[968gene]

My washer nozzles are clogged. Only one port on each side is working. Upon inspection I noticed that there are wires leading to each nozzle...are they heated??? Any suggestions on cleaning? Thanks.

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[flash]

yes, they are heated - try a pin in the nozzle - should work

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[Greimann]

A welding torch orifice cleaner works well too.



Also, if you used distilled water in the reservoir and made up the soap with concentrate, it would help aviod calcification. Not sure if the premixed stuff uses any special water or not.

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[rustech]

One thin strand of copper multi stranded electrical wire works well also, and is soft enough not to cause damage.

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[czar]

Gene:



I just went through the same problem. The car I purchased apparently spent a lot of time sitting around and both sets of nozzles were clogged and attempts to clean them sufficiently failed to work well.

I just go through replacing both nozzles, (Sunset Imports - @ $24 ea.). Really a pretty easy DIY. There is a right and left because of the electrical connections. The main challenge was removing the electrical pins for the connector. The right tool would help but perseverance worked.



Dave

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[apex]

Bumping this thread to ask if anyone can recommend a source for high-quality tiny hose clamps for the washer nozzle hose. My attempts to clean one nozzle continue to fail - I think there's something bigger in there that will necessitate removal and re-connecting the nozzle after cleaning. The OEM clamps are the crimp-on type - I'd rather replace with screw-clamps if that's possible. Any thoughts?

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[biotechee]

Nylon zip ties / tie-wraps / cable ties - you can get ones which have a metal band inside so the heat from the engine won't disintegrate them. You can also get ones that are made completely out of stainless steel.

Search Google or Bing. Radio Shack might have them and I am sure Grainer or McMaster-Carr would...

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[apex]

Ha! I did think of zip-ties - but then said to myself "naahhh... never work". However I didn't know about the metal variety ... I'm off to my McMaster catalog right now...

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[rxter]

I had a blockage on dside and no success with the pin approach. You'll notice that the main hose feeds both the dside and pside nozzles. I clamped the hose to the pside nozzle with a mini vise grip and used the pump to push the crap out of the dside hose. Worked like a charm. Until the hood came down and dimpled my perfectly flat hood from the vise grip, that is - arghhh... Anyway the dside nozzle is clear.

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[apex]

Ouch! Good idea, rxter, other than the crunch part. I'll try your technique. PS - replaced both hood shocks this weekend. Made a big difference! Hood stays up now.

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[flash]

crap! i hate when things like that happen - i did it to myself twice - got luck both times with paintless dent removal but now i am just plain paranoid about it

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