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Re: Washer jets!
« Reply #15 on: 20 December 2007, 12:19:44 »
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pump can fail also..I changed mine..

also normal city water clog the jets in time  ..necessary to use pure water (no lime) or one with antifreeze mixture..




but not coolant antifreeze, the proper screenwash stuff..

why am I not surprised to hear that you've changed your pump cem.. ;)  You must have the newest Omega in the whole world from all the things you've replaced on it.
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Re: Washer jets!
« Reply #16 on: 20 December 2007, 15:11:48 »
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pump can fail also..I changed mine..

also normal city water clog the jets in time  ..necessary to use pure water (no lime) or one with antifreeze mixture..




but not coolant antifreeze, the proper screenwash stuff..

why am I not surprised to hear that you've changed your pump cem.. ;)  You must have the newest Omega in the whole world from all the things you've replaced on it.


 ;D  yep..the newest omega  :y

of course not coolant antifreeze or else repaint ;D
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Re: Washer jets!
« Reply #17 on: 20 December 2007, 15:19:38 »
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of course not coolant antifreeze or else repaint ;D

...have you not replaced the paint then yet? ;) ;D
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Re: Washer jets!
« Reply #18 on: 20 December 2007, 16:10:39 »
Well I took the filter out earlier today and it was kecked in sh*t so cleaned it up and now I can see where I'm going again. Shouldn't hold out much hope for it improving my driving though  ;D
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Re: Washer jets!
« Reply #19 on: 21 December 2007, 15:45:17 »
Excuse me for being completely thick, but would I be right in saying that the two items circled below are the washer pumps for my headlights and windscreen?

Assuming that they are, I have two questions.

1: Do you need to remove the pipes from the pump to remove it?
2: How do they actually come out?  Vertically straight up or horizontally straight out at 90 degrees from the bottle?  

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Re: Washer jets!
« Reply #20 on: 21 December 2007, 16:54:55 »
I got over my fear of breaking something and managed to get them out.  They pull UP vertically.  I found I had to remove the head lamp washer hose from the pump in order to be able to twist it to get it out but managed to get the windscreen washer pump out without removing the pipe.

Anyway, loads of grunge in the filter, which I removed and all is working perfectly again.  It's the small jobs that give you great satisfaction! :-)
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Re: Washer jets!
« Reply #21 on: 21 December 2007, 17:47:36 »
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I got over my fear of breaking something and managed to get them out.  They pull UP vertically.  I found I had to remove the head lamp washer hose from the pump in order to be able to twist it to get it out but managed to get the windscreen washer pump out without removing the pipe.

Anyway, loads of grunge in the filter, which I removed and all is working perfectly again.  It's the small jobs that give you great satisfaction! :-)

Well done! As said before, the only thing to be careful of is breaking the nipple off the pump, particularly in this cold weather. I did that years ago with my Manta., & Vauxhall wanted wanted more than an apprentice could afforf for a new one!  :o
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Re: Washer jets!
« Reply #22 on: 21 December 2007, 20:22:45 »
I can confirm that if you try to remove your washer jets that they can fall apart quite easily, both mine did :'( On the plus side, my washers are super even if I'm £28 odd down on the deal :(

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Re: Washer jets!
« Reply #23 on: 21 December 2007, 23:10:38 »
thanx for the info richard h. see you are a newbie like me. mine packed up yesterday ( low level warning then sod all ) and been watching posts to see which one was which and how to remove them. might be able to see out of windscreen and rear screen from now on! not much fun driving at night in fog with smeared screen. :y
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« Reply #24 on: 22 December 2007, 10:03:10 »
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And your jet heaters are also fubar..... :y

Are heated jets fitted as standard to all omegas or just facelift ?
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Re: Washer jets!
« Reply #25 on: 22 December 2007, 10:57:43 »
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And your jet heaters are also fubar..... :y

Are heated jets fitted as standard to all omegas or just facelift ?
Only fitted to some prefacelift. Not sure if they ever got fitted to facelift, as their location is better from a wind chill point of view.
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Re: Washer jets!
« Reply #26 on: 22 December 2007, 12:23:53 »
Cheers for that, this is a fantastic knowledge base.

So I can see from the wires to the jets on mine that they are heated.

When and how are they activated ?

With the wash action ? temperature controlled or perhaps when the heated mirrors and screen are on ?

Jules
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Re: Washer jets!
« Reply #27 on: 22 December 2007, 12:26:06 »
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Cheers for that, this is a fantastic knowledge base.

So I can see from the wires to the jets on mine that they are heated.

When and how are they activated ?

With the wash action ? temperature controlled or perhaps when the heated mirrors and screen are on ?

Jules
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I'd need to check, but I think it is whenever the engine is running...
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Re: Washer jets!
« Reply #28 on: 22 December 2007, 12:30:53 »
Yep. Heated washers are fed whenever ignition's on, and my facelift has them.

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