Rear Window Washer Hose

[D813YBB]

I have a split in the rear window washer hose, close to the boot hinge. I would like to replace the hose with a new one.
What length and diameter should I get, and is it straight forward to pull it through the car, if I tape the new one to the old one?
Halfords sell a 2.40m length of hose, but this seems too short to me.

[Austin-Rover]

I've not long had to effect a repair to my Maestro in exactly the same spot.

I would advise against replaceing the whole tube unless you want to get intimate with hard to access areas of your car.

I bought some connectors and tubing from halfords and joined to the original tube just inside the car right at the very back underneath the headlining (There is a decent sized cavity to work in here) and then I joined to the boot lid tubing outside the car where the tube becomes visible when the boot is open by using a Halfords non-return valve.

I heated the tubes up in hot water to make sure I could get a good, tight fit. No leaks so far!

Let us know how it goes if you decide to replace the whole lot, front to rear.

[D813YBB]

My intention is to replace the full length with new by pulling it through, attached to the old hose, on the assumption it doesn’t become jammed on it's journey through the car.

The old hose has become discoloured and deformed with old age.

[E_T_V]

You'll have to disassemble a lot of the inside of the car to get the tube through, it isn't as simple as taping it to the old one as it runs all over the place inside the car. Drop the back of the headlining, and do as Rich has said and replace just he section that has broken. The pipe discolours and cracks when exposed to UV in sunlight which won't occur for most of the pipes length. Don't make the job more difficult than it needs to be.

[SimonR]

I just edited the thread to make it make sense.

Agreed - replace the bit that's broken by splicing in new pipes where required. If you get no output then the nozzle is probably blocked with gunge.

[redmaestro]

I had to repair my rear washer hose in exactly the same place a few months ago. Like everyone says, just repair the damaged section of the pipe. Its only a five minute job and you barely get your hands dirty :-)

I made the mistake of buying the wrong size washer tube from Halfords. There are two sizes (the internal diameter), and I bought the smaller of the two. Turns out, I needed the bigger one [sorry, I can't remember the sizes]. A quick trip back the the store and I exchanged it to the bigger one. Chances are, you will need the bigger one but hold onto the receipt just in case!

[Simon]

Use an L shaped connector and you will find that it sits in the boot lid cavity better than original. Heat up the ends of the pipes using a cup of hot water from the kettle.

I have replaced the entire length of this hose and it was fun and games!