Windshield washer won't spray!
#3
Do you hear the pump whirring when you activate the washer? Is it cold outside (and you don't have winter blend fluid)? Does the rear sprayer work, or are both inoperable?
Around here (Vermont), I have problems mostly from freezing—either because I didn't get winter blend fluid in soon enough, or sometimes because one or more of the spray heads get a bit of ice formed to clogs them. Solving the first problem obviously requires emptying (or nearly emptying) the tank of the old fluid and putting in the proper kind; after driving for a good while, the lines and such thaw out enough that the squirters squirt.
The second problem can usually be solved by blowing sharply at the spray heads; the heat from the breath melts the bit of ice, and the force of the air clears it away.
Other problems include hoses that have been broken or become disconnected and, as n1nj4 m0d3 mentioned, electrical and/or pump difficulties.
Around here (Vermont), I have problems mostly from freezing—either because I didn't get winter blend fluid in soon enough, or sometimes because one or more of the spray heads get a bit of ice formed to clogs them. Solving the first problem obviously requires emptying (or nearly emptying) the tank of the old fluid and putting in the proper kind; after driving for a good while, the lines and such thaw out enough that the squirters squirt.
The second problem can usually be solved by blowing sharply at the spray heads; the heat from the breath melts the bit of ice, and the force of the air clears it away.
Other problems include hoses that have been broken or become disconnected and, as n1nj4 m0d3 mentioned, electrical and/or pump difficulties.
#5
I just noticed this issue on my GD3. Funny thing is it was working fine right before the real cold weather hit. Now the strange thing is that when I tried to use the washer fluid, both front and rear, I could not hear the pump whirring. Now what are the odds that the front and rear both blow and the same time? Is this a part I am going to have to replace? And I am assuming I will have to take off the front bumper in the cold to do this as well?
#6
I just noticed this issue on my GD3. Funny thing is it was working fine right before the real cold weather hit. Now the strange thing is that when I tried to use the washer fluid, both front and rear, I could not hear the pump whirring. Now what are the odds that the front and rear both blow and the same time? Is this a part I am going to have to replace? And I am assuming I will have to take off the front bumper in the cold to do this as well?
While I suppose it is possible for freezing fluid to hurt the pumps, I've never heard of it actually happening. More than likely you don't have to do any surgery on the car or replace any parts.
#7
I would guess you simply don't have cold-weather fluid, and the pumps can't turn because the fluid isn't liquid. Driving for a spell or parking in a garage that's above freezing should cure the problem, at least temporarily. (The complete solution, of course, is to refill with antifreeze washer fluid and then run the squirters a bit to get the non-antifreeze stuff out of the hoses.)
While I suppose it is possible for freezing fluid to hurt the pumps, I've never heard of it actually happening. More than likely you don't have to do any surgery on the car or replace any parts.
While I suppose it is possible for freezing fluid to hurt the pumps, I've never heard of it actually happening. More than likely you don't have to do any surgery on the car or replace any parts.
New update:
Motors are whirring. Fluid isn't coming out. Clearly I had non freezing fluid in there. Don't have a garage to thaw my car out like a steak lol. Gonna take care of this on the weekend at my parents house. Maybe drive my car for a few hours and spray all the fluid and fill it up fresh.
Last edited by GinoLicious; 11-20-2014 at 07:07 PM.
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