Front & Rear Water Pumps - separate?

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agentdagnamit
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Front & Rear Water Pumps - separate?

Post by agentdagnamit » Mon Oct 20, 2025 1:23 pm

Hi. My 2.5 V6 Bongo's rear water jet has stopped working. There's no audible sound from the pump when I activate it, even though the rear wiper works normally.

Front water jet and blades work normally.

I believe the rear wiper and pump share a fuse, so it can't be that.

Is there a separate pump for the rear jet, or just a single pump serving front & rear? If there is just one pump, then this is a bit of a mystery!

Thanks
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Re: Front & Rear Water Pumps - separate?

Post by g8dhe » Mon Oct 20, 2025 1:58 pm

Yes there are two water pumps on the bottle under the bonnet, the lowest one feeds the front washers the higher one on the "back" of the bottle feeds the rear washer, its possibly jammed if any rubbish gets into the tank or possibly disconnected if any work has been carried out see the diagrams for locations and details;
https://www.lushprojects.com/bongoparts ... mgno=.html
All the diagrams by year and model can be accessed from here https://www.lushprojects.com/bongopartsmk2/
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Re: Front & Rear Water Pumps - separate?

Post by agentdagnamit » Mon Oct 20, 2025 2:00 pm

Great, thanks. Looks like the leisure battery and headlights will be coming out.
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Re: Front & Rear Water Pumps - separate?

Post by g8dhe » Mon Oct 20, 2025 2:16 pm

I think you can reach the rear pump, but does depend on the size of any LB! They are simply "O" ring force fitted into the side;
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Re: Front & Rear Water Pumps - separate?

Post by agentdagnamit » Mon Oct 20, 2025 4:55 pm

Thanks, fingers crossed! Lucky I've got skinny, long hands
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