Windshield Wiper Sprayers aren't working
Windshield Wiper Sprayers aren't working My wiper sprayers haven't worked since i purchased the car. It hasn't really bothered me till the other day when i was behind a semi. The windows became dirty from standing rain water, I couldn't see a damn thing and had no way to clean off the window.
step one
I replaced the fluid pump, pretty easy to change. not the problem
Check to see if sprayers/hoses are clogged. not the problem however i discovered that the sprayers aren't even connected to the hose from the pump.
Check under the car to see if that's where the fluid was spraying. nope
Has to be the electrical conection in the column/blinker.
My solution, as i don't want to mess with the column and figuring out the switch, is to run a new power wire to a momentary button switch that is wired to the accy in the fuse block on the left side of the dash. I'll mount the switch where the fog light is, and press the button when i need a spritz.
Does this seem feasible or am I making a bigger deal than I need to?
Also what kind of mess will have trying to take off the wiper cowl to hook the nozel back up?
thanks for the help!
step one
I replaced the fluid pump, pretty easy to change. not the problem
Check to see if sprayers/hoses are clogged. not the problem however i discovered that the sprayers aren't even connected to the hose from the pump.
Check under the car to see if that's where the fluid was spraying. nope
Has to be the electrical conection in the column/blinker.
My solution, as i don't want to mess with the column and figuring out the switch, is to run a new power wire to a momentary button switch that is wired to the accy in the fuse block on the left side of the dash. I'll mount the switch where the fog light is, and press the button when i need a spritz.
Does this seem feasible or am I making a bigger deal than I need to?
Also what kind of mess will have trying to take off the wiper cowl to hook the nozel back up?
thanks for the help!
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can you hear the pump working when you turn the sprayer on?
listen for it under the hood if not then you know it's electrical problem
my passenger side won't spray for some reason I need to look into it more
listen for it under the hood if not then you know it's electrical problem
my passenger side won't spray for some reason I need to look into it more
If the pump works it could just be a broken line. The line gets brittle over time and easily breaks. Mine broke right were it goes under the cowl. I just slipped a vacuum line over it and problem solved
You don't want to do that. The wash cycle also runs the wipers for you. If you sell the car, the next owner will hate you.
I'd start by jumping the pump to the battery and see if you can get it to work. Never hear of a problem inside the car when this happens. Almost always a line or nozzle, etc.
How do you know the lines are not clogged?
I'd start by jumping the pump to the battery and see if you can get it to work. Never hear of a problem inside the car when this happens. Almost always a line or nozzle, etc.
How do you know the lines are not clogged?
You don't want to do that. The wash cycle also runs the wipers for you. If you sell the car, the next owner will hate you.
I'd start by jumping the pump to the battery and see if you can get it to work. Never hear of a problem inside the car when this happens. Almost always a line or nozzle, etc.
How do you know the lines are not clogged?
I'd start by jumping the pump to the battery and see if you can get it to work. Never hear of a problem inside the car when this happens. Almost always a line or nozzle, etc.
How do you know the lines are not clogged?
The pump is brand new so I know that its electrical.
I have no idea how i'm gonna trace the problem in the wire. The bundle is barried. Does the wire remain red all the way to the switch on the blinnker arm?
If its a red wire coming from the switch I just splice it and run a new power wire and see if that works.
Last edited by Hartje; Sep 22, 2010 at 04:05 PM.
Did you have to remove the cowl to fix the line? How much of a bitch is it to remove? I have never had to remove that cowl.
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Not necessarily. Even "new" parts can be bad and there are other places to get a clog other than the lines. Have you been able to have someone listen for the pump motor running or tested the electrical at the connector? That will tell you a ton about what's really going on.
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Verdad Gallardo It was a bad ground, I spliced a new ground in and grounded it at the bolt behind the headlight. took the wiper cowl off and reconected the line to the sprayers and its all working now.
Thanks for the help guys! I'm really glad I didn't put a switch in it.
Thanks for the help guys! I'm really glad I didn't put a switch in it.
