windscreen washers not working?

does the mondeo washer bottle have a filter as polar ford say it does.

alf
October 2009

i had too much screen wash in the bottle and it turns to jelly lots of hot water out of a watering can with no spray head on and let it run all over the floor to flush the bottle out and pull the tubes off the spray heads under the bonnet to get a slower but bigger hole to flush out the jelly in the system with the washer pump turned on then pop them back on when its running clear and clean water again a mechanic friend told me what was up with mine and it was

vincent
July 2009

"a little bit of water comes out to start with"

P
July 2009

It would be unusual for both washers to be blocked at the same time (NOT IMPOSSIBLE BUT UNLIKELY) so before sticking pins in try this. Check that there is fluid in the washer bottle!!Now operate the washers a few times and confirm you can hear the pump "buzzing". Check under the car for a small puddle of water (not when it's raining though). If puddle is present it's likely that the pipe has come off the pump.

VL1500 TONY
July 2009

If you live in a hard-water area it may well be limescale. If you poke a fine needle into the jet it willl just push the obstruction back into the pipe so it can block it up again next time you squirt...

Half a cup of Viakal in the water tank - leave it for an hour and have a squirt - it may be dodgy for a day or two until the Viakal has had a chance to work its way through the pipes.

Well it worked for me...

Peccavi
July 2009