DUNKS Posted July 14, 2023 Report Share Posted July 14, 2023 Are a over complicated pain in the neck. My 17reg Kuga has three windscreen washer jets. Two of which have stopped working. I could not even get the things off. Local ford agent wants £93 to replace the none working ones. They can not be unblocked. Checked online and the "heated" jets cost £36 each from Fords. cant see any aftermarket ones. Gone are the days when you just attacked a blocked jet with a needle and all was good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggy74 Posted July 14, 2023 Report Share Posted July 14, 2023 recently paid £77 + vat for an indicator bulb in my offside wing mirror *** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellors Posted July 14, 2023 Report Share Posted July 14, 2023 39 minutes ago, DUNKS said: Are a over complicated pain in the neck. My 17reg Kuga has three windscreen washer jets. Two of which have stopped working. I could not even get the things off. Local ford agent wants £93 to replace the none working ones. They can not be unblocked. Checked online and the "heated" jets cost £36 each from Fords. cant see any aftermarket ones. Gone are the days when you just attacked a blocked jet with a needle and all was good. Hi. Have you tried blasting them with an airline backwards or up the pipe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUNKS Posted July 14, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2023 5 minutes ago, mellors said: Hi. Have you tried blasting them with an airline backwards or up the pipe. There is a none return valve in the jets which apparently fails and blocks the unit making it a design fault which ford wont admit as this then would be a warranty claim so they just say "blocked jets" which is not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snow white Posted July 14, 2023 Report Share Posted July 14, 2023 I would take them off and put manual ones on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultrastu Posted July 14, 2023 Report Share Posted July 14, 2023 I'd get rid of that kuga before it really costs you . "Blocked jets " is very small fry compared to what's coming . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOPGUN749 Posted July 14, 2023 Report Share Posted July 14, 2023 Often wish a simple car was still available like 30+ years ago. None of the expensive stuff that is designed to fail and cost is thousands! Something without electric Windows,power steering,air con,electric mirrors,abs,ESC,computer controlled engine,etc etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jall25 Posted July 14, 2023 Report Share Posted July 14, 2023 1 hour ago, Ultrastu said: I'd get rid of that kuga before it really costs you . "Blocked jets " is very small fry compared to what's coming . And what do you get though ? We sell vans and whatever manufacturer you choose has issues Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted July 14, 2023 Report Share Posted July 14, 2023 24 minutes ago, TOPGUN749 said: Often wish a simple car was still available like 30+ years ago. None of the expensive stuff that is designed to fail and cost is thousands! Something without electric Windows,power steering,air con,electric mirrors,abs,ESC,computer controlled engine,etc etc. Oh I wish to 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUNKS Posted July 14, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2023 3 hours ago, Ultrastu said: I'd get rid of that kuga before it really costs you . "Blocked jets " is very small fry compared to what's coming . Friends all got them, no problems but all manual boxes. Bomb proof Transit engines Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultrastu Posted July 14, 2023 Report Share Posted July 14, 2023 12 minutes ago, DUNKS said: Friends all got them, no problems but all manual boxes. Bomb proof Transit engines My goodness .you think the 2.0 ltr diesel transit engine .is bomb proof ?. The faults start around 40 k . Unfortunately it's the same engine as in the ranger . The 1 ltr petrol ecoboost is another ford disaster . Good luck with that . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jall25 Posted July 14, 2023 Report Share Posted July 14, 2023 27 minutes ago, Ultrastu said: My goodness .you think the 2.0 ltr diesel transit engine .is bomb proof ?. The faults start around 40 k . Unfortunately it's the same engine as in the ranger . The 1 ltr petrol ecoboost is another ford disaster . Good luck with that . 2 pals of mine have had a ranger each and they have spent more time in the garage than on the road The last issue was the engine going bang - got it back - went to fuel up and a spring snapped !Not good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
udderlyoffroad Posted July 14, 2023 Report Share Posted July 14, 2023 4 hours ago, TOPGUN749 said: Often wish a simple car was still available like 30+ years ago. None of the expensive stuff that is designed to fail and cost is thousands! Something without electric Windows,power steering,air con,electric mirrors,abs,ESC,computer controlled engine,etc etc. Ah this hardy perennial: The kind of people who desire such a vehicle are invariably not the kind of people who buy new cars. Guess what, manufacturers don’t make cars according to the desire of second or third owners. There isn’t actually a market for a ‘simple to repair’ car, people who buy new cars don’t want to be repairing them at all, they want to drive them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOPGUN749 Posted July 15, 2023 Report Share Posted July 15, 2023 7 hours ago, udderlyoffroad said: Ah this hardy perennial: The kind of people who desire such a vehicle are invariably not the kind of people who buy new cars. Guess what, manufacturers don’t make cars according to the desire of second or third owners. There isn’t actually a market for a ‘simple to repair’ car, people who buy new cars don’t want to be repairing them at all, they want to drive them. No one has to repair and service their own cars,even me,garages have always been available! Cars are made now for the people with plenty of spare cash for all the expensive electrical repairs and faults after a few years. Of course that doesn’t affect the wealthy either as they simply buy new again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu64 Posted July 15, 2023 Report Share Posted July 15, 2023 ecoboost-otherwise known as ecoboom! so bad that apparently ford keep replacement engines on the shelf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westward Posted July 15, 2023 Report Share Posted July 15, 2023 21 hours ago, Ultrastu said: My goodness .you think the 2.0 ltr diesel transit engine .is bomb proof ?. The faults start around 40 k . Unfortunately it's the same engine as in the ranger . The 1 ltr petrol ecoboost is another ford disaster . Good luck with that . And then, when you get past that lot the suspension issues start kicking in. Ask me how I know! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUNKS Posted July 16, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2023 Oh dear Oh dear. What a sorry mess but I was motoring when if your car even got to 40.000 you were lucky, they either rusted away or you had it in for a rebore new pistons and big end shells after enjoying miles and miles of 30/40 bhp motoring. My last two motors did well over 100.000 without bother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westley Posted July 19, 2023 Report Share Posted July 19, 2023 Going back to the windscreen washers, the washers on my Honda CRV stopped working, which was due to a black sludge from cheap washer additive, during the winter. I traced the plastic piping back from the jets and located a Tee piece fitted on the bulkhead. I then made up an adaptor from hose pipe connectors and plumbing fittings bushed down to 8mm pipe size. Then by warming the end of some washer plastic piping, got that to 'stretch' over the 8mm pipe. I now connect this to the washer system and a hose pipe, using water pressure to blow either way from the Tee piece. Cleans the system brilliantly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutty2006 Posted July 19, 2023 Report Share Posted July 19, 2023 The blocking of washer jets is usually because folk mix different screen wash brands. Best to use a tank of water or two, then find a brand of screen wash and stick to it. If you need to change, run a tank of water through first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUNKS Posted July 20, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2023 The failure on my car "and others" is not really a blockage but a failure of the none return valve in the washer jet unit. Ford wont accept this as it would mean a warranty claim. Instead they insist its debris in the line and therefore caused by dirty fluid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
team tractor Posted July 22, 2023 Report Share Posted July 22, 2023 Bumped my t6.1 today at 1mph into a barrier today . The dash is lit up now 🙈. All I’ve done is popped the fog light out 🤦🏻♂️ new motors are a pain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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