ki ceed 08 - windscreen washers

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Sun 17 Jan 2016 03:32
ki ceed 08 - windscreen washers - miekul67

Hi I was wondering if you could help, I have an 08 kia ceed and for some reason when I operate the front windscreen washer the drivers side only squirt out of the bottom 2 holes, there are 4 holes and the top 2 holes are hitting the bonnet edge and don't seem poweful. I can't see a kink anywhere in the pipe under the bonnet and the rear washer works fine . Thanks in advance. Mike.

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Sun 17 Jan 2016 11:02
ki ceed 08 - windscreen washers - elekie&a/c doctor

Perhaps the jet holes are blocked?

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Sun 17 Jan 2016 21:30
ki ceed 08 - windscreen washers - ifekas

On my 10 plate Ceed, the washer jet seems to have a 'feature' where the jet needs to be pushed back in (quite hard) for normal operation. This has happened to me twice in a couple of years and only takes a couple of seconds to do; otherwise as you have experienced, the screenwash dribbles out, most of which doesn't even get on the screen! On my Ceed, it has only happened on the driver side washer.

The only reason I can think of having this design is to protect against expansion should the washer liquid freeze inside the jet. Obviously, I ensure that I have the correct proportion of screen wash, but I suppose if one didn't use the screenwash frequently enough it could still be possible for some of the alcohol to evaporate and the solution freeze.

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