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Windshield washer clogged!

Old Jan 11, 2005 | 06:25 PM
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Default Windshield washer clogged!

My driver's side washer portal (I don't know what else to call it) will not spray sometimes. This has happened twice before. I pinched the line where it forks off and that fixed it the past two times. This time, no. What is the problem?
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Old Jan 11, 2005 | 07:32 PM
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Do you ever wax your car Maybe there getting clogged with wax or maybe dirt if your not waxing it enough
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Old Jan 11, 2005 | 07:42 PM
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My passenger side has done the same. Unclogged spontaneously a couple days ago. No apparent relation to either weather, washing or waxing.
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Old Jan 11, 2005 | 08:12 PM
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Same problem here. Each nozzle has 2 jets; one of the jets on my driver's side is clogged. I haven't seen any piches in the line.
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Old Jan 11, 2005 | 11:02 PM
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You can try using distilled water instead. Because the mineral in the water clog the lines that why you should used the window cleaner because it not supposed to have any mineral in there.
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Old Jan 11, 2005 | 11:08 PM
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Remove the nozzle and try to blow through it. If that don't work, use compressed air.
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Old Jan 11, 2005 | 11:43 PM
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Why don't you use/insert a fine needle to unclogg the washer...It will also help you direct the spray as you wish...Apart from that stick to distilled water+washer fluid, it will help you retain your washers clean

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Old Jan 11, 2005 | 11:52 PM
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A fine needle wont fit in that hole bro.
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Old Jan 12, 2005 | 06:25 AM
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No wax or anyting clogging the hole of the little sprayer. All everyone is saying makes sense, but why only the driver's side one and not the passenger's side (where the direct line is)? The branch off to the driver's sprayer is the one that won't work. It has to be somewhere in that branched off line, I would think. How in the heck could dirt or minerals get stuck in that line... it is bigger than an artery! Maybe I will just carry a spray bottle in the car and just stick my hand out and spray while driving
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Old Jan 12, 2005 | 07:10 AM
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Originally Posted by uppitychick,Jan 12 2005, 10:25 AM
No wax or anyting clogging the hole of the little sprayer. All everyone is saying makes sense, but why only the driver's side one and not the passenger's side (where the direct line is)? The branch off to the driver's sprayer is the one that won't work. It has to be somewhere in that branched off line, I would think. How in the heck could dirt or minerals get stuck in that line... it is bigger than an artery! Maybe I will just carry a spray bottle in the car and just stick my hand out and spray while driving
I had the exact problem, too. Only the driver side was clogged. Steve took care of it for me. He removed the nozzle from the hood and then used his natural air compressor(his mouth) to blow air into the nozzle.

It worked!


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