Washer bottle upgrade to low level sensor??

[hardy1812]

Morning again peeps,,

I’ve just found out my car doesn’t have the low level washer sensor 🤬,, is it possible to upgrade and add it ?? Can’t believe in this day and age it’s not standard 🤣🤣

thanks peeps 

[TomsFocus]

Technically possible but chances are your car won't have the wiring for a simple plug & play upgrade.  

It was only standard on cars with headlight washers, which on UK models was only those with Xenon headlights.

[hardy1812]

35 minutes ago, TomsFocus said:

Technically possible but chances are your car won't have the wiring for a simple plug & play upgrade.  

It was only standard on cars with headlight washers, which on UK models was only those with Xenon headlights.

Awesome cheers mate. The more I look into this car the more stupid stuff keeps coming up 🤣🤣. May look at getting rid and buying a Mondeo 🤣,, it is a nice car to be fair just has no pigging extras 🤣

[Focus_]

My MK2 Ghia has it, presumably standard, or maybe original owner ticked the option. 

No xenon headlights

[TomsFocus]

56 minutes ago, Focus_ said:

My MK2 Ghia has it, presumably standard, or maybe original owner ticked the option. 

No xenon headlights

Pre-facelift specs are slightly different.  Ghia had the low level sensor even on Mk1's iirc!

[DaveT70]

If it's a titanium it may have the wiring, if not then you'll have to add it.

[Focus_]

1 hour ago, TomsFocus said:

Pre-facelift specs are slightly different.  Ghia had the low level sensor even on Mk1's iirc!

Ah of course. When I'm on mobile I don't always see the poster's vehicle year. I now notice it's a 2009 Focus in question so naturally would be different to an early MK2 👍

[TomsFocus]

42 minutes ago, Focus_ said:

Ah of course. When I'm on mobile I don't always see the poster's vehicle year. I now notice it's a 2009 Focus in question so naturally would be different to an early MK2 👍

Yeah, I have the same problem myself.  It's a shame the small bio section doesn't show on mobile.  I don't always have the time (or just CBA lol) to open a posters profile and check.

[mrmetallica]

done mine easy enough i found a wire in the connector in passenger footwell so made a hole in the bottle to take the float the run wire from it to the passenger footwell easy. one side of float goes to ground hth

[hardy1812]

16 hours ago, mrmetallica said:

done mine easy enough i found a wire in the connector in passenger footwell so made a hole in the bottle to take the float the run wire from it to the passenger footwell easy. one side of float goes to ground hth

Tell me more captain ??

was the connector near the bottle ?? How did you wire it so that it comes on dash to show low level ?? 

[hardy1812]

Sorry gents should have put down it’s a zetec 09 plate 🤣

[mrmetallica]

5 hours ago, hardy1812 said:

Tell me more captain ??

was the connector near the bottle ?? How did you wire it so that it comes on dash to show low level ?? 

you need to run a cable from the washer bottle to the passenger side connector behind the carpet on the side.

the float has 2 wires one goes to earth the other goes to the connector. check the connector on the side see if there is a orange and black wire in the connector hth