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Re: Front Washer Jets

Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2017 9:53 am
by Nat
Good effort.

However I found an easier way thats still holding up 18 months later.

Use compressed air.............disconnect a washer hose and " back wash " air into the washer bottle to clear the blockage.
Then use really hot water and run it through several times. The hot water seems to do the trick. I used boiling water.
Worked a treat.

Re: Front Washer Jets

Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2017 11:03 am
by MattX
Tried it.
Didn't work. The gunk was so bad it didn't disolve and couldn't go anywhere so just got sucked back up again.

Re: Front Washer Jets

Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2017 10:29 pm
by VEG
lol its a bitch of a job

Re: Front Washer Jets

Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2017 11:37 pm
by Horizon
[quote="Nat"]
Good effort.

However I found an easier way thats still holding up 18 months later.

Use compressed air.............disconnect a washer hose and " back wash " air into the washer bottle to clear the blockage.
Then use really hot water and run it through several times. The hot water seems to do the trick. I used boiling water.
Worked a treat.
[/quote]
When I worked on Autoclaves, we used to come across this problem on the small counter top units , they used to get a bacterial grunge build up in the water tanks. We used to add bleach and that used to break down the gunge
Maybe worth trying that first.

Re: Front Washer Jets

Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2017 1:05 pm
by MattX
[quote="Horizon"]
[quote="Nat"]
Good effort.

However I found an easier way thats still holding up 18 months later.

Use compressed air.............disconnect a washer hose and " back wash " air into the washer bottle to clear the blockage.
Then use really hot water and run it through several times. The hot water seems to do the trick. I used boiling water.
Worked a treat.
[/quote]
When I worked on Autoclaves, we used to come across this problem on the small counter top units , they used to get a bacterial grunge build up in the water tanks. We used to add bleach and that used to break down the gunge
Maybe worth trying that first.
[/quote]

I thought about it but was concerned the bleach might damage the pumps and/or pipes.
Not to mention I really didn't want bleach squirting out all over my car.

Re: Front Washer Jets

Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2017 5:52 pm
by X5Sport
You are (or should) only use a very low % of bleach in the mix.  About 5% max I think, and wash it off immediately or mask the jets so it stays off the paint - such as aiming into a bottle.