So this morning during my commute I go to spray the windshield. I hear the pump going, but nothing sprays. My low fluid level indicator is not on, so I know that there is fluid in there. I get to work and find out that the rain-x bug remover (pink) does not have any freeze protection what so ever. So I pick up some of the rain-x de icer (orange) on the way home from work and pour it into the resovior. For the hell of it pull the stalk for the sprayer......Nothing- nada, zilch. The pump never engages, only the wipers start to move. So now I am thinking, could it be that while the car sat outside today in the blistering cold that the actual fluid in the pump froze up, thats why I dont hear it engaging? I think that the reason I heard the pump enagaing this morning was that my car is garaged and maybe only the lines froze after a few miles into my commute this morning. Could I have blown a fuse? I looked at the fuse box and there is no separate wiper fluid pump fuse. I hope the pump did not burn out. DAMNIT! Little help? Advice? I am hoping that the deicer I added will thaw out the original fluid in there, and I will be back in business in the morning as my car will stay in the garage tonight. (heated)

 

How did it freeze if it kept in a heated garage?

 

I know- thats what baffles me. I figured that it was just the lines that were frozen in the morning after being outside for a few miles. Im really baffled and upset right now

 

The lines are so small, water or rain x will freese in a matter of minutes in today's weather.

 

If your for sure it frozen try removing the washer pump and unthaw it and put it back in

 

So basicall your saying at first the fluids were frozen but you heard the pump. You added the rain-x, and but then didnt hear the pump?

 

1st fluid in resivoir- rain x Bug washer fluid (it froze)
I added the rain x De icer washer fluid and it mixed up with the bug washer fluid and thawed it out.
Thankfuly, I just went back out to the garage to see if anything occured after mixing. I heard the pump!!!! The de-icer washer fluid thawed out the existing bug washer fluid. after a few seconds, it started to spray again. But of course in the spray pattern. I really wish they were actually sprayers and not streamers

 

Mine was frozzzzzen as well this morning and it was the blue stuff. Sometimes moisture gets in the nozzles and freezes. That happens when you wash your car or it snows, rains ect and gets really cold at night. Just make sure the fluid you use is good for winter. It should tell you it's freezing point right on the bottle.

 

I replaced my washer pump for only $25 from a local parts store and took care of the same problem your having; its located right above the front pass. tire splash guard, connected to one wire.

 

I had always thought that ALL that stuff had some kind of anti-freeze capabilities. I guess I was wrong. Well, at least the motor did not burn out.