So with this I have just resolved this leaking issue which has been ongoing for 5-10 years. According to my father it was supposed to be more complicated with the tube being leaking or broken somewhere under the driving seat. I have been preparing to take out the carpet and seat to check under. You have no idea how grateful I am for finding your video now. Thank you 🙏
@@HatBoyHarvey I'm sure it will help a lot of folks! great job! enjoyed it. you should share this video in the forums online for these cars. it will increase your views and subscribers. not to mention it will help a lot more people find it.
I bought my first Fabia on Sunday and it had this problem. I was going to wait till my Haynes manual turned up before looking into it, until I stumbled across this video. Mine was by the brake pipes. Thanks very much, saved me some mucking about.
@@HatBoyHarvey I was the getting the manual anyway as I need to swap the passenger wing mirror with an undamaged one off eBay. My last car was a Suzuki and there wasn't a Haynes for it. So was happy to have a proper manual to thumb through :D
You've inspired me to have a go fixing this issue. It's been that way since I bought the car a couple of years old but I never bothered, thinking it was somthing complex to do. Thanks!
@@HatBoyHarvey Sadly, my 56 plate Fabia is not laid out like yours. No idea where the pipework runs but there's no sign of it anywhere under the bonnet. Oh well, guess it'll have to go up on the ramps at work to search for the break.
Hello. I have Skoda Fabia 1 from 2002 with petrol engine 1.4 8V. I am very grateful for all your vidos. I think that i save a lot of time and a lot of broken and damage parts ;) . if you visit Poland someday I Invite for some tea ;) Best wishes. I hope that you are in good health.
Thankyou so much for you kind words of support. I am glad to help if I can. Most grateful for the offer of tea, I may just take you up on that as I am wanting to visit Poland in the future. dziękuję przyjacielu, niech cię Bóg błogosławi :-)
Glad to have helped. My guess is we all leave fixing little things like this until they either stop working completely or get so annoying we just have to do something. :-)
@@HatBoyHarvey Hey! Car is a petrol RHD 55 plate. I can see where the washer water is leaking from ie passenger side bottom of front bumper when squirt washer mode selected... I'm not able to see where I need to get to to fix the problem. What do you suggest please. Thank you HBH
You need to remove the torx screws that hold the wheel arch liner in place, then bend it back slightly and test with a friend and watch where it leaks. I'm sure I show this in the video. If it is leaking from the bottle itself then that will need replacing. I will do a video on this :-)
Do you know which side the washer hose rund through the car? I have a wet passenger footwell, no obvious leak from the door. No washer fluid to the rear window but fluid level drops in tank. Ive lifted the sill tril expecting to see the hose but it's not there. Great videos bynthe way. Really helping me out thimbs up!
I seem to remember from the rear hatch it goes down the left side at the rear seats then goes across to either to the middle or right side I think. There is a join rear seat left C pillar which could have come apart and water may run down to front from there. Or it's running down the fire wall bulkhead and into the passenger foot-well.
Hi, i have the issue with rear screen wash in Octavia mk1 estate, but nothing leaks underneath the car or so :/ . I guess the common issue in these is the wash pipe going to tailgate is cracking under the boot upholstery. Which is a much more time consuming job to do. But cheers for video!
dude, my water bottle keeps emptying, it still squirts my windscreen though....hmmmm, my rear squirter hasnt worked for years so i will take a look, thankyou so much.....i would never have looked there, your a star....thumbs up. cheers. UPDATE: you was spot on the pipe had come off under bonnet...done, and i got to the pump in inner left arch, both pipes were off...done. however rear squiter still dont work, there must be a blockage or something as it leaks from under rear left door.......cheers though. you helped a novice. thanks dude.
@@rehnerroland3069 hi, i havent had a go at it yet.....but its deffo coming from the left back door......maybe it is in the door hinge cover???.......thats what i suspected and it is leaking from there maybe?...no surem if you suss it please let me know....goood luck .
It s under the carpet, so it s a long way getting there. But i hope next week i will have enough time and i will try. If i succed i let you know. Maybe it s enough to remove the back seat only?
