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[terry paget]

2000 PFL 2.5 petrol manual CDX estate
This car often displays low screen wash level, thought the tank is nearly full. How do I rectify this?

[05omegav6]

2000 PFL 2.5 petrol manual CDX estate
This car often displays low screen wash level, thought the tank is nearly full. How do I rectify this?

Remove, clean and or replace float sensor

[terry paget]

Thanks Al. It looks like a bumper off job. I presume the level sensor will be obvious once the bumper is off, and the float can be removed for cleaning. I kept the bumper and tank from the GL estate I scrapped, but I imagine that had not a level sensor.

[05omegav6]

Thanks Al. It looks like a bumper off job. I presume the level sensor will be obvious once the bumper is off, and the float can be removed for cleaning. I kept the bumper and tank from the GL estate I scrapped, but I imagine that had not a level sensor.

Facelift can be done bumper on

Sensor is towards the passenger end as you face the car... Black plug with blue clip on it

[terry paget]

Thanks Al. It looks like a bumper off job. I presume the level sensor will be obvious once the bumper is off, and the float can be removed for cleaning. I kept the bumper and tank from the GL estate I scrapped, but I imagine that had not a level sensor.

Facelift can be done bumper on

Sensor is towards the passenger end as you face the car... Black plug with blue clip on it

Car is pre-facelift, bother. Thanks for location, will proceed.

[Andy H]

2000 PFL 2.5 petrol manual CDX estate
This car often displays low screen wash level, thought the tank is nearly full. How do I rectify this?

The level sensor is quite high up - it seems to give a warning when the tank is more than 1/2 full.

I find it really irritating (but on the plus side I have never run out of washer fluid.)

[dbug]

Can be done with difficulty without removing bumper on MFL & PFL

[05omegav6]

Can be done with difficulty without removing bumper on MFL & PFL

If the grill can be removed without dropping the bumper, then you can get at it readily enough

[Mr Gav]

2000 PFL 2.5 petrol manual CDX estate
This car often displays low screen wash level, thought the tank is nearly full. How do I rectify this?

The level sensor is quite high up - it seems to give a warning when the tank is more than 1/2 full.

I find it really irritating (but on the plus side I have never run out of washer fluid.)

I don`t think thats a bad thing, the Citroen nemo I use for work has no sensor and runs out with no warning at all, not even a drop of pressure to hint that it`s about to run out.

[RobG]

[robson]

how does that come out

[Andy H]

how does that come out

The pumps are a push fit in rubber grommets.

I assume that the float switch is too.

[RobG]

how does that come out

Pull it

[TheBoy]

The pic is for FL.  IIRC, PFL is on the side of the bottle, meaning bumper has to come off (5 min job).

Replacement seems only cure. Generally reliable enough to use a 2nd hand one.

[DrAndyB]

2000 PFL 2.5 petrol manual CDX estate
This car often displays low screen wash level, thought the tank is nearly full. How do I rectify this?

Did my MFL 2.5 V6 CDX with bumper on    Remove grille and sensor on passenger side and pushes into big rubber grommet.  Was a bit of a fiddle and fingers in right place, but definately done with bumper on    Make sure you put back in the right way up !

New sensor was a few quid  , and ways bugged me as it always seemed to have the habit of warning you on the display of "Low Washer Level" just as the last squirt went on the screen !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr