cleaning screen washer nozzels

[lipsee]

Dear Members,, Excuse me posting this ,,I am sure people have asked before,,but I cannot find anything.. My MOT is coming up in a few weeks and my screen nozzels are blocked ,,I have them out now and in the Ultasonic cleaner..(for nearly and hour ) and are still blocked .. any advice would be most helpfull.... I done quite abit of work for this MOT,,fitted new rear sub frame with new arms ,all the bits for the anti roll bar ,and at the front ,track rod ends,,and this week getting the sills done... oh another question ,,how does the heated washer nozzels system work ? because I,m not sure if mine does work,,, thanks in advance

[75driver]

No water from the jets is usually caused by the filter on the inlet to the pump being clogged.

See “how to” fix here…

How To Clean the Washer Bottle Filter
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[Lee T]

It's usually the filter in the bottle blocked with gunge. How to in the link below.
https://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/for...d.php?t=312097
Not all our cars have heated washer jets, but the ones from aFord Focus are a direct fit, 2005 model I think,and simply need wiring in. If not already fitted the wiring will be tucked away behind the wing, pull back the plastic wheel arch liner and you should find them.

Lee.

[suzublu]

https://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/for...&postcount=200

[Arctic]

Hi Phil.
Aside from the links above, it could also be the little diaphragm under the bonnet cover, which goes to the two washer Nozzels.
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The diaphragm was not working in mine so i changed it out for a Y shape connector.
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[bigblue75]

When I first got my current tourer, the hose was pinched when the bonnet was closed.... the nozzles "worked" when the bonnet was open. I removed the nozzles and cleaned them anyway as the flow was poor even after freeing the hose from its pinch point.

Try the washer function with the bonnet open before anything else.
good luck

[SD1too]

Originally Posted by lipsee

I have them out now and in the Ultasonic cleaner...

Ultrasonic cleaner Phil? Call me unsophisticated but I've always used a dressmaking pin (also good for directing the water jet).

Originally Posted by lipsee

... how does the heated washer nozzles system work ?

There is a heating element in the tip of each washer jet (RAVE). They are supplied directly from the ignition switch so are on all the time.

Simon

[Arctic]

One of these may work if it turns out to be the one way valve diaphragm unit.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/283883744862

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/144199240343

https://rimmerbros.com/Item--i-DNE100050

[lipsee]

Thanks for all the replies guys,,, The ultra sonics cleaner failed ,,so did the pin ,,,,after spending too much time on YT I gave up and looked to Rimmers ,,,But 18quid each side put me off... However I have a splendid scrape yard not one mile from my house..(and its a good one with open access )I asked if they had any 75s ,yes two ,,,first one was a Connie tourer,,it looked ok ( I think one of the best bits on a 75 is the seats,,why o why leave really good leather seats out in the elements..rant done,,this one the nozzles where blocked too,,the last one did not look hopeful being a charity spec model..but the nozzels where the same dimensions but with out the heating element (who cares) and so got both,,I showed the guy my gems,,NO Charge,,, Result!!!!!!! again thanks for the replies,,I now look forward the testing with confidence...

[Maxfly]

Originally Posted by lipsee

Thanks for all the replies guys,,, The ultra sonics cleaner failed ,,so did the pin ,,,,after spending too much time on YT I gave up and looked to Rimmers ,,,But 18quid each side put me off... However I have a splendid scrape yard not one mile from my house..(and its a good one with open access )I asked if they had any 75s ,yes two ,,,first one was a Connie tourer,,it looked ok ( I think one of the best bits on a 75 is the seats,,why o why leave really good leather seats out in the elements..rant done,,this one the nozzles where blocked too,,the last one did not look hopeful being a charity spec model..but the nozzels where the same dimensions but with out the heating element (who cares) and so got both,,I showed the guy my gems,,NO Charge,,, Result!!!!!!! again thanks for the replies,,I now look forward the testing with confidence...

the nozzles were completely caked up on my ZT when i got it. I took them off the car and sat them in a pool of, i think it was turtle wax window & dash cleaner. I then got a pile of paperclips iirc and patiently kept poking and twisting the paperclip into the outlet side of the jet and slowly but surely got more and more of the hard packed crud out, probabaly about half and hour on each nozzle but they work great still today. It did feel at the start like i was getting nowhere but keep them wet with some sort of cleaner and you will get there