Hi, what do you recommend if when clicking the connection back together as at 2:00 doesn't give a tight seal? I'm finding some leakage still occurs at the connection point when clipped back together. Some still reaches the back windscreen though.
Well, as I said I wouldn't recommend putting zip ties on which do hold the connection together better, but with a caveat that making this joint solid other ones inside the car blow off. So IMHO I would only replace this connector if it leaks :-)
Good video, thanks for sharing. i still having problems with liking a windshield liquid on the back seat.I don`t know where pipes for rear window is going.
Hello. Great informative video. I have a question as my rear wiper does not work when pressing the stalk back. Neither does any fluid come out the jet when pressing and holding the stalk. The front wipers and spray work fine however when the stalk is pulled forward or moved up / down. Any pointers would be higher appreciated. Thanks
First check the fuse, then power to the rear motor. ua-cam.com/video/1kvv9H3ZG70/v-deo.html. If power suspect motor unit/conection. no power switch stalk maybe damaged/replace or wiring, check continuity to/from voltage control unit (need wiring diagram). I am planning to do a video on replaceing the stalk arm switches.
Happened to me once but now i have issue with front window washers only one works dont know why, cold?, frozen but then why does the other one works and this not?, pipe detached maybe?....idk...
With the front one I think it will be clocked as the nozzles on these do block. I would take off from effected nozzle and activate jets to see if there is water coming through pipe, if it does then change the nozzle for an OEM new one. If now water then you will have to trace back to where it is blocked or detached. let me know how you get on :-)
I had this issue but found it had split in two places. Under the bonnet as it shows here and also under the trim next to my NSR seat. So after a few goes of it not working I found a load of screen wash under my passenger rear foot well. Two weeks after I had stripped out the interior to dry carpet and insulation agree finding water leaking into the car haha not pleased!
Great video, thanks, but can you explain this please? In my case both front and back are spraying OK, but there is a slow leak dripping from in front of the left wheel. 1 drip per minute, it seems. But when it first ran out out quicker than expected and I topped it up again it appeared to be full after putting less than 2 litres in. Used to take much more (3.5 litres?). Does that make any sense? I'm confused!
Maybe if the bottle has frozen it would only take a smaller amount to fill it. You must put in screen wash to prevent this. Also, this would explain the drips as it will be under more pressure to pump whatever water has not frozen, if you get my point. It may be only partly frozen. You can access the bottle by removing the liner screws and bending back a bit. Check the pump isn't loose in the bottle rubber seal etc. Hope this helps :-)
@@HatBoyHarvey Many thanks for your quick reply, much appreciated. I did wonder if it was frozen at first when it wouldn't spray, and was surprised that after topping it up it worked immediately before running out, but your reply suggests maybe there's a logic to that. It now drips slowly but constantly, and I notice when spraying the liquid then pours down from the tube above the left front wheel. In my case it's difficult to get the wheel arch cover off properly, but it looks like the problem is higher up anyway and is more tricky to get to, so maybe it's not something I can do myself, and would need to be put on a ramp somewhere. At first I was thinking the bottle itself would need to be replaced, but your video suggests it's the lines / tubes. Just worried about the cost now and how long/messy a job it will be.
Oh. Local garage looked at it immediately (to my surprise) for me. Said the pump was leaking and replaced it, total cost £61. Was relieved as I was braced for a much higher figure to resolve it (reservoir split or difficult to get to the source of the problem). Still can't quite understand why the leak seemed to be coming from above the wheel rather than the bottom of the wheel arch cover though. Thanks again.
Hi I have a leak in the rear passenger footwell and boot, would this be the washer fluid pipe? If so can I fix it or will I need to drop it in the garage
The fabia suffers from the rear footwell leaking water in from the door, but this wouldn't explain why you have water in the boot. If you haven't done the fix for this then maybe look at my video on that first: ua-cam.com/video/0PjhoU1gEwk/v-deo.html. after that have a look @: ua-cam.com/video/2nfKzxZUelY/v-deo.html video on removing the C Pillar lower panel to get access to the jet wash pipe joint that also can leak. Also you may need to remove the tailgate panel and the upper C pillar panel if the pipe leaks there. Tailgate panel removal: ua-cam.com/video/1kvv9H3ZG70/v-deo.html. It comes into the tailgate at the top by the hinge and it could have split there with the movement of the tailgate. ua-cam.com/video/PoJBfpTJWJk/v-deo.html video shows how to take off the upper C panel. Hope these help. I'm sure you can fix it without needing the expense of a garage. leave the garage for more serious issues that may come up in the future. Good luck and let me know how you get on :-)
Mines not spraying from front or rear at all just randomly stopped doing it with all this cold weather. Can't hear the pump also. My front wipers stopped working but I changed fuse 15 and that fixed it.. is the a fuse for the spray jets or the washer pump maybe?
