My front washer jets only trickle out onto the bonnet at the moment althought sometimes the nearside one does spray slightly onto the screen. I can hear the motor going like hell when I press the button so I have a blockage somewhere.

 

Would my best bet be to slide a little pin prick down there? I only ask because I did that on an old car of mine and wrecked the jets and from there on in about a pint of water would come out. Or would I more than likely find the blockage in the actual pipe.

 

Just wondering really If anyone has rectified a problem these ways before

Yeah, a little pin tends to break the crap up then it just squirts outy the hole with the pressure on the first wash afterwards :)

 

Reminds me i must do mine again :)

My front washer jets only trickle out onto the bonnet at the moment althought sometimes the nearside one does spray slightly onto the screen. I can hear the motor going like hell when I press the button so I have a blockage somewhere.

 

Would my best bet be to slide a little pin prick down there? I only ask because I did that on an old car of mine and wrecked the jets and from there on in about a pint of water would come out. Or would I more than likely find the blockage in the actual pipe.

 

Just wondering really If anyone has rectified a problem these ways before

 

compressed air:thumbup1:

I had to do this with my black TT here is how

 

- Disconnect the pipe going to the windscreen washer jets and hang it over the side of the car.. fill the bottle up, and press the button, there will be a build up of crap in the bottom of your washer bottle that needs clearing out (looks like pond mud) empty it completely and then fill and do it again, the idea is to clear the crap out first that's causing the blockage.

 

Just remember to leave it a while in between filling it up and squirting it out, you need the crap to settle to the bottom of the bottle, only when it runs clean with no sludge do you continue to the next stage.

 

Remove the pipe work going to the jets, and blow through it, there will no doubt be a blockage here at some point, if there is none. move to the next stage, cleaning the jets.

 

Take a pair of pliers and and gently squeeze the jets base inside the bonnet and pull the jets out (be careful so you don't snap the jets)

 

Now take them to the kitchen sink. get a metal paper clip with no plastic on it. get a mouth full of water, put the paper clip into the washer nozzle its self, now with a mouth full of water put the nozzle end in your mouth, they have a little pin inside that helps stop water going back into the tubing, using the paper clip put that in the end the pipe goes on, push and then blow the water through. repeat this until the blockage is cleared. do this for both, once done, put the washer jet nozzles back into the bonnet, reconnect the pipe work, fill the bottle with screen wash and water, and sit back and enjoy as you can now clear your windscreen.

compressed air:thumbup1:

 

Tried that once on an Iveco truck, lucky the little inserts went up the way and didn't go down the workshop or they could have gone through someone ! as it was I'm surprised they didnt hole the roof :oops:

 

 

Went back to the pin technique after that and gave the 140psi a miss :)

Tried that once on an Iveco truck, lucky the little inserts went up the way and didn't go down the workshop or they could have gone through someone ! as it was I'm surprised they didnt hole the roof :oops:

 

 

Went back to the pin technique after that and gave the 140psi a miss :)

 

:lol: problem is if you don't cure the source, it will only be a temporary fix.

A problem with screen washer jets is that scale also builds up inside which then traps the crap as well. I took mine off and soaked them in some descaler, the stuff you would use on your kettle or iron, and the difference was unbelievable. It took the scale and the crap out and of course they are now less susceptible to blocking up again.:thumbup1:

A problem with screen washer jets is that scale also builds up inside which then traps the crap as well. I took mine off and soaked them in some descaler, the stuff you would use on your kettle or iron, and the difference was unbelievable. It took the scale and the crap out and of course they are now less susceptible to blocking up again.:thumbup1:

 

I've just realized that we sound like a bunch of old house wives sharing tips on the best ways to get clothes clean lol