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this guy a plank then?
this guy a plank then?
washer jets
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leo23 said:i may be be a plank but im not that bad yet!!
no plank-ist comments please :lol: :lol: :lol:
once its all clean and working well, its not a bad idead to add a tiny moped fuel filter in the washer tubes to stop any bits getting to the jets again, i have done it in the past with a full size fuel filter, and it works great there is just a split second delay when you press the buton while the pump fills the filter, but with a small filter this should be no problem.
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Front washer jets not working. Now fixed.
Well my driver's side jet has been playing up, I removed it, back washed it blew through it. I shook it and it sounded like something loose in there, it worked ok for a week then played up again last night.
Solution:-
Vice + pliers + brute force = 2 broken bits of plastic, + 1 ball bearing + o ring seal, + a small spring in 4 parts.
Removed all the bits, ball bearing, "o" ring and spring bits, these parts form a non return valve and the ball bearing had got onto the wrong side thus blocking the flow.
I glued the 2 plastic parts together, and it works like a power washer now.
Ok the water drops down the pipe since there is no non-return valve and takes 1/2 second to wash the screen.
However thinking on.... this may not be a bad idea, as it shouldn't freeze..:thumbs
Might even convert the Picasso as the jets are on the plastic valence and do not benefit from engine heat.
I might fit an inline non return valve for the summer and MOT.... just in case.
Hope this helps, a quick 10 minute fix for the price of some glue, I used JB weld, a two part epoxy. Does take 24 hours to set, so I just this minute tested them. :thumbs
Well my driver's side jet has been playing up, I removed it, back washed it blew through it. I shook it and it sounded like something loose in there, it worked ok for a week then played up again last night.
Solution:-
Vice + pliers + brute force = 2 broken bits of plastic, + 1 ball bearing + o ring seal, + a small spring in 4 parts.
Removed all the bits, ball bearing, "o" ring and spring bits, these parts form a non return valve and the ball bearing had got onto the wrong side thus blocking the flow.
I glued the 2 plastic parts together, and it works like a power washer now.
Ok the water drops down the pipe since there is no non-return valve and takes 1/2 second to wash the screen.
However thinking on.... this may not be a bad idea, as it shouldn't freeze..:thumbs
Might even convert the Picasso as the jets are on the plastic valence and do not benefit from engine heat.
I might fit an inline non return valve for the summer and MOT.... just in case.
Hope this helps, a quick 10 minute fix for the price of some glue, I used JB weld, a two part epoxy. Does take 24 hours to set, so I just this minute tested them. :thumbs
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i may be be a plank but im not that bad yet!!
enough of that 'Plankism' you haven't even paid the membership fee :augie :lol
How about these as a replacement
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/WIDE-WASHER-J...CarParts_SM&hash=item19c1f1ac61#ht_4429wt_782
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/WIDE-WASHER-J...CarParts_SM&hash=item19c1f1ac61#ht_4429wt_782
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I often use a piece of washer tubing strapped to a kebab stick, inserted into the washer bottle and syphon the water out using the stick as a guide to Hoover out the muck...works for me 8)[/QUOTE]
sod that, sometimes the water is stagnant, i bought a car once used the washers and the stench, well, made you want to puke, i found putting the hosepipe in and turn on tap on best, flush it out, that way you can stand well away.:augie
sod that, sometimes the water is stagnant, i bought a car once used the washers and the stench, well, made you want to puke, i found putting the hosepipe in and turn on tap on best, flush it out, that way you can stand well away.
:augie
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sometimes the water is stagnant, i bought a car once used the washers and the stench, well, made you want to puke, i found putting the hosepipe in and turn on tap on best, flush it out, that way you can stand well away.
we has that problem when we got the t2, horrid stench
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i always use screen wash
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As posted before, a smell of rotten eggs ( Hydrogen Sulphide) can sometimes come from the washers, as the smell comes in through the air vents on the bonnet, as the washer fluid runs down the screen into the cabin air intake.
This can be caused by a chemical reaction between different makes of fluid.
I rinsed mine out, washed it out with bleach, BUT made sure the fluid didn't go on the screen or paintwork just in case.
I disconnected the washers and let the bleach flow into a suitable container then flushed with plenty of clean water.
Smell cured, fill with new washer fluid, always keep a minimum 10% solution even in the summer.
This can be caused by a chemical reaction between different makes of fluid.
I rinsed mine out, washed it out with bleach, BUT made sure the fluid didn't go on the screen or paintwork just in case.
I disconnected the washers and let the bleach flow into a suitable container then flushed with plenty of clean water.
Smell cured, fill with new washer fluid, always keep a minimum 10% solution even in the summer.
