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    Help! washers not working

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    This has been going on for a few days now. Here are my cars symptoms: when i pull the lever to wash the windows, the only thing that happens is the wipers wipe. they wont spray anything. my headlight washers don't even pop out let alone spray. I cant hear anything so it sounds like none of the pumps are doing anything. i looked in the manual to see if it was a fuse and all i saw was a 5a fuse for the heated washer nozzles and that fuse was fine. we just had a big snowfall here and the roads are covered with the salt water crap and every time i get misted by other cars, i cant wash my windows and when i wipe them it just makes it all white and streaky. any idea what this could be? today it was about 30 degrees and im using -20 washer fluid so i don't think freezing is the issue.

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    Active Member Four Rings B6JoeS4's Avatar
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    Re: Help! washers not working

    holy shit, its 1:45

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    Re: Help! washers not working

    Quote Originally Posted by B6JoeA4 View Post
    This has been going on for a few days now. Here are my cars symptoms: when i pull the lever to wash the windows, the only thing that happens is the wipers wipe. they wont spray anything. my headlight washers don't even pop out let alone spray. I cant hear anything so it sounds like none of the pumps are doing anything. i looked in the manual to see if it was a fuse and all i saw was a 5a fuse for the heated washer nozzles and that fuse was fine. we just had a big snowfall here and the roads are covered with the salt water crap and every time i get misted by other cars, i cant wash my windows and when i wipe them it just makes it all white and streaky. any idea what this could be? today it was about 30 degrees and im using -20 washer fluid so i don't think freezing is the issue

    Thanks, Joe
    It froze bro.....happened to me today ...it was 20 degrees out.....let the car warm up and keep hittin the button.....or check the resovior

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    Account Terminated Three Rings
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    Re: Help! washers not working

    Quote Originally Posted by B6JoeA4 View Post
    holy shit, its 1:45
    its actually 2:45 over here

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    Active Member Four Rings B6JoeS4's Avatar
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    Re: Help! washers not working

    You think the liquid in the tank froze?

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    Re: Help! washers not working

    either that or may not be going thru the hose correctly because of the weather

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    Veteran Member Four Rings B6Lovin's Avatar
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    Re: Help! washers not working

    yeah, check for anything frozen. also, all that crap on the road could have gunked up the motors for your headlights...

    and fyi - check the fuse panel but i've been in there a lot recently and i'm pretty sure there's a separate fuse for the headlight washers. give that a glance and see what you find.

    if you find that your nozzles are gunked/frozen they make this stuff for de-icing locks (they sell it at autozone) and you might give that a try.
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    Forum Moderator Four Rings piaadoll's Avatar
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    Re: Help! washers not working

    there's a few threads on this....might be your fuse...time to get a 30a...happened to me recently, in fact...just bought my fuse today.

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