Hi guys ive sold my old preface Mk3 Mondeo and just bought a 2004 54 Reg Facelift Mondeo, which im well pleased with. Ive got a small problem with it, as in water is leaking out around the washer bottle pump.. Ive had a look from underneath the car and pulled the pump out and checked the pipes attached to it, and they are still attached and seem ok. Also checked the rubbber seal in the bottle and that seems ok as well. I cleaned it all up and put it back together and refilled the washer bottle but it still leaks. The only place I can see water around the pump is the area where the 2 elbows come out of the pump and is dripping down from there onto the floor.

My thinking is due to the very cold weather we are having is that at some point the washer bottle has frozen and in trying to use the washers has split/cracked one of the elbows on the pump.

I have ordered a new replacement washer pump off ebay, in the hope that this cures the leak.

What are your thoughts on this or could I be right in what I have put

 

Had exactly the same issue in the cold weather with my 04 Mondeo. I took out the washer bottle, sealed it all up as I could not find a leak. Put it all back together and it pissed water out.
I found that it was not the hose, nor the pump, nor the elbows but there were 2 small extension pieces fitted between the hose and pump. I removed these and clipped it all together and it was perfect. HTH.

Nice job getting the bottles in and out eh lol - especially in the cold!

 

the hoses tend to leak like a basatard

and if they aren't properly tight they will leak even if you think they won't

i had to remove the undertray and bumper and wheel arch liner to get to mine so if you can get them off with ease it's a blessing

if you have headlight washers the pump is the same but there are 2 of them (high pressure for the headlights) and the bottle is twice the size

 

Quick Update Guys. Managed to get to the washer bottle pump today. Took the old one off and checked it against the new pump I ordered. First thing I noticed was wrong was that on the old washer pump for the electrical contacts where like 2 thin pins where as on the new pump they were more like spade connections. I also noticed as Cosnada had pointed out that on the old pump there was 2 small extention pieces that where fitted onto the pump. So I removed these refitted the pipes and power supply. Cable tied the washer pipes around the pump pipe outlets put it all back together filled bottle up and tried it.

Im pleased to say, Ive now got no leaks in or around the washer bottle.

I since contacted the seller of the new washer pump asking about a refund and returning it.

Thanks again guys for your help

 

Glad to help lol