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Old 07-05-2005, 08:13 AM
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Window washer not working, any suggestions?

Just noticed yesterday that my windshield washer does not work. I added fluid, still nothing squirting out. I checked the fuses under the dash, and the one next to the battery box marked " window deicer", all fuses good. Any idea where to start my trouble shooting, a quick peek before work and I do not even know where the washer pump is.......
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Old 07-05-2005, 09:02 AM
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Pump should be on the left side of the engine bay near the firewall - i.e. passenger side firewall.
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Old 07-05-2005, 10:04 AM
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Did you install a FSTB recently? Sometimes the line gets crimped by the bar. Also you could check the line and make sure there's not a blockage or crimp in the line.
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Old 07-05-2005, 08:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Zog
Did you install a FSTB recently? Sometimes the line gets crimped by the bar. Also you could check the line and make sure there's not a blockage or crimp in the line.
Looks like I may have blockage in the line or spray nozzles. I kept playing with it while driving to work today, and finally one of the nozzles on the passenger side started spraying fluid. The other 3 are not working yet, but by the pressure I am getting from the one nozzle, I'm guessing that the pump is good. I will pull the lines an soak the nozzles in some CLR or something to clean them out. Thanks for the advise, hopefully that will cure it.
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Old 07-06-2005, 04:18 AM
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You can also use a pin to open th nozzles. Have you waxed the car recently? It just takes a little wax to block the holes.
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Old 07-06-2005, 07:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Bluesbrekr
You can also use a pin to open th nozzles. Have you waxed the car recently? It just takes a little wax to block the holes.


Yeah what he said!
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Doesn anyone know eactly were the pump is
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Old 12-16-2011, 09:57 AM
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It should be at the bottom of the washer reservoir.

Not sure of how the configuration is on the Max, but an old GM car I worked on years ago had a little screen at the bottom of the tank to serve as a crud filter. Turns out the screen had gotten pretty clogged over the years and wasn't allowing enough fluid through.

+1 on the pin idea.
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Originally Posted by R12v56k 5th Gen SE
Doesn anyone know eactly were the pump is
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