blockage in front washwipes

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blockage in front washwipes

Post by terryh5665 » Sun Jan 23, 2011 1:37 pm

can anyone tell me how to remove,the nozzle housing,left and right.situated on the bonnet,these are blocked with a type of moss.i tried turning 45 degrees and 90 degrees to the left and right,there seems to be no real access under bonnet.at moment having to clean windscreen manually and i really need to sort this.
any help greatly recieved.
terry
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Re: blockage in front washwipes

Post by wonkanoby » Sun Jan 23, 2011 2:37 pm

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Re: blockage in front washwipes

Post by teenmal » Sun Jan 23, 2011 2:51 pm

terryh5665 wrote:can anyone tell me how to remove,the nozzle housing,left and right.situated on the bonnet,these are blocked with a type of moss.i tried turning 45 degrees and 90 degrees to the left and right,there seems to be no real access under bonnet.at moment having to clean windscreen manually and i really need to sort this.
any help greatly recieved.
terry

Hi,

You could try blowing them clear with an airline.

Cheers Mal.
TonyBee

Re: blockage in front washwipes

Post by TonyBee » Thu Jan 27, 2011 5:33 pm

I found that a piece of 15mm plastic water pipe (the sort you get from any DIY place) works a treat.
Just get a couple of inches of it, remove the hose from the washer jet and push the plastic water pipe over the jet from the underside and it is just the right diameter to compress the clips and the jet comes away easily. No damage done at all.

Tony
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