Windscreen washer jets blocked.

SneakyMcC · 20-06-2009, 06:25 PM

Hi Gang, its been a long time! Hope you're all very well.

The washer jets are totally blocked on one side. How do I get the lil'bleeders off?

Many thanks,

Sneaky

sloss · 22-06-2009, 06:24 PM

Take the wiper blades off then the trim across between them and the nozzles release easily for cleaning.

Do them both and squirt some fluid out the open pipe end before putting it all back to hopefully get any more crud out.

SneakyMcC · 22-06-2009, 09:08 PM

Many thanks. I'll have a look when I have the chance. Its dark out there now! ;-)

BillBlank · 22-06-2009, 09:11 PM

I always have a small paper clip to clean the jets in the car somewhere, very useful as I use a lot of screenwash and live in a very hard water area. Bill's top tip

SneakyMcC · 27-06-2009, 08:33 PM

Yes I too have an extra long needle that I use. But I have had to strip it down as suggested above as poking a pin in the front would not clear it.

Top tipping sloss, thankq!

A8-dobbo · 02-07-2009, 09:34 PM

I use a pin to loosen the blockage then a can of compressed air to send the crap back down to the washer bottle.

sloss · 05-07-2009, 06:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by A8-dobbo

I use a pin to loosen the blockage then a can of compressed air to send the crap back down to the washer bottle.

Hmmm, much better to break the connection at the pipe just in front of the driver's window, let it pump a lot of water through which should include all the crap then re-connect and Bob's yer uncle!

20-06-2009, 06:25 PM	#1 (permalink)
SneakyMcC Mercedes E55 AMG Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: London Posts: 5,406	Windscreen washer jets blocked. Hi Gang, its been a long time! Hope you're all very well. The washer jets are totally blocked on one side. How do I get the lil'bleeders off? Many thanks, Sneaky

22-06-2009, 06:24 PM	#2 (permalink)
sloss Citroen C1 GT Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Aberdeen Posts: 172	Take the wiper blades off then the trim across between them and the nozzles release easily for cleaning. Do them both and squirt some fluid out the open pipe end before putting it all back to hopefully get any more crud out. __________________ Stew

22-06-2009, 09:11 PM	#4 (permalink)
BillBlank Citroen C1 GT Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Kent Posts: 196	I always have a small paper clip to clean the jets in the car somewhere, very useful as I use a lot of screenwash and live in a very hard water area. Bill's top tip __________________ "Man Math" - The means by which an apparently caring, sharing husband convinces his wife that a black, 12 year old 4.2 A8 is in fact cheaper to run than a Suzuki Swift Auto crap box. "Joyous glee" - The sensation felt when turning an annoying Saxo et al into an insignificant speck in the mirror, whilst humming the Darth Vader theme and the wife not noticing.

27-06-2009, 08:33 PM	#5 (permalink)
SneakyMcC Mercedes E55 AMG Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: London Posts: 5,406	Yes I too have an extra long needle that I use. But I have had to strip it down as suggested above as poking a pin in the front would not clear it. Top tipping sloss, thankq! Last edited by SneakyMcC; 27-06-2009 at 08:38 PM.

22-06-2009, 09:08 PM	#3 (permalink)
SneakyMcC Mercedes E55 AMG Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: London Posts: 5,406	Many thanks. I'll have a look when I have the chance. Its dark out there now! ;-)

02-07-2009, 09:34 PM	#6 (permalink)
A8-dobbo Shank's Pony Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 8	I use a pin to loosen the blockage then a can of compressed air to send the crap back down to the washer bottle.