Windshield squirter issues please help! Options

[Michelle95celica]

Ok, I need to get this annoying thing fixed. My windshield washer fluid tank is full, and not frozen. However, my squirters don't squirt any fluid onto my windshield. I pull the lever towards me and the wipers come on but no fluid comes out... I've checked the lines to see if there is any frozen fluid and they aren't stiff or anything, so I don't know what's wrong with it. Is this a common occurence, and how easy is it to fix?

[DSToyo]

im not sure but doesnt the little button on the end squirt it

[Negative]

Not mine. You have to rotate the end of the stick back towards you [the ww one on the right]
Take a peice at a time of the hose starting from the sprayers and work your way back to the tank. You will figure out where the leak is for sure that way.

[95CelicaRacer]

The electric pump on the reservoir could be bad or the connector could be loose. I would check on that next.

[DeW_H0e_GT]

The electric pump on the reservoir could be bad or the connector could be loose. I would check on that next.

x2...i replaced mines n it fixed the problem.....oh n the rear squirters takes a couple secs b4 it start sprayin liquid out....

[netrata]

Just in case your electric pump does not work, did you wax your car recently? Maybe you got wax or dirt covering the holes on the squirters so it doesn't shoot out water. Well, that's how I found out why mines didn't work anyway. You should take a look at that too.

This post has been edited by netrata: Feb 10, 2007 - 12:08 AM

[raj1]

get a little pin and insert it into the washer jet this can dislodge any debris that might have got into there

[Michelle95celica]

ok, for anyone that might be confused about what I meant, I know how to use the windshield washers, I mean, how to operate them. The tank is full, not frozen, and it is very cold here so LOL no, I haven't waxed my car lately. I haven't even washed it besides washing the windshield at a gas station w/ the squeegee.... where is the electrical pump located on the washer tank? That sounds like the culprit....

funny thing is, the rear squirter hasn't worked either, and I've held the button/lever for over 10 seconds before... it doesn't work (the wiper does though).....

[94GT]

It's not fun to get to. I'd recommend taking off the right front wheel and then you have to remove the wheel well plastic liner to get to the tank/pump. I've had to do mine a couple times because the Advance Auto one sucks.

[alltracman78]

Pump is on the bottom of your tank.

If none of the squirters work, it's probably the pump, though the switch could be bad.

Run a wire from the battery to the pump [don't forget to ground the other side] and see if it squirts.
If so, it's not the pump. If it doesn't, it's the pump.

[cochise]

drive it to texas and see if it works there........lol
actually i was in michigan last week and washer wouldn't work and was filled. drove back to texas and they started working in arkansas

[goferris]

i have a similar problem. this is the second time that i have had the rear sprayer not work on me. both times hey have just drizzled out making it pretty much useless. is this a common problem? so would it be a pump that i need to replace then? is there a separate pump for the front and one for the back?

[DeW_H0e_GT]

theres only one pump....try taking your rear squirters and get a closer look to see if its clogged...