Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2006 22:29:14 GMT From: - Bob - <uctraingnospamanet.com> Subject: Re: Windshield and Headlight Washers
On 8 Dec 2006 16:24:05 -0800, Echo088880nospaml.com wrote: >Today I noticed my driver side winshield washer jet not working at all. >The passenger side was working fine. Thinking the jet might be clogged, >I used a pin to unblock it, and I filled the reservoir (which was >almost empty). The driver side jet sqirted half strength onto the >bottom of the window, and I kept pumping it thinking it was freeing up >the clog. Then I noticed (while sitting inside the car) that the left >headlight washer was blasting washer fluid. I'm guessing that there's a >relationship in the washer lines between the driver winshield jet and >driver headlight jet. Is this likely to be a clogged winshield washer >jet that is making extra pressure for the headlight jet? ... or maybe >something wrong (valve or hose?) at the headlight jet that is taking >pressure off the windshield jet, or maybe something else entirely? Most likely culprit is the little valves that are supposed to keep pressure up in the lines. They look like T fittings but are actually valves of a sort. There's one under the hood for the windshield washers and one under the headlight for the headlight washers. You can repair them but replacing the diaphragm with a thin piece of latex glove, buy new ones ($17 usd), or you can just replace them with "T" fittings for 1/8" tubing. The t fittings are a good way to test - if it works with the t fittings, then it's a valve issue.
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