Windscreen Washer jet clearing

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Post Mon May 14, 2018 9:04 pm

How do I remove and clear the bonnet mounted windscreen washer jets ?
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Post Mon May 14, 2018 9:50 pm

Stick a pin in them first to see if they clear.
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Post Tue May 15, 2018 2:07 am

If you eventually need to remove the jets they are each held in from behind by two plastic barbs that need compressing with long-nose pliers.
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Post Sat May 19, 2018 2:14 pm

Drain unblocker has worked for me before, pour into a tub so it’s submerged, leave for a while rinse out well then refit and use on car
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Post Sat May 19, 2018 3:10 pm

I have been using Asda/Tesco`s own aditive to the washers on my 330 sport and twice in twelve months the filters have blocked up with the stuff.
Just a precaution maybe for the future.
I took the jets off my Baur and boiled them for 10 mins and this did the trick.lol.

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Post Thu May 31, 2018 9:36 pm

Try a TeePee brush used for cleaning betwèen teeth! They're like mini bottle brushes pink or orange are thin enough.