Heated washer jets

[Axios]

My car is off the road for a week whilst the DIS is being repaired, so i thought it was good time to do some little bits.
one of the bits is clean the washer jets and clean the contacts the heating element.

This is what I did.

First step is to remove the Jets from the car.
I followed these instructions.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v70/Axios/Audi/Parts/washerjets.jpg

Once the jets was removed....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v70/Axios/Audi/Parts/2010_11_29_0036.jpg

....I start to pull them apart.
This can be a bit stiff but with some WD40 and a bit of wiggling they soon came apart.
The first one i pulled apart looked like this.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v70/Axios/Audi/Parts/2010_11_29_0042.jpg
The 2nd one i pulled apart looked like this.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v70/Axios/Audi/Parts/2010_11_29_0049.jpg

Which ever way they come apart its ok. The mental middle needs to come out for a clean and if its stuck in like mine was, a set of small long nose pilers will get it out.

When you stripped the jet down you should have something looks like this.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v70/Axios/Audi/Parts/2010_11_29_0053.jpg

Now give it all a clean and fit it back together so it looks like this.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v70/Axios/Audi/Parts/2010_11_29_0054.jpg

Thats it.
Hopefully now you (and I) will have a nice melted patch of ice around out washer jets.

[David1953]

I have a Dec 1999 A4 with blocked washers ( it is heated and has 2 jets per washer.Are they similar to remove?
David

[Axios]

They changed in 99.
The inlet tube/pipe thingy is flat on the back of the jet.
if you got this one you pull it back and down.

[cazb71]

Hi this is my first audi so how do i tell if jets r heated...

[Axios]

Hi this is my first audi so how do i tell if jets r heated...

Look for the cables going in to the bonnet on the right hand side or pull the rubber bungs off the back of the washer.

There might a better way, like checking the option codes but i'm not sure what they are.

[cazb71]

Ok thanks will do that cheers