Windshield washer jet: common faults and their symptoms

1. Clogging
   • The washer fluid stops to be supplied to the windshield.
   • Fluid pressure is weaker.
   • Washer fluid is sprayed at a wrong angle to the windshield.
   • When driving at high speed, the windshield is difficult to wash.
2. Icing
   • The sound of working windscreen washer jet is heard, but the fluid is not flowing.
   • Washer fluid is sprayed, but does not get on the windshield.
   • Dry areas without fluid remain on the windshield.
   • Increased consumption of washer fluid.

How to repair or replace a windscreen washer jet?

If the windscreen washer jets start directing fluid in a wrong direction, you can try adjusting them. To do so, take a thin needle, insert it into the hole in the windscreen washer jet and turn it until the needed position is reached. Clogged headlamp or windshield washer jets  may be cleaned with compressor and a compressed air stream, or disassembled and cleaned mechanically. These procedures are not particularly difficult, and you can do them by your own. However, use caution, since the windscreen washer jets are made of pretty brittle plastic, which is easily damaged.

If after the repair the windscreen washer fan shaped jets their function has not been restored, or if the damages are significant, the components are to be replaced. Replacement of windscreen washer jetson the vehicle does not require special skills; every car owner can do it himself. To do this, follow this algorithm:

1. Open the hood and locate the windscreen washer jets. For some models of vehicles, gaining access to the components requires removing part of the trimming.
2. Disconnect the tubes directing the washer fluid to the windscreen washer jets.
3. Dismantle faulty components. They may be attached with screws or with plastic clips.
4. Install new windscreen washer jets and assemble everything in reverse order.