Try fuse 32. It is very cold at the moment, have you looked at the nozzles for freezing? is the screen wash fluid mix sufficiently protected with anti-freeze? Pump and lever switch/connections can fail.
I have the split pipe in the bonnet from the first example. Cannot for the life of me get the hose to click back together with a decent amount of force. Is there a tool anybody can recommend? Like pliers with holes in so I can push the two parts together.
@@HatBoyHarvey hey there. Thank you for replying so quickly.. tried the pipe wrench method sadly. I think my part is slightly different to yours although it is a mk 1 fabia. I think there is a clip on mine I have to twist. Will try again tomorrow :)
Ahh, ones with the clip. You move it up to uncouple it so logic says the clip should go back down. They all should just clip together, so I don't think you should force it.
You should test the cable going to it to see if there is power there. Check the fuse, and look into cleaning the wiper arm switch by using electrical spray with the battery disconnected first and dry it out. They can clog up with dust. not very often the motor breaks or relays fail, but could have jambed, so try helping it by hand whilst someone activates the switch and use penetrating fluid on the shaft. hope this helps, let me know when you get it working and what it was :-)
So with this I have just resolved this leaking issue which has been ongoing for 5-10 years. According to my father it was supposed to be more complicated with the tube being leaking or broken somewhere under the driving seat. I have been preparing to take out the carpet and seat to check under.
You have no idea how grateful I am for finding your video now.
Thank you 🙏
Good that you searched online and found my video then, before the carpets out! Glad you were able to sort it, thanks for watching :-)
I bet most people never would think to look there. I bet this video is gonna be popular.
Thanks daveknowshow If the video help anyone, then I am happy :-)
@@HatBoyHarvey I'm sure it will help a lot of folks! great job! enjoyed it. you should share this video in the forums online for these cars. it will increase your views and subscribers. not to mention it will help a lot more people find it.
I bought my first Fabia on Sunday and it had this problem. I was going to wait till my Haynes manual turned up before looking into it, until I stumbled across this video. Mine was by the brake pipes. Thanks very much, saved me some mucking about.
Glad to have helped Dave and saved you buying the Haynes manual and which appears not to mention this fault :-)
@@HatBoyHarvey I was the getting the manual anyway as I need to swap the passenger wing mirror with an undamaged one off eBay. My last car was a Suzuki and there wasn't a Haynes for it. So was happy to have a proper manual to thumb through :D
With the washer issue I was going to use the manual for getting the tailgate in bits, very glad I found your video first.
Many thanks for this video and the explanation as to why the pipes pop apart. Just fixed my washer in 10 minutes. Brilliant!
Excellent, you're very welcome :-)
Had trouble with a leaky pump connection. This video was helpful locating the problem. Thanks !
Your very welcome, glad it helped :-)
you saved my life, it was the hose in first sulotion, thank u sooo much'
Glad you were able to fix it, thanks for watching :-)
You've inspired me to have a go fixing this issue. It's been that way since I bought the car a couple of years old but I never bothered, thinking it was somthing complex to do. Thanks!
Great to inspire someone :) Hope you get it sorted and be able to use the washers how they were meant to be :-)
@@HatBoyHarvey Sadly, my 56 plate Fabia is not laid out like yours. No idea where the pipework runs but there's no sign of it anywhere under the bonnet. Oh well, guess it'll have to go up on the ramps at work to search for the break.
Thank you so much for this video, I had a leak from my front wheelwell when i tried to use the rear washer. Thanks to you I got it fixed in no time!!
