BimmerJeeper

If your wiper washer squeals and whines, the motor will die eventually.

My rear died, so I replaced both of them at the same time. $15/ea.

The pumps are located under the front driver's wheel fender liner.
In front of the driver's front wheel.

Take the 10 minutes to remove the front wheel.
It's worth it.

The fender liner is annoying to remove.
You really need to yank it out from under the fender lip.
Keep looking for the 4 or 5 plastic rivets.
There are also studs that the liner hangs on.
Detach the entire front half of the liner and let it hang.
You will not regret it. It's too rigid to just move aside.

This tool is worth having.
It works better than those pry trim interior tools.
https://www.napaonline.com/en/p/BK_7769160

The pumps are in a tight space.
I used small Channellocks to grab them and unseat pull them out.


The directions were incomprehensible.
I had no idea about polarity and which connected to which.
So, I guessed, and filled the reservoir with a few ounces and tested.
I assume if the polarity is backwards, the motor will push the fluid back into the reservoir.
So, test the wipers washers before closing it all back up.

Reinstalling was worse, since the replacement motor was bigger.
I was just able to jam it in there, and used a screwdriver to pry it into place.
I kept the original seals, since space was so tight. I did not see leaks on testing.

Martlor13

This caught my attention hahha. Over exaggerating right?

how long was this job to do?

LadyKenai

thanks for sharing this.

Marc

BimmerJeeper

1 minutes to get the jack cleared from all the stuff piled on it
1 minute to drag it over to the car.
1 minute to go back and grab the breaker bar
2 minutes to go back and get the right sized socket and loosen all lugs
2 minutes to bend down and find the jacking point and line it up
1 minute to put the headlamp that fell off your head back on.
1 minute to jack it up
1 minute get the jackstand and line it up and let the car down onto jackstand.
1 minute to go grab impact driver
1 minute to remove lugs and roll the wheel aside.
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12 minutes to remove a wheel.


Entire job will take you 4 minutes in internet muscles time.
It took me about 45 mins.

Martlor13

damn, you were serious haha. I can get a wheel off in a minute or less. Granted I work at a tire shop so I'm pretty quick with that. But removing a wheel was a quarter of your work time haha.

Good job on the work man. Completing a task is always fun.

Turbo X_J

investinwaffles

I removed my fender liners when I trimmed my fenders, so I could legitimately replace mine in 2-3 minutes. But that is with lift + big tires + trimmed fenders, so not a fair comparison.

Some things take longer but as long as they get done, who the hell cares

BimmerJeeper

Removing the fender liner is the 85% of this job.

BimmerJeeper

No, you can not remove a wheel in less than a minute.
You need to get the customer's key.
You need to go to the parking lot.
You need to open the bay door.
You need to drive the car into the bay.
You need to line up the lift post under the frame rails.
You need to push the lift lever and raise the car.
You need to get the correct socket.
You need to get the air ratchet
THEN.....you remove the 5 lugs in under a minute.

Go ahead and time yourself next time.

I did not remove my wheel, but I should have.

Martlor13

if we're talking at work, then a minute and a half. But at home I can have ONE tire off in less then a minute. Removing lug nuts can be done in less then 10 seconds with an impact hahah

LadyKenai

part from the whole wheel labor :P, are both pumps identical rear or front wont matter ?

marc

BimmerJeeper

Yea, they're the same.
The Anco comes with wiring adapters, if needed.
One of mine plugged straight into the pump.
The other needed the adapter. Weird.

Ralph77

Might be cause the factory lists 2 separate part #'s. At least they do for my '00.

PUMP, Washer, Windshield
4778 347 Front
4778 348 Rear

LadyKenai

thank you, this really helped i had no idea these were hiden in the inner driver side fender. got the front working now but the rear seems to have something wrong with the switch in the dash think i need a new switch for that one.

marc

BimmerJeeper

Do you know how to test the switch with a multimeter?
You put in on voltage setting, and you plug the prongs into the wiring harness that plugs onto the motor. That way, you see if there is a voltage when you press the switch.