Type 44 windshield washer systems

[Louis-Alain Richard]

As a side note...

There is 3 different windscreen washer systems for the Type 44:

A 3 nozzle setup for Scandinavia (Finland, Norway, Sweden, DK) with a single
pump.

A 2 nozzle setup with the same pump.

A 2 nozzle setup with twin pumps  and 2 reservoirs. This is the "intensive"
washing system.

More, nozzles can be either standard or heated. 

Rob, I've sent you the pages from the ETKA parts catalogue to bring with you
at the dealership.

Louis-Alain




-----Message d'origine-----
De : quattro-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:quattro-bounces at audifans.com] De
la part de rob
Envoyé : 14 octobre 2010 16:43
À : audi at humanspeakers.com
Cc : quattro at audifans.com
Objet : Re: Anyone having trouble getting their messages spam blocked

 Yeah I should think positive, and go see the guys at the parts counter!

 The problem is only with the passenger squirter (RHD car btw). Drivers side

is fine and powerfull, passenger side nada. Tried poking a needle an 
indecently long way in, but no improvement. Took the supply pipe off the 
elbow and applied feeble suction to the bottom of the squirter - some 
reverse flow but not 'clear' - no improvment. Tried operating with finger 
over the drivers squirter - feeble dribble from other side.

 So it seems to be not quite fully blocked, but not in an obvious way and 
not in a way that can be easily shifted. Perhaps there's a tree growing in 
there.. I guess I'll investigate replacement parts and if available, get 
nasty on the old one..

 Thanks, Rob.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Huw Powell" <audi at humanspeakers.com>
To: "rob" <rob3 at hod3.fsnet.co.uk>
Cc: <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2010 9:11 PM
Subject: Re: Anyone having trouble getting their messages spam blocked


>
>
>
> On 10/14/2010 4:02 PM, rob wrote:
>> Yes If the parts are available new sure I can buy them., but it's 22 yo
>> car, so it not a given..
>
> I got a new rubber Tee for my 88 90Q this summer (it helped that it had a 
> part # molded into it!).  If you are trying to at least re-use the 
> squirters, I recommend carefully cutting off the hose bits so you don't 
> break them.  The squirters probably have a locking tab you will break 
> trying to remove them.
>
> You can try cleaning the little metal jet things with a pin or needle.
>
> For flushing/cleaning you might try putting something stronger than 
> windshield wash fluid in the reservoir and pumping it through - but 
> nothing that will hurt paint, etc., of course!
>
> Are all four jets still flowing fluid, at least?
>
>> What I was asking for was BTDT on how to remove them, again I can just
>> wade in and start pulling stuff.. but I was just asking.
>>
>>
>> 



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