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Help adjusting the front washer jets

Old Aug 5, 2013 | 03:48 PM
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Somehow, on the driver side the water jets are pretty much squirting on to everywhere but right where you need it!

With previous cars Ive owned, inserted a pin and gently moving is all thats needed to adjust them but that doesnt seem to help.

Anyone got any advice on how to do this?

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Old Aug 6, 2013 | 04:27 AM
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Use a very fine pick, they gunk up and jam.
 
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Old Aug 28, 2013 | 03:45 AM
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Use a very fine pick, they gunk up and jam.
ok thanks grim reaper..i'll persevere with the pin.
 
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Old Aug 28, 2013 | 06:22 AM
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I use a very small safety pin to clean them out, then a pick to adjust then.
 
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Old Aug 28, 2013 | 12:36 PM
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I don't know about yours, but mine are non-adjustable. Three little plastic jets that are molded in, or prepositioned. All you can do is clean them.
I usually go one step further, perhaps safer than the pin/pick method: What I usually do about once every two years, is remove the jets mounted on the hood and flush them out using compressed air from the front, forcing any accumulated dirt back out the way it likely came in.
This also gives you an opportunity to clean up all the crud that collects under the jets,
 
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Old Aug 29, 2013 | 05:14 AM
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virgin1, do your washer jets look like this?

If so they are fully adjustable.
 
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