If I try and pump any water to the rear windscreen, nothing comes out - not even a drip.
I've tried sticking a pin in the nozzles, taking the wiper arm off and sticking a pin down the hole, to try and dislodge anything that maybe blocking the flow of water.
No joy. What's my next step to try and rectify this, and whats the best way to go about it?
Many thanks.
Take off the rear hatch trim to get to the wiper motor. Pull off the washer tube from the motor and switch on the washers, Does the water come out the tube? Replace the tube and close the hatch. Lift up the washer jet assembly and see whether any water comes out when operated. If it does you need a new washer jet assembly. If not then it is blocked in the wiper motor. The route through the motor is a right angle and on the angle is where it usually blocks. You need to push a very thin piece of wire from either end and then blow through with compressed air. I have dissolved the blockage by carefully pouring some neat vinegar down the tube and leaving it there for a few minutes. If and when you do clear it, then I suggest you run some hot water through the pipes from the front to clear any debris and refill the bottle with good quality additive.
had the same problem take off washer jets just pulls off the stick a welding rod down the hole and get somebody to operate the washer at same time if this is clear the you need new jets
"The Kontaminator" wrote in news:Kkvjd.152$L% snipped-for-privacy@newsfe4-gui.ntli.net:
I've been there with my 1st 306 (Phase II)...
Even when it was cleared by a garage, it sprayed water with chalky deposits over the back window (so completely useless as a jet!).
No use to you, but the phase 3s have a dedicated jet at the top of the rear hatch that sprays downwards, thereby avoiding this annoyance. I'm thinking this is a common fault with pre-phase 3s. So much so, Peugeot changed the design to address it.
Not sure if you still need advice, but it might be phosphates from the detergent used with the water. When it happened to my '87 305, I traced it to a blocked hose, and used some stiff electrical wire (the kind that's in the walls) to unblock it. Took about half an hour, including de-and attaching. Hope this helps!
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