Great to hear that I could help you, glad your back on the road :-)
Thanks, it solved it for me, saving me a few hours of my day to do something more interesting!
You're very welcome :-)
brilliant.. it was the problem i had .👍👏👏👏
Great, glad the video helped :-)
Hello. I have Skoda Fabia 1 from 2002 with petrol engine 1.4 8V. I am very grateful for all your vidos. I think that i save a lot of time and a lot of broken and damage parts ;) . if you visit Poland someday I Invite for some tea ;) Best wishes. I hope that you are in good health.
Thankyou so much for you kind words of support. I am glad to help if I can. Most grateful for the offer of tea, I may just take you up on that as I am wanting to visit Poland in the future. dziękuję przyjacielu, niech cię Bóg błogosławi :-)
Great mines not been working for ages. At least I know where to look now cheers m8
Glad to have helped. My guess is we all leave fixing little things like this until they either stop working completely or get so annoying we just have to do something. :-)
Thankyou so much. Found the problem,in front of left wheel. Done and fixed,works perfectly.
That is great, glad to have helped :-)
@@HatBoyHarvey im a new subsciber and this is just the channel ive been looking for. 😀👍
Great 'Gaz Martin' welcome aboard, glad to be of help :-)
Epic! Rear wiper works but no wet stuff but i can hear the pump! Bonnet up... I'm going in... Also, mud flap behind checks. Thank you so much!
Thanks, Good luck, hope you can get it working again :-)
@@HatBoyHarvey Hey! Car is a petrol RHD 55 plate. I can see where the washer water is leaking from ie passenger side bottom of front bumper when squirt washer mode selected... I'm not able to see where I need to get to to fix the problem. What do you suggest please. Thank you HBH
You need to remove the torx screws that hold the wheel arch liner in place, then bend it back slightly and test with a friend and watch where it leaks. I'm sure I show this in the video. If it is leaking from the bottle itself then that will need replacing. I will do a video on this :-)
Thank you very much you have been a great help on all sorts of problems with my Skoda
No problem 👍
You are GREAT! Thanks for this (next) lesson ;-)
Thanks! 😃
Thanks for your helping videos 👍
My pleasure, glad to help:-)
As ever, always useful, solved another problem for me. great stuff.
Excellent :-)
Top tips on your video very helpful thanks 👍
No worries, glad to help :-)
Fantastic - same setup as on a Roomster. Thank you.
Thanks, does your Roomster have the same symptoms?
this video is gold
thanks :-)
I was looking for video just like yours for a long time. Thanks for the hints. Best greetings from Poland :-)
Nie ma za co, Dzięki :-)
Thank you for this great vid it has helped me, my skoda Fabia 07 wiper wash works.
Many Thanks for your help 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Great to hear that you are up and running and can see clearly now (the rain has gone :))
Do you know which side the washer hose rund through the car? I have a wet passenger footwell, no obvious leak from the door. No washer fluid to the rear window but fluid level drops in tank. Ive lifted the sill tril expecting to see the hose but it's not there.
Great videos bynthe way. Really helping me out thimbs up!
I seem to remember from the rear hatch it goes down the left side at the rear seats then goes across to either to the middle or right side I think. There is a join rear seat left C pillar which could have come apart and water may run down to front from there. Or it's running down the fire wall bulkhead and into the passenger foot-well.
Fixed mine today thank you
Glad I could help :-)
Hi, i have the issue with rear screen wash in Octavia mk1 estate, but nothing leaks underneath the car or so :/ . I guess the common issue in these is the wash pipe going to tailgate is cracking under the boot upholstery. Which is a much more time consuming job to do. But cheers for video!
Thanks, I've done videos on those areas also :-)
dude, my water bottle keeps emptying, it still squirts my windscreen though....hmmmm, my rear squirter hasnt worked for years so i will take a look, thankyou so much.....i would never have looked there, your a star....thumbs up. cheers.
UPDATE: you was spot on the pipe had come off under bonnet...done, and i got to the pump in inner left arch, both pipes were off...done. however rear squiter still dont work, there must be a blockage or something as it leaks from under rear left door.......cheers though. you helped a novice. thanks dude.
