Used Volkswagen Passat Headlight Washer Pump Motor
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About Headlight Washer Pump Motor
The Passat Volkswagen headlight washer pump motor powers the washer pump in order to clean dirt from the headlight lens. The Passat Volkswagen headlight washer pump motor is connected to the power supply in the vehicle and drives the rotary pump in order to push water out of one or more nozzles attached to the washer and a wiper cleans off the lens. These are occasionally prone to blockage so should be checked regularly.
The motor which drives the headlight washer pump is often the same motor which drives the windscreen washers. This means that any issue with the Passat Volkswagen headlight washer pump motor could also impact on the windscreen washers. They are usually activated with the same stalk lever and the headlight washer usually operates on every 4-5 movements of the windscreen wiper arms.
Failure of the Passat Volkswagen headlight washer pump motor can be potentially dangerous for two reasons. Firstly, the windscreen washers and headlight washers will not work correctly impacting on visibility. Secondly, in the case of xenon headlights it’s a legal requirement to have working headlight washers as the dirt on the headlights can refract the light around the road causing issues for other drivers.
Volkswagen Passat trivia
- The Volkswagen Passat was originally launched in 1973, and buyers could choose between the two-door or a four-door sedan, or the three-door or five-door saloon versions.
- In 2008, the Volkswagen Passat estate won the Towcar of the Year Awards, with the magazine Practical Caravans praising its Trailer Stability Programme.
- The Volkswagen Passat was launched in October 2014, and since that date, there have been 22 million units sold. Of those, 442,000 Passats have been sold in the UK.
- Volkswagen is usually pretty slick with their marketing, but the car company misunderstood the mockumentary. This is Spinal Tap. They thought they were tapping into the mainstream rock world when they hired Spinal Tap star Christopher Guest to stand on top of a Passat and play the guitar. The ad became something of a joke and a blemish on VW’s public perception.
- The Volkswagen Passat is a very popular fleet car, and it is estimated that as much as 80% of all Passat sales are going to be used as part of a fleet.