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9mm
18th April 2013, 21:27
Hi i think my washer tube is is blocked as no water come out of the front jets but the motor is working and only tiny spirts come out not a full flow, so i just need to clean the tubes out put dont know how i would go about it, i could blow it out but i dont have a compressor ect so what could i do?
thanks

Gabbastard
18th April 2013, 21:46
Wedge an adaptor froma bike pump in it and pump away.

9mm
18th April 2013, 22:38
thanks mate, but do you know where all the crap goes?
into the bottle?

LSOfreak
18th April 2013, 23:24
can you not disconnect the tubs and stick a pump on the end of it? or poke a metal rod in down them

jasonmayall
19th April 2013, 08:18
You sure its not the jets which are blocked?

Might be worth trying that first, just get a pin or a needle and poke the holes through.

Sometimes they get blocked when you're polishing the car and you're not careful :)

bosax
19th April 2013, 08:26
When mine was like that it was the pump, sounded ok but not enough power to spray.

9mm
19th April 2013, 09:34
You sure its not the jets which are blocked?

Might be worth trying that first, just get a pin or a needle and poke the holes through.

Sometimes they get blocked when you're polishing the car and you're not careful :)

no because i diconnected the tube and pressed the washers and nothing came out of the tube so they have to be blocked and it is not the motor because i can hear it and water is coming out but very very poorly like a spit...

JAM
19th April 2013, 12:41
Take your washer jets out and off the bonnet, soak them in hot water and clean the nozzles with a needle. Adjust the angle of the jet to your windscreen.

9mm
19th April 2013, 23:25
Take your washer jets out and off the bonnet, soak them in hot water and clean the nozzles with a needle. Adjust the angle of the jet to your windscreen.
it is not the holes that are blocked, i have disconnted the tube from the jets and press the washer but not or only a tiny bit of water comes out, i have got a new motor from scrappy to see if it is that,
i also pumped air through the tube but didnt help anything. :(

manta
19th April 2013, 23:46
You may as well just replace the tubing.

Will cost you like 3 quid

ragitaround1
20th April 2013, 00:12
take the bottle off n wash it in ya sink, check the washer motor too then go to a garage where they have an air pump n stick that in the bottle whilst a mate pulls on the wiper stalk to activate the washer motor while you use the air pump , remember to have a old cloth to help seal the bottle as u hold the nozzle .this worked for me . may need to invest in a new washer motor from europarts only bout 7pounds for one.

ragitaround1
20th April 2013, 00:17
i also put boiling hot water in the bottlle then done the stalk ,this breaks down solids gradually in the pipes. but if the washer pump is old hot water might make it pack up . they are dirt cheap any way n east to fit.

ragitaround1
20th April 2013, 00:21
any1 know how to fix central locking by the key fog? mine stopped working n can only unlock n lock by putting key in lock, the alarms etc is still working tho , jus cant lock n unlock from afar now .

mlawlan69
20th April 2013, 00:36
its French, therefore its shit.

easy fix