Never seen that, let me know how you fix it for others, Thanks :-)
I have the same problem. Can you tell me please how can i get to that pipe in the back left seat?
Thanks a lot.
@@rehnerroland3069 hi, i havent had a go at it yet.....but its deffo coming from the left back door......maybe it is in the door hinge cover???.......thats what i suspected and it is leaking from there maybe?...no surem if you suss it please let me know....goood luck .
It s under the carpet, so it s a long way getting there. But i hope next week i will have enough time and i will try. If i succed i let you know. Maybe it s enough to remove the back seat only?
Hi, what do you recommend if when clicking the connection back together as at 2:00 doesn't give a tight seal? I'm finding some leakage still occurs at the connection point when clipped back together. Some still reaches the back windscreen though.
Well, as I said I wouldn't recommend putting zip ties on which do hold the connection together better, but with a caveat that making this joint solid other ones inside the car blow off. So IMHO I would only replace this connector if it leaks :-)
Sorted my problem,great thanks.
Great, you're very welcome :-)
Yep. Mine had detached on that join.. problem now is the jet sprays downwards and not up and onto the glass 😮
Have a look at my video on the water jet: ua-cam.com/video/_kGRbfLozXg/v-deo.html :-)
Good video, thanks for sharing. i still having problems with liking a windshield liquid on the back seat.I don`t know where pipes for rear window is going.
The pipe goes in at the hinge point and may have broken/leak from there and drip down or is it coming from down at the bottom?
where can I find a tutorial to remove the air box, or is it simple?
My video on checking the power steering fluid level shows this :-)
Very helpful video,thanks a lot.
Most welcome!
Hello. Great informative video.
I have a question as my rear wiper does not work when pressing the stalk back. Neither does any fluid come out the jet when pressing and holding the stalk.
The front wipers and spray work fine however when the stalk is pulled forward or moved up / down.
Any pointers would be higher appreciated.
Thanks
First check the fuse, then power to the rear motor. ua-cam.com/video/1kvv9H3ZG70/v-deo.html. If power suspect motor unit/conection. no power switch stalk maybe damaged/replace or wiring, check continuity to/from voltage control unit (need wiring diagram). I am planning to do a video on replaceing the stalk arm switches.
I have the same issue , gonna check your tips , thnx
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Hello! My front screen wash doesnt work. Do you have any video about how to fix this? It would make me very happy, thank you your answer :)
Thanks, there are a number of things that could have gone wrong with it and I think I could do a useful one on that. Watch this space!
Happened to me once but now i have issue with front window washers only one works dont know why, cold?, frozen but then why does the other one works and this not?, pipe detached maybe?....idk...
With the front one I think it will be clocked as the nozzles on these do block. I would take off from effected nozzle and activate jets to see if there is water coming through pipe, if it does then change the nozzle for an OEM new one. If now water then you will have to trace back to where it is blocked or detached. let me know how you get on :-)
I had this issue but found it had split in two places. Under the bonnet as it shows here and also under the trim next to my NSR seat. So after a few goes of it not working I found a load of screen wash under my passenger rear foot well. Two weeks after I had stripped out the interior to dry carpet and insulation agree finding water leaking into the car haha not pleased!
Have a look at this video I did about that: ua-cam.com/video/2nfKzxZUelY/v-deo.html 4:03
is it the same on the LHD model?
Great video, thanks, but can you explain this please? In my case both front and back are spraying OK, but there is a slow leak dripping from in front of the left wheel. 1 drip per minute, it seems.
But when it first ran out out quicker than expected and I topped it up again it appeared to be full after putting less than 2 litres in. Used to take much more (3.5 litres?). Does that make any sense? I'm confused!
Maybe if the bottle has frozen it would only take a smaller amount to fill it. You must put in screen wash to prevent this. Also, this would explain the drips as it will be under more pressure to pump whatever water has not frozen, if you get my point. It may be only partly frozen. You can access the bottle by removing the liner screws and bending back a bit. Check the pump isn't loose in the bottle rubber seal etc. Hope this helps :-)
@@HatBoyHarvey Many thanks for your quick reply, much appreciated. I did wonder if it was frozen at first when it wouldn't spray, and was surprised that after topping it up it worked immediately before running out, but your reply suggests maybe there's a logic to that.
