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    need a wee bit help with my vectra its an sri cdti 150 nav, and its got the AFL headlamps with the light washer, the problem i have is they dont pop out when they are supposed to, when i switch on the headlights and pull the wiper stalk back to spray the windows the lights dont do it, i can manually pull them out but thats no any good,

    anybody have any ideas?

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    i think they dont work bellow a certain temp .....

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    that would make sense mate, alot of people said that they freeze up but i checked that they werent frozen,

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    anybody else? it was 5 degrees outside today and they werent working still.....

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    Do they spray ok when they're out? The jets are pushed out by the water pressure. Could be a blocked pipe.

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    Either that or the headlight pump may be knackered, it's a separate pump

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    they dont spray at all, like you say john it could be the pump, nut hopefully just a blocked hose, are they easy to clean out??

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    My vec c sri as h/light washers, the washer only work when the headlights are on. Once they have worked they dont work again for up to 10 > 15 mins. after, what i have noticed is they dont spray straight away its normally 5 secs. or so after you operate the switch.....

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    There are some logic in the headlight-washers, to preserve the fluid. On mine they spray 1 sec after i press the stalker, and then it is a while again before they will activate if I use the washer for the windscreen often.
    Mine works even if -12 C outside.

    If they do not work at all, I would look at the pump, then pipes and spraybar.
    Popp the bumper off, and you'll have excellent access to troubleshoot.

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    They don't spray every time, something like every 6th? but the lights need to be on as well.

    I guess you have tried this?

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