Thursday, December 24, 2009

What does it mean when one windshield washer duct won't spray a steady spray?

It just comes out ever so slightly..i tried to use warm water in case it was clogged....should i use boiling water? What is the problem with it? Also sometimes my blades themselves get stuck and stop working while i am driving and they are just stuck on the windshield? What can i do to fix this problem? Thanks!What does it mean when one windshield washer duct won't spray a steady spray?
Its blocked, get a pin and shove down the hole, it should unbock itWhat does it mean when one windshield washer duct won't spray a steady spray?
The line is prolly stopped up. Sometimes it can be fixed by using a small pin and cleaning out the hole.
No, you probably shouldn't use boiling water. There are a lot of plastic and rubber parts in your windshield washer system and they could come loose if you do that.





It could mean:


The nozzle is clogged - Try sticking a needle in it or something.





The pump is dying, and putting out too little pressure (the nozzles are usually in series on the same line) - I'm not sure how to test for this, but replacing it will cost you as little as 10-15 bucks if the pump is mounted separate from the tank, and up to 50 if it's integrated into it.





The hose is clogged - disconnect all the hoses and blow through them. Actually, you might as well just replace them, they're not expensive.





The hose is pinched or kinked. - Sometimes when the hood is closed, it pinches a hose. This would USUALLY mean that both nozzles won't spray, but it could be that only the second length of hose is pinched. This is not always easy to figure out how to fix, but it's simple enough to diagnose. Just pop the hood and try the windshield washer. If it works with the hood open, you've got a pinched hose. Figure out where the hood could be pinching it, and reroute the house a bit.








As for the wipers, could be your motor is going, could be something is just misaligned, could be something wrong with the controller.
What is the make and model
the spray nozzle is probably partially plugged up on the washer part of it ,as for the wipers them self the motor may be sticking it possibly going bad on it,it shouldn't stop mid way of the windshield,you may need to have this checked ,the wiper could go all the way out if its the moor going bad on it,and i wouldn't recommend adding boiling water to the tank it will bust it wide open in most cases,have it cleaned out,but add boiling hot water to it,that really wont hep it any,good luck hope this helps.
You might need to replace the entire wiper arm, not just the blades. Try using the windshield washer fluid instead of just water and wipe off the squirters.
It's probably plugged. Try blowing it out with air... ie. bike pump with a ball needle, or air compressor....
Hello I think maybe you can raise the hood and take the rubber hose off the metal piece and see if it comes out of the rubber part good. if it does there may be a little rock in the metal piece. you can use a straight pin or something little and push it out. hope this helps you! if the blades are sticking to the windshield clean the blades with a rag.
Plugged orifice or damaged washer fluid hose. ~
The w-w nozzle is probably clogged with calcium from the water. Clean out the nozzle with a thin piece of wire, and add w-w solution to the supply bottle. The blades are probably old, and the windshield dirty. Replace them. The wipers.
try taking the lines loose and blowing air thru them
your wiper blades should be replaced once a yr. as for the washer not working....check the line check for holes and kinks in the line. other than testing the good sprayer on the problem one will show if the sprayer is actually cloged.

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