I see a lot of newer-ish cars having a much better spray pattern jet than what our 124/126etc vintage cars do. They do a much nicer job of covering the entirety of the windshield and do so wasting less fluid.

Anyone ever thinking about modding/upgrading?

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Just replace the washer jets with new...
They tend to get a bit clogged with age.
They are more then adequate for the 124 monowiper and are heated...

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Thats what I am going to do. I was just curious if anyone had the thought.

I was driving home last night and it came to mind.

I've replaced the passenger side. I need to do the driver side eventually. Its pretty wimpy.

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connect a pipe and small funnel or syringe and put some CLR in there, it will remove the salty clog

remove from the hood first.

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Replace the clogged units with new.
On the 124/126, IMO all other options are a down grade.

A sewing needle or insulin syringe works quite well for cleaning the jets.
I like sewing needles for adjusting the jets.



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Make sure the pump isn't wearing out / inlet filter clogged / hose kinked / check valve clogged ( if it has one )

Good sprayers give a sheeting / shearing pattern while older stuff is more of a fire hose. Low fluid flow will lead to a poor pattern with the newer stuff.

I did the job on my 190E recently (new hose, valve, nozzles and pump). Aimed them on the glass using my trusty pick/probe, and I'm set.

I think the new cars with the "diffuser" to spread the washer fluid in a "fan" doesn't look good on the older cars, plus the nozzles have to be modified so there'll be a "slit" instead of a round hole for the nozzles. The slit is what diffuses the fluid, IIRC.

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on the monowiper cars the aiming is pretty important as it helps the wiper spread the water and do a good cleaning job. I aimed my cars jets correctly - just for kicks and it really does help.

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