Windshield spray nozzles ain't working. Is it an easy fix?
06-03-15, 07:32 AM
#1
Windshield spray nozzles ain't working. Is it an easy fix?
Both the spray nozzle ends won't squirt. There is no trickle of water at all.
I'm pretty sure there's some type of motor/pump that activates it, which is probably out of order.
Is this an easy DIY fix?
I'm pretty sure there's some type of motor/pump that activates it, which is probably out of order.
Is this an easy DIY fix?
06-03-15, 08:45 AM
#2
Easy fix
If it's not electrical then the jets are clogged. Strip down a bread wire and use to clean the jets. Happens to cars all the time.
If you can't hear the pump with the hood up, then check your fuses first. After that it's the pump. You can probably replace it with an after market pump.
And now for the question I have to ask. Is there water in it?
If you can't hear the pump with the hood up, then check your fuses first. After that it's the pump. You can probably replace it with an after market pump.
And now for the question I have to ask. Is there water in it?
06-03-15, 10:14 AM
#3
Check the fluid - if there isn't any it won't squirt.
Are the headlight washers working? If they are then it's the lines between the pump and the nozzles. The nozzles are the first place to look because they can get crudded up. Use a fine wire poked into the nozzle to clear them out.
If there's water/fluid and none of the washer work it's either the line between the tank and the pump, the pump or the lines between the pump and the various nozzles. Start by checking the pump - check the fuse. If the fuse is good pull the hose off the output side of the pump before it splits to the various nozzles and see if it sprays out there. If it does then there's something clogging the hose and your best bet is to blow it out with an air compressor. Of course if you don't hear the pump trying to pump and the fuse is good you've either got a bad pump or bad wiring - with the pump being most likely although a quick test with a mulit-meter on the connections will rule out the wiring or switches.
If the pump is trying but nothing comes out, pull the intake/suction hose and see if you can get fluid to flow from it - you might need to finagle it to get it low enough to have gravity help and opening the cap on the washer reservoir will help as well.
Windshield washer pumps are pretty cheap - you don't necessarily need a Lexus or a Toyota one although the further you go from the OEM the more likely you might have to do some wiring mods to the connector but it's not rocket science and the thing should cost you less than $20. You can find them at any parts store or on RockAuto.
Are the headlight washers working? If they are then it's the lines between the pump and the nozzles. The nozzles are the first place to look because they can get crudded up. Use a fine wire poked into the nozzle to clear them out.
If there's water/fluid and none of the washer work it's either the line between the tank and the pump, the pump or the lines between the pump and the various nozzles. Start by checking the pump - check the fuse. If the fuse is good pull the hose off the output side of the pump before it splits to the various nozzles and see if it sprays out there. If it does then there's something clogging the hose and your best bet is to blow it out with an air compressor. Of course if you don't hear the pump trying to pump and the fuse is good you've either got a bad pump or bad wiring - with the pump being most likely although a quick test with a mulit-meter on the connections will rule out the wiring or switches.
If the pump is trying but nothing comes out, pull the intake/suction hose and see if you can get fluid to flow from it - you might need to finagle it to get it low enough to have gravity help and opening the cap on the washer reservoir will help as well.
Windshield washer pumps are pretty cheap - you don't necessarily need a Lexus or a Toyota one although the further you go from the OEM the more likely you might have to do some wiring mods to the connector but it's not rocket science and the thing should cost you less than $20. You can find them at any parts store or on RockAuto.
06-03-15, 11:25 AM
#4
Lexus Test Driver
You may know this already but the headlights must be on turned on when you try the headlight sprayer.
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