The windscreen washer has not been working on my 450SLC for a couple of months. The wipers started up, but no water squirted on the windscreen. On quick inspection, I assumed it was the pump as it was rather rusty. The W107 windscreen washer pump is a poor design in my view. It appears that the motor is below where the water is sucked in, so any minor leakage gets into the mechanism and it rusts out.
Since I purchased the car in 2003, I am now on my 3rd pump. They are not expensive, at around $60, but […]
