Rear window washer help

[psaboic]

All,

Last week someone "kindly" broke the plastic washer nozzle "deflector" piece off of the rear window wiper on the wife's XC70. I managed to get a repalcement plastic piece, but I also noticed that the washer nozzle end is gone as well. Any idea on an easy fix for this. The Mrs wants me to fix it.

Many thanks,

Glenn

[RedXC]

I think you can replace the the jet nozzle. I'm not sure. But many Volvo wagons are the same style. I can try to help you get more info.

[psaboic]

Red,

Any info would be great. While it is fun to be able to squirt a jet of water at tailgating cars behind you, having a functional rear window washer again would be nice.

Glenn

[judas9mm]

I did the same thing. I repaired it with a half inch long piece of tupe from a Windex spray bottle. I snipped a peice off with scissors and it fit perfectly over the part of the spray nozzle that was left protruding after you remove the plastic L shaped peice of plastic the covers the nut and washer fluid nozzle. Took the peice back off, melted the end shut with a lighter and poked a couple holes in the straw angled back toward the glass with an exacto knife. Works great! Let me know if you need a picture.

Dean

[psaboic]

Dean,

A picture would be great if it is not too much trouble.

Thanks for the help and the offer.

Glenn

[Willy]

Hi,
In the attached pdf file, you can find all parts of the rear window wiper.
For some reason I can't find instructions, but I hope the part number can be of help.
Willy

[psaboic]

THanks Willy,

That info will definitely help

Glenn

[Finman2]

A very old thread but very useful to me! Although I have a 2004 V70 T5 my problem was the same as listed here. Decided to change the wiper blade myself and snapped off the very fragile spray nozzle. The tiny part I needed cost a whopping £7.00! I was a little nervous at following the posted verbal advice but it worked a treat. I will try to upload some photos to help anyone else.

The photos are 1. Whats left when you flip up the cover. 2 The bit that broke off. 3. What the broken bit should look like. 4. Insert no 4 wood screw about 1 1/2 turns. 5. Wiggle and pull out the broken stalk.

You then simply insert the new nozzle and CAREFULLY flip the cover back down. Job done.

[absent1980]

A very old thread but very useful to me! Although I have a 2004 V70 T5 my problem was the same as listed here. Decided to change the wiper blade myself and snapped off the very fragile spray nozzle. The tiny part I needed cost a whopping £7.00! I was a little nervous at following the posted verbal advice but it worked a treat. I will try to upload some photos to help anyone else.

The photos are 1. Whats left when you flip up the cover. 2 The bit that broke off. 3. What the broken bit should look like. 4. Insert no 4 wood screw about 1 1/2 turns. 5. Wiggle and pull out the broken stalk.

You then simply insert the new nozzle and CAREFULLY flip the cover back down. Job done.

Thanks a lot for posting this. I have exactly the same problem. All started from replacing a rear wiper blade which i thought would be a 2 min job as with my previous cars. However, wiper fixing snapped while i was trying to remove a blade (Volvo garage told me they often have this problem themselves). So i had to get a new rear wiper arm. Volvo quoted £45, i went for the aftermarket option - £17 including a blade. It appears to be ok but not as good quality as the original, time will tell the difference. Anyway, today installed a new wiper arm but snapped the nozzle and cant find it. Initially i thought it was lost but after reading this post it looks like a part of the nozzle is still inside. Will try to remove it with a screw. Found cheapest genuine nozzle on eBay for £9.50.

In general i found Volvo a bit tricky for DIY. For example isofix installation appeared to be very easy. It was at the end, but i had to buy a new set of wrench sockets (common sizes wouldn't fit) and a torque wrench which i never needed before.

[JohnEBongo]

Just replaced my broken spray nozzle on my 2004 XC70 thanks to this thread and this forum!!! Thanks everyone!!