Technical No windscreen washers 2.8JTD 2003

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Technical No windscreen washers 2.8JTD 2003

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Just took the van out of winter storage today and washer pump not working. Obviously checked the fuse and thats ok. Working fine in September. Suspect corroded wiring/contacts. There is no pump noise upon activating the column stalk. How do I access the pump?

The reservoir/pump is directly under the filler and subject to corrosion I understand.

Any hints gladly received.
 
The pump is located in the very front left corner of the car. You can see it when you check that from front side of the car. Its attached to the bottom of the washer tank.
 
Thank you for that. The question was "how do I access the pump". I know where it is but not the best way to reach it and remove, replace/service it.
Can I reach it by taking the nearside headlight out, or do I have to approach from underneath?
 
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Maybe I'm a bit dim, but this post having been read and re-read several times, didn't really make for explicit instructions.
Anyway,-good news! Having read that many probs are just poor electrical connection, I took the LH (nearside) headlamp out, unbolted the horn from the chassis member, and could just about see the black push on connector for the pump. I detached this, gently wire brushed the male pump terminals and tweaked the spade connectors, sprayed the metalwork with switch-cleaner, stuck it back on and we're back in business! The terminals didn't seem badly corroded to me,-I've seen an awful lot worse.
I wonder what's going wrong next!
Thanks all for your input.
 
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