It now drips slowly but constantly, and I notice when spraying the liquid then pours down from the tube above the left front wheel.
In my case it's difficult to get the wheel arch cover off properly, but it looks like the problem is higher up anyway and is more tricky to get to, so maybe it's not something I can do myself, and would need to be put on a ramp somewhere. At first I was thinking the bottle itself would need to be replaced, but your video suggests it's the lines / tubes. Just worried about the cost now and how long/messy a job it will be.
Oh. Local garage looked at it immediately (to my surprise) for me. Said the pump was leaking and replaced it, total cost £61. Was relieved as I was braced for a much higher figure to resolve it (reservoir split or difficult to get to the source of the problem). Still can't quite understand why the leak seemed to be coming from above the wheel rather than the bottom of the wheel arch cover though. Thanks again.
Hi I have a leak in the rear passenger footwell and boot, would this be the washer fluid pipe? If so can I fix it or will I need to drop it in the garage
The fabia suffers from the rear footwell leaking water in from the door, but this wouldn't explain why you have water in the boot. If you haven't done the fix for this then maybe look at my video on that first: ua-cam.com/video/0PjhoU1gEwk/v-deo.html. after that have a look @: ua-cam.com/video/2nfKzxZUelY/v-deo.html video on removing the C Pillar lower panel to get access to the jet wash pipe joint that also can leak. Also you may need to remove the tailgate panel and the upper C pillar panel if the pipe leaks there. Tailgate panel removal: ua-cam.com/video/1kvv9H3ZG70/v-deo.html. It comes into the tailgate at the top by the hinge and it could have split there with the movement of the tailgate. ua-cam.com/video/PoJBfpTJWJk/v-deo.html video shows how to take off the upper C panel. Hope these help. I'm sure you can fix it without needing the expense of a garage. leave the garage for more serious issues that may come up in the future. Good luck and let me know how you get on :-)
Mines not spraying from front or rear at all just randomly stopped doing it with all this cold weather. Can't hear the pump also.
My front wipers stopped working but I changed fuse 15 and that fixed it.. is the a fuse for the spray jets or the washer pump maybe?
Try fuse 32. It is very cold at the moment, have you looked at the nozzles for freezing? is the screen wash fluid mix sufficiently protected with anti-freeze? Pump and lever switch/connections can fail.
@@HatBoyHarvey thankyou very much ill take a look
I have the split pipe in the bonnet from the first example. Cannot for the life of me get the hose to click back together with a decent amount of force.
Is there a tool anybody can recommend? Like pliers with holes in so I can push the two parts together.
It might have some dirt inside the connector stopping it come together easily. Pipe wrench maybe?
@@HatBoyHarvey hey there. Thank you for replying so quickly.. tried the pipe wrench method sadly.
I think my part is slightly different to yours although it is a mk 1 fabia.
I think there is a clip on mine I have to twist. Will try again tomorrow :)
Ahh, ones with the clip. You move it up to uncouple it so logic says the clip should go back down. They all should just clip together, so I don't think you should force it.
@@HatBoyHarvey thank you. I'll give it a bit more of a wiggle tomorrow.
What could be the reason for the rear wiper not working at all?
You should test the cable going to it to see if there is power there. Check the fuse, and look into cleaning the wiper arm switch by using electrical spray with the battery disconnected first and dry it out. They can clog up with dust. not very often the motor breaks or relays fail, but could have jambed, so try helping it by hand whilst someone activates the switch and use penetrating fluid on the shaft. hope this helps, let me know when you get it working and what it was :-)
@@HatBoyHarvey Thanks a ton HBH..
Thank you!!!!!
You're welcome :-)
Super
I don't have a rear mirror screen wash on my Skoda. What are you talking about?
Thank you
Thank you, your welcome.
I had both haha
Sorry to hear that, Hope you were able to use my video to fix the issue :-)
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Ah, yes had exactly the same two issues with my SEAT Ibiza.
Very common annoying issue especially when it is cold weather :-)