Mine really piss me off. So since I live in MI and get all this salt and crap on the roads, all the cars driving just throw all that garbage on the windsheild, which is ok, but now when youre frigging washer nozzles are not working and the wiper is trying to clean the windshield but messes it up even more. I have tried cleaning them and no luck. Ive gone to junkyards and bought some, they work for a lil bit and then stop again. I dont know what the heck to do anymore. Can we even buy brand new ones for our cars anymore? No im not getting one from a stealership for $50 a piece
remove the washer bottle from the car, wash it out. pop the lines off the nozzles, blow through or wash the lines out with water, back flush the nozzles (lol), wash the pump out, put a little inline gas filter on the line out from the pump to the nozzles if you're paranoid.
remove the washer bottle from the car, wash it out. pop the lines off the nozzles, blow through or wash the lines out with water, back flush the nozzles (lol), wash the pump out, put a little inline gas filter on the line out from the pump to the nozzles if you're paranoid.
That's the only thing I never did on mine and now I'm like why didn't I think of that. Mine had clogged numerous times from junk in the system. I replaced a bunch of the lines. Most of my issues came from when I had used the Rain-X washer fluid. That crap used to leave small stains all over my car that had to be cleaned off (and I like normal rain-x). I'm sure the inside of my lines looked the same and that's what clogged mine. Now I need to do that for the Sequoia and my Sonata. I didn't do it on the Sonata yet but the Sequoia and the Corolla I also did a "heated" version by wrapping a section of vacuum line around the upper radiator hose. Helped a lot (in cold especially) to get some warm fluid to clean the window. No the windshield never cracked as it didn't get that hot and yes the car need to be warm first to get that so that initial ice in the AM still relies on the washer fluid properties for anti-ice, yes it probably added to my clogging by cooking it when the car sat just after shut down. Some used to seep out from nozzles during hot weather at that time but the benefits outweighed the cons.
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PM me your address info. I think I still have some that you can have. I might have some from a Sequoia also that had the "wide mist" version also that covered the whole window not just two spots.
Used primarily to clean oxy-acetelyne welding/cutting torch tip orifices. Assorted stainless steel wire 2" lengths with ridges. I have found using the 1/2" non-ridged tips to clean out the washer nozzles works quite well. ALWAYS start with the smallest diameter length, DO NOT INSERT THE RIDGED PORTION OF THE WIRE INTO THE NOZZLE TIP AS IT WILL ACT AS A FILE AND EXPAND THE OPENING! Using slight movement with the solid or non-ridged portion of the cleaner inserted in the nozzle tip one may be able to adjust the tip to point in the appropriate direction. DO NOT INSERT OR FORCE ANY TIP CLEANER THAT IS OVERSIZE INTO THE NOZZLE. Your local welding equipment supplier should have the tip cleaners at a very very affordable price.
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That's the only thing I never did on mine and now I'm like why didn't I think of that. Mine had clogged numerous times from junk in the system. I replaced a bunch of the lines. Most of my issues came from when I had used the Rain-X washer fluid. That crap used to leave small stains all over my car that had to be cleaned off (and I like normal rain-x). I'm sure the inside of my lines looked the same and that's what clogged mine. Now I need to do that for the Sequoia and my Sonata. I didn't do it on the Sonata yet but the Sequoia and the Corolla I also did a "heated" version by wrapping a section of vacuum line around the upper radiator hose. Helped a lot (in cold especially) to get some warm fluid to clean the window. No the windshield never cracked as it didn't get that hot and yes the car need to be warm first to get that so that initial ice in the AM still relies on the washer fluid properties for anti-ice, yes it probably added to my clogging by cooking it when the car sat just after shut down. Some used to seep out from nozzles during hot weather at that time but the benefits outweighed the cons.
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PM me your address info. I think I still have some that you can have. I might have some from a Sequoia also that had the "wide mist" version also that covered the whole window not just two spots.
Good idea about wrapping around the rad hoses...but I think I'll wrap around the heater lines with some flexible copper. It'll get hot faster there. I had wanted to do the hot-shot heater system but they're $$$.
And to add to jkg's post- Use the tip cleaner to re-aim the nozzles if they are too low or high. They are in a ball and socket arrangement so they can be moved.
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why didn't I think of that. Mine had clogged numerous times from junk in the system. I replaced a bunch of the lines. Most of my issues came from when I had used the Rain-X washer fluid. That crap used to leave small stains all over my car that had to be cleaned off (and I like normal rain-x). I'm sure the inside of my lines looked the same and that's what clogged mine. Now I need to do that for the Sequoia and my Sonata. I didn't do it on the Sonata yet but the Sequoia and the Corolla I also did a "heated" version by wrapping a section of vacuum line around the upper radiator hose. Helped a lot (in cold especially) to get some warm fluid to clean the window. No the windshield never cracked as it didn't get that hot and yes the car need to be warm first to get that so that initial ice in the AM still relies on the washer fluid properties for anti-ice, yes it probably added to my clogging by cooking it when the car sat just after shut down. Some used to seep out from nozzles during hot weather at that time but the benefits outweighed the cons.
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