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Removing and installing windscreen washer pump — VW

Removing and installing windscreen washer pump on VW: 10 steps. What to remove, in what order, and what to check after.

Workshop procedure for VW — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.

10 steps

🧭 Before you start

Fits: platform code 138

📋 Procedure

  1. Remove front right wheel housing liner General body repairs, exterior66Wheel housing liner; Assembly overview - front wheel housing liner.
  2. Place drip tray under washer fluid reservoir.
  3. Release retaining clips on washer fluid lines (5) and (6).
  4. Pull washer fluid lines (5) and (6) off windscreen and rear window washer pump V59(4).
  5. Release and disconnect connector (3).
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  1. Pull windscreen and rear window washer pump V59(4) upwards out of washer fluid reservoir.
  2. If necessary, remove sealing grommet for windscreen and rear window washer pump V59 from washer fluid reservoir.
  3. Check sealing grommet for damage.
  4. Fit sealing grommet correctly into opening in washer fluid reservoir.
  5. Moisten sealing grommet with washer fluid to ease installation of windscreen and rear window washer pump V59. [Note: The connections at the pump and hoses are colour-marked to prevent incorrect connection of the washer fluid lines to the windscreen 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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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.