir. Connecting

pipe is removed together with washer fluid reservoir

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3 - Removing and installing washer fluid reservoir 

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2.2.1

Removing and installing washer fluid

reservoir filler neck

Removing
– Pull connecting pipe -1- off filler neck -3- on washer fluid res‐

ervoir.

– Remove bolt -2-.
– Unclip hose retainer from filler neck -3- and remove from ve‐

hicle.

Installing
Install in the reverse order of removal. When doing this, note the

following:

The protrusion on the underside of the filler neck should be in‐

serted in the hole -arrow-.

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so that the guides -arrows- engage in each other.

2.2.2

Removing and installing washer fluid

reservoir

Caution

♦ Switch off ignition and all electrical consumers.
♦ Remove the ignition key.

Removing
– Remove filler neck for washer fluid reservoir 

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– Remove front bumper cover ⇒  General body repairs, exterior;

Rep. gr.  63 .

Note

The connections to the windscreen and rear window washer

pump -V59- and hose lines are colour-coded in order to prevent

the washer fluid lines being incorrectly connected to the wind‐

screen and rear window washer pump -V59- . The hose fittings

must be connected to the correct colour-coded pump connections

during installation.

– To release, turn securing clips at hose connections -3- and

-5- and pull these off windscreen and rear window washer

pump -V59- -4-.

– Drain any escaping fluid in a suitable container.
– Disconnect connector -6- for windscreen washer fluid level

sender -G33- -7-.

– Pull windscreen and rear window washer pump -V59- -4- up‐

wards out of reservoir and disconnect connector -2-.

– Pull headlight washer pump -V11- -9- upwards out of reservoir

and disconnect connector -10-.

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from vehicle.

Installing
Install in the reverse order of removal. When doing this, note the

following:
– Tighten all threaded connections to specified torques

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– On completion of installation work, bleed headlight washer

system 

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2.3

Removing and installing windscreen

and rear window washer pump -V59-

Caution

♦ Switch off ignition and all electrical consumers.
♦ Remove the ignition key.

Removing
– Remove front bumper cover ⇒  General body repairs, exterior;

Rep. gr.  63 .

Note

The connections to the windscreen and rear window washer

pump -V59- and hose lines are colour-coded in order to prevent

the washer fluid lines being incorrectly connected to the wind‐

screen and rear window washer pump -V59- . The hose fittings

must be connected to the correct colour-coded pump connections

during installation.

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