Windscreen Washers Blocked - Try This First

[@linossainza-martinez4105]

you magnificent human being :D worked like a treat. Compressed it with air to unblock the line and now it sprays like never before.

[@sanjdesigns]

Nice one mate and great to hear it worked. Always nice when the jobs easy and costs nothing 👍

[@Proximatee]

Unless you tear apart your hose.... If its entirely blocked it can be expensive operation.

[@sanjdesigns]

No need to tear the hose apart. Just unclips at sections and easier to try first before taking the wheel and inner wheel arches off. Did this 3 years ago and still working fine

[@mikestevens9392]

I used a piece of surgical rubber tubing and blew. Worked like a charm. Thanks.

[@sanjdesigns]

Excellent and thanks for the feedback. Appreciate not every has a compressor but my concept and your idea worked which is great to hear 👍

[@georgebournazis3665]

This worked!! Thank you so much!!!!!!!

[@sanjdesigns]

Nice one…always great to hear the theory worked for you. Always nice when it’s a simple solution that costs nothing.

[@georgebournazis3665]

@sanjdesigns indeed. Many thanks once again

[@fabmotoring]

Thank you, you're a life saver! 👌

[@sanjdesigns]

No worries…always glad to help and nice you fixed it yourself for free!

[@worthyofnote1]

No this was amazing borrowed my fathers air gun attached it and placed it on low power as didnt want to damage anything pressed it 3 or 4 times heard the water bubbling. Re attached everything. And wow it was shooting out better than ever. Thanks so much

[@sanjdesigns]

Thank you mate. Glad it helped and working better than before 👍

[@Mr1974tps]

Worked for me using my tyre inflator, see how long it lasts 👍👍

[@sanjdesigns]

Thank you and glad it helped

[@Mr1974tps]

@@sanjdesigns its still working fine and not had to redo it :)

[@wjarnock44]

I used a bicycle pump and was also flushing out the bottle with a hose and had another hose beside it siphoning out all the cruddy stuff from the bottom of the bottle.

[@sanjdesigns]

Thanks for sharing…glad it worked 👍

[@chrisyoung8878]

Where do I get air line compression like your one

[@sanjdesigns]

You can buy a compressor from places like Amazon. The gun was part of a kit I brought from Aldi but you can also buy them from Amazon amzn.eu/d/6My0D3c. If you don’t have a compressor other people have messaged me and said they tried it with a tyre inflator at the petrol station or some tubing that they used to blow down the pipe. Both seemed to work 😀 Hope that helps

[@bugzx6r800]

Am only after trying this and it blew water out the reservoir so the lines not blocked. It still won’t spray water on windscreen and I can’t hear the pump working. ☹️

[@sanjdesigns]

If there’s no noise sounds like your pump isn’t working. It could be something simple like a fuse or connection or could be the pump itself. Check the fuses and if it’s easy to remove the pump then test it on the bench. Hope you get it working.

[@bugzx6r800]

@ thanks for reply. That was meant to say I can hear the pump working. Stupid phone. I had the pump off there and there’s no blockage. I was looking for the filter people say is on the pump in the bottle and mine doesn’t have one. It’s just a tube on pump straight into the bottle in a grommet. I’ll have to get a better look. I need the washer this time of year as dirt gets flung up everywhere on my windscreen ☹️

[@bugzx6r800]

@@sanjdesigns one other thing is the sensor for low fluid is on all the time. Would the sensor stop it from spraying fluid ?

[@sanjdesigns]

The low fluid sensor shouldn’t stop the water from flowing. If you disconnect the pipe that connects to the nozzle does water still come out? If so then the nozzles themselves might be blocked. When you put that airline through the pipe does water still the water bubble? If not the there might be a blockage in the pipe. Can’t think of anything else and agree you need to get it working this time of the year.

[@bugzx6r800]

@ sound. I got a working sensor off I scrapped e46 I have so can try that tomorrow. Yes, the water bubbles when I connect the airline at the nozzles and no the water doesn’t shoot at all even when I disconnected them at the pump it self no water came out. Am just thinking now as I was writing that , maybe the pump is seized but still making sound. Anyway , I’ll be sure to let you know when it gets sorted out. Thanks for your help 👍🏻

[@SBlovesIN]

That worked for me on my X5. Thanks

[@sanjdesigns]

Glad I could help 👍

[@aliwho]

Hi wot can I use if I haven't got a air hose

[@sanjdesigns]

Another comment used some rubber tubing and blowing through and that seemed to work. You could also try a tyre inflation place at a petrol station?

[@jaroslawdobkowski5258]

Worked great, thanks!

[@sanjdesigns]

Nice one…glad it helped 👍

[@2010reini]

Well it worked, yeah, but you still have the dirt in the sistem, so eventually it will run up and block the hose again.

[@sanjdesigns]

Don’t disagree, but did mine 3 years ago and still working no problem. You could always suck out the washer fluid if you’re worried.

[@2010reini]

@@sanjdesigns oh well then it is worth it

[@JIT_PX]

Cheers bud! Thanks

[@lilbudgies894]

Good tip

[@sanjdesigns]

Thank you and glad it helped

[@JIT_PX]

Love the plate

I think it is my car's problem now, no water comes out at all, so it is very likely the pipe system blocked not just nozzle blocked, will try this when I return home....

[@sanjdesigns]

Worth a try as it’s normally the filter that blocks rather than the nozzles

[@baywesty]

Save the day but not sure how long. Better to remove yourself the pump then clean and drain filter and fluid tank.

[@sanjdesigns]

I did mine 3 years ago and still working fine. Much easier and safer than trying to remove the tank and filter

[@matttracks6305]

Bmw have now fixed this so we cant get to it. The hose is unreachable to unplug now. So fkin pissed off

[@sanjdesigns]

There should be another connection somewhere under the bonnet lid. Maybe have another check and follow the washer nozzle lines. My BMW is 2014 so wasn’t aware this had changed. Trust me this technique is easier than trying to take the washer bottle out.

[@pcumper]

worked for me :)

[@sanjdesigns]

Great…glad to hear it. Nice when you can fix things yourself 👍

[@sarahpyle4710]

Great if you have an airline to hand

[@sanjdesigns]

Understand and agree. That said, one of the viewers followed the same principle to clear the filter but used a rubber pipe and blew down the line and this seemed to work.