i want to fix my windscreen washer?

I have had this problem on a regular basis. I fix it by disconnecting the pipe at the elbow bend near the washer reservoir and connecting a similar pipe that also fits over my air hose. I fill this pipe with methylated spirits and blast this through the washer jets with the air hose. It unblocks it well, but I think I have slag or old soap in my reservoir, and that is the real issue. I need to remove the reservoir and clean it properly.

Graham
August 2009

get a small pin and put it into the hole of the squrter clean it out

eam
June 2009

If you live in a hard water area the blockage in the jet may be a lump of limescale. If so half a cup of limescale remover (Viakal) in the washer bottle may be a solution solution... Leave it for a couple of hours or overnight before expecting any result.

Peccavi
June 2009

Most likely its just the nozzle thats blocked, not the plastic pipe....is it possible to disconnect the pipe from the nozzle, under the bonnet, and blow the nozzle clear? Failing that, gently push a thin needle into the nozzle and try the washer again.

John
June 2009