Post by stripmonkey thu aug 21 2014 10 43 am.
Car washer bottle blocked.
Does anyone know of any tricks to unclog the crap from the little filters inside the bottle.
With the car parked in a quiet place operate the window washer and listen for the whirring of the pump.
Open the bottle and pour it directly into the tank s spout.
Whether you purchased new washer fluid jets or are reinstalling the old ones you cleared the process is the same.
Tomorrow i am taking my car in for the third time to have the screen washers fixed unblocked.
The second time i was told that i was using the wrong screenwash they fixed the problem and refilled the screenwash only for a month later the same problem to reappear.
This is unlike e39 e60 etc.
Washer bottle blocked again.
I haven t had to refill the reservoir since they last had the car.
Here s how to diagnose and fix both problems.
It sits in a tight gap between the outer and inner wings of the car body itself and access is very limited.
Windshield washer fluid is usually a mixture of water and alcohol that cleans off dirt and dries off quickly.
Before i strip the car to bits to remove the washer bottle again.
This would apply to most makes of car.
If you re worried about spilling the fluid put a funnel in the spout.
Windshield washers are fairly reliable.
Once pressed all the way through the plastic clips will expand and hold each jet in place.
When they fail it s usually the result of a clogged nozzle or a dead pump.
In this video driveway dudes paul shows you what you need to do to unblock and or redirect your washer jets on you car.
I am naturally annoyed with this as every time it happens i have.
Install new washer fluid jets.
Insert the jet through the hole in the top of the hood with the outlets facing the windshield.
Drove the car around a bit to aggitate the mixture and left overnight.
The role of your vehicle s windshield washer pump is to take the washer fluid from the reservoir and circulate it through the tubes to the car s windshield washer nozzles the nozzles then spray the washer fluid on your car s front or back windshield allowing you to clean your vehicle s windows quickly especially when your vision is impaired by dirty streaks debris bird poop or.
So put hose in tank and let water run for ten minutes to flush the tank and used the washers.
I remove mine and then take it indoor to be steralised with some milton solution even though some purfumed screen wash smells nice once it dry s with the wash bottle being empty over.
Pour windshield washer fluid up to the tank s fill line.
My one is as the access hole for the lights in the wheel arch reveals it clearly and not even held on by bolts either it slots onto the hanger with a rubber insert.
Where the bottle sits left to right across the rear of the wheel arch and access if much easier 5.
If there s no sound head right.
This morning all clear.
