gungazza
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My rear washer jet on my VY Wagon tailgate is blocked. I inserted a 0.7mm drill bit about 1cm into jet nozzle hole but no crud came out. I can't figure out how to access the nut below the jet to remove the jet, to clean it thoughly using vinegar etc. I have the rear spoiler/wing removed but the jet nut is inaccessible in the tailgate frame. Pump and tubing are fine because I can just remove the tubing from jet (with needle nose pliers) and water flows well. Difficult to reattach tube but I did with those pliers.i too have had the washer jets blocked up and also the mesh block up with junk.cleaned them both out and not a problem after that
thanks, yes I have learned my lesson. Even filtered water is not good because it still contains the calcium and magnesium which precipitate out as limescaleI can’t offer the access information off the top of my head but I can suggest to everyone not to use tap water in their washer bottles. Only use demineralised water to prevent this ever happening in the future.
I confirmed the washer pump is working fine for both its front and rear outlets. I did this by swapping the F&R tubing over and seeing that the front jets sprayed very well when activating the rear wiper, but the rear jet still didn't work when activating the front wiper. So then I removed the rear tube from the pump outlet and attached a hose to it (via a suitable adapter to make it fit). The hose water pressure was so high that it popped the tubing off of the rear tailgate jet and flowed very freely. I then put the rear tubing back onto the pump and it still flowed freely (onto the ground below the tailgate).It’s possible the washer motor has become no good.
WOW !! THANK YOU !!. I used this link to your Google drive set of manuals. specifically page 49 of this pdf. There is no nut holding it in place, all I have to do is allegedly pry the jet off using a flat bladed screwdriver as per below !Download the factory manual. The answer is in there. It’s easy to find and best one is a Jc post with a Google drive link.