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Title: Clearing Washer Jets
Post by: rsjm2002 on 20 February 2010, 15:57

Any help much appreciated.

How the **** do you clear the jets on the mk 5 golf? The passenger side one has suddenyl reduced to a thin dribble rather than a big mist/spray.

There's a screw next to it, but don't want to do anything in case it's the wrong thing!!

Thanks

richard

Title: Re: Clearing Washer Jets
Post by: DanoGTI on 20 February 2010, 19:01

screw just changes the direction.....

I gave up and spent £12 @ VW on some new ones (different design from my 05 - use a torx adjuster instead of a screw)

imho, by FAR the weakest point of the car's design.

However, you can take em off and soak in hot water - this does the trick for a while anyway.

HTH

Dan

Title: Re: Clearing Washer Jets
Post by: mb on 20 February 2010, 20:07

One of my jets reduced to a dribble.  Tried blowing it out and soaking it but no joy.  Ended up getting it replaced under warranty.

Title: Re: Clearing Washer Jets
Post by: rsjm2002 on 21 February 2010, 12:48

And how do you remove the jets? (dumb question but looked and prodded and not found a way yet)

Title: Re: Clearing Washer Jets
Post by: maxie on 21 February 2010, 13:39

my back ones blocked also.  :(   

Title: Re: Clearing Washer Jets
Post by: mb on 21 February 2010, 15:12

Quote from: rsjm2002 on 21 February 2010, 12:48

And how do you remove the jets? (dumb question but looked and prodded and not found a way yet)

They are clipped into the underside of the bonnet and just pull out.  Then you just need to disconnect the water pipe.

Quote from: maxie on 21 February 2010, 13:39

my back ones blocked also.  :(   

Remove the black plastic cover and the washer jet just pulls off with a pair of pliers.  Remember to point the jet away from the high level brake light when refitting.

Title: Re: Clearing Washer Jets
Post by: rsjm2002 on 21 February 2010, 18:13

Thanx to all - I got the jet off. Water coming through to the pipe, washed and poked about with the jet but still nothing SO it looks like it might be the new (and improved) jets from veedub.

Title: Re: Clearing Washer Jets
Post by: Gene Hunt. on 22 February 2010, 07:13

I've found if you put a couple of steri tablets into some boiling water & add this to the washer bottle this helps.When i got my GTI the washer bottle had a terrible mouldy smell when i went to fill it for the first time.Been adding the tablets every now & again & no problem ever since.

Title: Re: Clearing Washer Jets
Post by: Wayne on 22 February 2010, 09:16

Try blowing them through with a air line.

Title: Re: Clearing Washer Jets
Post by: Yorkishire on 25 February 2010, 13:35

Sounds daft but if you live in hard water area then you get a build up of 'scale' similar to the stuff you get in irons.  Soaking it in boiling water helps but in the past, when I lived down south, I used the iron cleaning stuff to get rid of the scale.

Title: Re: Clearing Washer Jets
Post by: maxp on 25 February 2010, 15:55

Soak with wd40, then jab a sewing pin down there and poke it about.

The diameter of the jets is probably wider on my mk2 though (means you get a concentrated spray rather than a nice mist)