Washer Pump Test Data - Saab 900 Bulletin Board - Saabnet.com
The banner above is an advertisment - if it asks you to download software, please ignore.
Site News -
4/9 Saab Owners' Convention Day Pass Raffle |
3/26 M Car Covers (by State of Nine)
[General |
Members |
C900 |
9000 |
NG900 & OG93 |
93 |
95 |
NG95 |
99 |
Sonett |
Vintage Models |
Clubs |
Other Cars |
FAQs |
Gifts |
Member Photo Galleries |
Member Directory |
Classifieds |
Manuals |
*Buddy Registry |
*Mileage Registry |
Polls |
What's New |
Raffle |
Photo of the Month |
Sponsors]
[Main C900 Bulletin Board | BBFAQ |
Prev by Date | Next by Date | Post Followup ]
Member Login / Signup - Members see fewer ads. - Latest Member Gallery Photos
Washer Pump Test Data
Posted by Siegfried (more from Siegfried) on Tue, 22 Jan 2013 14:53:39
Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup
Greetings, fellas.
In a case someone is interested (or will be) while digging into poor windscreen washing, here's what I've found right away on my bench:
- '93 washer pump with ~250 000 km on the clocks: 1.8 bar
- '87 washer pump with unknown mileage: 1.7 bar (off a parts car)
- '85 washer pump with unknown mileage: 1.2 bar (bought used)
All test were carried out on genuine VDO pumps and using pure H2O, when switched to winter washer fluids (alcohol-based) - the pressure dropped proportionally to fluid density. Haven't done any new VDO pump (or noname), but I'd expect it to be within 1.8-2.5 bar range (standard values for washer pumps).
Brand new check-valves go open at 0.3 bar, used ones (giving troubles) open at higher pressure at round 0.7-0.8 bar.
According to stats I've found, usually it's the check-valves chargeable with a weak fluid jet. It's worth replacing them every 2 years or 50 000 km (30 000 miles) whichever comes first. Original VDO washer pump goes for ~15 years. Lifespan of the pump and check-vavles goes shortened should they be run on water and go frozen (water expands when freezing into ice - and strains the enclosure).
FWIW, just sain'
Zig
posted by 188.134.4...
Posts in this Thread:
- Washer Pump Test Data, Siegfried, Tue, 22 Jan 2013 14:53:39 <-- Viewing This Message
- Clean the nozzles. Here's how:, RayF, Tue, 22 Jan 2013 15:44:48
- Re:, Siegfried, Wed, 23 Jan 2013 02:32:56
- wax, Snowmobile , Wed, 23 Jan 2013 08:39:13
- Re:, Siegfried, Tue, 22 Jan 2013 15:05:02
- washer pump pressure tests, SaabStalker , Tue, 22 Jan 2013 15:08:52
- Re:, Siegfried, Tue, 22 Jan 2013 15:30:50
- Extreme mudder conditions., SaabStalker , Fri, 25 Jan 2013 10:47:17
- Re: Re:, Landjet , Tue, 22 Jan 2013 18:28:54
- LOL, Siegfried, Wed, 23 Jan 2013 02:27:53
- Re: LOL, Landjet , Sun, 27 Jan 2013 11:54:58
- Re: LOL, Landjet , Sun, 27 Jan 2013 11:57:13
- Re: LOL, Landjet , Sun, 27 Jan 2013 11:56:17
- Re: LOL, Landjet , Wed, 23 Jan 2013 05:48:48
- Re: LOL, RS , Thu, 24 Jan 2013 05:49:33
Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup
Post a Followup
No Site Registration is Required to Post - Site Membership is optional (Member Features List), but helps to keep the site online
for all Saabers. If the site helps you, please consider helping the site by becoming a member.
StateOfNine.com
|
SaabClub.com
|
Jak Stoll Performance
|
M Car Covers
|
Ad Available
|
Random Saabnet.com Member Gallery Photos (Click Image)
This is a moderated bulletin board - Posting is a privilege, not a right.
Unsolicited commercial postings are not allowed (no spam). Please, no For Sale or Wanted postings, SERIOUSLY.
Classifieds are to be listed in The Saab Network Classifieds pages.
This is a problem solving forum for over 250,000 Saab owners, so expect to see
problems discussed here even though our cars are generally very reliable. This is not an anything goes
type of forum. Saabnet.com has been a moderated forum since 1988. For usage guidelines, see the
Saabnet.com Mission and Purpose Page. Please remember that you are
not anonymous. Site Contact | Site Donations | Other Sites by SP -
Poverty2Prosperity.org | Run Club Menlo Park | ScreenBot
Site Members do not see red text instructions, bottom of the page anchor ads, or box ads.
Click here to see all
the Site Membership Benefits!