Adjusting Windscreen washer jets

[BurialConstant]

Noticed my washers where aiming a bit low on weekend so went out with a pin to adjust them but its just like a square piece of plastic! can they be adjusted?

[muddyboots]

I noticed ours seemed a bit low too - interested to see if/how you adjust them.

[NormanHall]

Only problem with the car so far, are the wiper jets, absolutely useless

[Nick_H]

Yeah they are a bit weak ... On my old Scout they were fan jets and did a great job. Superbs seem a bit lame. My rear jet also needs adjusting. Not looked at it yet ....

[chadlington]

My nearside is fine, my offside is less good. Only remaining complaint, dealership tried adjusting, no improvement. At one point they had it hitting so far up the screen it blew all the wash over the top.

 

Somewhere there's a way to get this right, perhaps a tool is required?

[RickTT]

are the washer jets a mist/fan type or just a signal squirt of water per each side or a twin squirt per each side?

 

Normally they can be adjusted with just a fine tweak with a pin...

 

You can get a tool - (not sure this will work on a S3 till i see the nozzle)

 

 

Depending on the nozzles, they are defined set ups..

 

eg -

 

 

 

 

 

My tip or should i say pref,  is just to get them peaking at around 75% on the screen, (or if dual, 75% and 50%) then airflow will bring the range down the faster you drive, so at motorway speeds you will get a central coverage area.

Edited 23 November, 2015 by RickTT

[jstallan]

My nearside is fine, my offside is less good. 

Same here...

[NormanHall]

Skoda UK says visit your dealer

[Pete T]

Same here...

+1

[Prykey]

are the washer jets a mist/fan type or just a signal squirt of water per each side or a twin squirt per each side?

 

Normally they can be adjusted with just a fine tweak with a pin...

 

You can get a tool - (not sure this will work on a S3 till i see the nozzle)

 

 

Depending on the nozzles, they are defined set ups..

 

eg -

 

 

 

 

 

My tip or should i say pref,  is just to get them peaking at around 75% on the screen, (or if dual, 75% and 50%) then airflow will bring the range down the faster you drive, so at motorway speeds you will get a central coverage area.

 

That's a fair old tool for setting washers jets, I've never seen one of them before I must say.

[Custardmonkey]

+1

+2 I'd assumed they were set like that on purpose, still seems to push the water around ok.

[Juvehero]

+2 I'd assumed they were set like that on purpose, still seems to push the water around ok.

 

+3

[Pete T]

+2 I'd assumed they were set like that on purpose, still seems to push the water around ok.

 

Seems to me that the nearside gets a lot more pressure than the offside for some reason.

[jstallan]

Seems to me that the nearside gets a lot more pressure than the offside for some reason.

Maybe they are 'sided' and therefore set a preference to our European Brothers   

[FelisBengalensis]

+4. Useless on the off-side.

Will get the dealer to sort when in for the free one month check (and oil change as I hate the thought of swarf laden old sloshing about for 18,000 miles!).

Edited 26 November, 2015 by FelisBengalensis

[chadlington]

Offside = less pressure is my issue as well....

I will try raising this with my dealer and with Skoda UK, now that we have some common view on it.

[Guest]

Adjusting the screenwashers is no problem, it is the same as the MKII a smal torx/allen head screw. At least it is on my 190 L&K. Possible reason for aparant extra pressure on the near side could be that the tank and pump are on the nearside.

At slow speed it could be a little higher on the drivers side, but raising mine sends too much over the roof at 60/70 mph. The new jets have 3 jet sprays per unit not the full fan spray as the MKII. I still have new spare MKII units and if I do not get used to the new ones I will swap them.

[Fioravanti]

I have the same problem with my SE Business. The drivers side's spray is considerably less powerful than the passenger side. It is also aimed too low, seemingly like it is set incorrectly - seems like others experience matches mine.

[RickTT]

Can someone confirm, per each spray unit, its it one stream of water of multiple per unit ?

[chadlington]

Adjusting the screenwashers is no problem, it is the same as the MKII a smal torx/allen head screw. At least it is on my 190 L&K. Possible reason for aparant extra pressure on the near side could be that the tank and pump are on the nearside.

At slow speed it could be a little higher on the drivers side, but raising mine sends too much over the roof at 60/70 mph. The new jets have 3 jet sprays per unit not the full fan spray as the MKII. I still have new spare MKII units and if I do not get used to the new ones I will swap them.

 

how exactly does that work? Does the position of that screw alter the position up the windscreen?

[RickTT]

if they are like the Audi ones, you turn a torx bolt to adjust the hight of the washer aim, do 1/4 of a turn and retry.

[GeoffH]

The topic was partly covered some time ago.... I did screenshot for my future use.... Hope they help.

[Prykey]

Here is a link to the thread: -

 

http://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/153037-front-screen-washer-jets-adjustment/?hl=%2Bfront+%2Bscreen+%2Bwasher+%2Bjets+%2Badjustment#entry4291350

[Guest]

Good picture of the adjustment screw, only difference on the MKIII unit is that it is not a fan spray.

[chadlington]

Thanks all, will give it a try!