2008 focus - blocked washer reservoir

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Thu 15 Aug 2013 19:33
2008 focus - blocked washer reservoir - honest kev

Washer reservoir only letting enough liquid out for a quick squirt. Have tried flushing out with hose pipe. Dont fancy removing wheel and plastic inner wing to gain access to the reservoir. Any ideas for a quick fix?

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Fri 16 Aug 2013 11:20
2008 focus - blocked washer reservoir - skidpan

Had this with ours. Only way to sort is to remove liner etc and dismantle reservoir and remove build up of gunge in the bottom that was blocking the filter. Only took me an hour with no manual on a wet drive.

Ours blocked a week after it was serviced, rang dealer who wanted £100 to fix, said it would be blocked with gunge. I will wonder to the end of my days if the substance was put in at the service to ensure the dealer got more work.

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Fri 16 Aug 2013 19:54
2008 focus - blocked washer reservoir - honest kev

bit the bullet and did the job. just over the hour.

after removing the top bolt and two on the bottom of the reservoir there still seemed to be something stopping it from dropping down. after a few minutes jiggling it came free. just an awkward shape round the contour of the wing. cleaned gunge blocking filter. most of the gunge seemed to be stuck to the top of the reservoir. i think some must have dislodged and dropped to the bottom where the filter is housed. flushed through with hose pipe. impossible to remove it all.should be trouble free for a few years now. manfacturers know this problem will not arise within the warranty period so not much thought is put into its design. but cant complain the only fault from new.

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