The high pressure headlamp washer jets are located on the upper surface of the front bumper. The sequence below describes the procedure I used to remove the bumper and service the jets. The job is not especially difficult but requires a moderate degree of practical ability; budget around 4 hours to do it.(Although it would appear you could get at the jets by just removing the foglights, this is not possible as they are obstructed by the aluminium cross-member behind the bumper. The nozzles are clamped down with backnuts and cannot be prised upwards – I tried!) The parts are held on with numerous self tapping screws and washers of varying size and type; it is well worth bagging and labelling each set as you go to avoid a lot of fiddling at reassembly time.
 | Raise the front of the car, chock and support on axle stands or similar. |
| Remove all the self-tapping screws retaining the lower grille mouldings, which cover the oil cooler and air-conditioning condenser. Note which screws and washers go where, as they are not all the same! |
| Unscrew the indicator lens at the rearmost part of the bumper, on each side. On my car this is just a fill-in piece containing no bulb. |
| Reach through the hole in the bumper and disconnect the indicator bulb and holder from the lens. |
| Unscrew the small filler pieces around the foglight , then the foglight lens itself. This gives access to two nuts on captive studs; unscrew these and the lamp backshell will come free. |
| Disconnect the plug at the rear of the foglight. |
| Remove the front portions of the inner wheel arches on both sides. |
|
 Undo
the five screws located under the front bonnet lip seal. |
|
 Working
from underneath, undo the three screws each side which locate the bumper clamp
plates (Photo, view from below). A long extension bar and liberal use of
dismantling oil is needed to get these rusty devils undone. |
|
 The
bumper can now be eased forward and down, and the hoses pulled off the jets.
The picture in the manual shows hose clips, but mine had none – which is why
the hose eventually blew off the end of the jet. Here is a view with the
bumper removed; the hoses are visible above the cross-member. |
|
 With
the bumper off, this is an ideal time to check condition and operation of the
oil cooler and fan (above} and AC condenser fan (below). The fans can be run
by bridging the appropriate relays in the fuse box with a fused jumper wire
and switch of adequate rating. (Note the oil cooler fan rarely runs in normal
operation and a workout may do it good! Be careful as these fans are powerful
and can bite) |
|
 Replace
(or in my case, fit) new hoses and jubilee clips to the jets, and check for
leak-free operation. |
| The rubber seal on top of the bumper is retained with small pop rivets, mine were corroded away, so I positioned the seal with small countersunk self-tappers. |
| Refitting the bumper is a straightforward reverse procedure; a little care is needed to get the rubber seal aligned properly and an assistant is a great help at this point. |
