Windshield wiper
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Windshield wiper
when i push the button to spray my windows my windshield wipers move but most of the time nothing sprays even with my fluid reservoir full. i am thinking maybe it's the washer pump and haven't priced it yet but just wanted to see if there was a possibility it was something else. maybe someone else has dealed with this issue before.
Last edited by iziris; Feb 14, 2007 at 02:24 PM.
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From: Under the flightpath of old ORD 22R
have you cleaning the washer nozzles ?
You can use a paper clip or pin if you don't have a set of small probes.
Next would be to check the hoses from the washer fluid to the nozzles for cracks leaks / kinks ?
You can use a paper clip or pin if you don't have a set of small probes.
Next would be to check the hoses from the washer fluid to the nozzles for cracks leaks / kinks ?
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Ford says never stick anything in the spray nozzles - not even shop air. ***EDIT*** Read below.
Test the pump to see if it's getting power when you press the button. If it is, but not running, replace the pump. If not, trace the circuit back thru the WCM to the MFS to find out where the problem is.
Test the pump to see if it's getting power when you press the button. If it is, but not running, replace the pump. If not, trace the circuit back thru the WCM to the MFS to find out where the problem is.
Last edited by Steve83; Feb 16, 2007 at 01:04 PM.
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From: Under the flightpath of old ORD 22R
Originally Posted by Steve83
Ford says never stick anything in the spray nozzles - not even shop air.
How is one to clean them out, or is Ford wanting someone to just replace them if dirty or filled with wax from forgetting to put tape around them ( yes me )
Did this with my '01, without ill effects.
Lexus that is how you adjust the center mark of the spray pattern ( although Ford does not offer this feature, one size fits all )
Just curious why I should not have done this on my '01, and what should I tell dad to watch out for.
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I read it on one of the CDs a long time ago, and I thought I put it in that caption, but I can't find it now. But the '99 CD says you CAN use shop air to clean them out, so I guess they changed the policy on cleaning them. What I remember reading said that the passages inside the nozzle were so fine & delicate that even shop air would mess them up, causing them not to spray right. Obviously, people like you who cleaned them successfully proved them wrong. 
