How To Fix Broken Windshield Washers is a step by step tutorial on how to solve a problem with your windshield washers. There are actually several problems t…
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All the better to see you with… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vt2_twTq4nM
Eric you have all almost complete clearcoat failure on the Vigor. How
about doing a DIY paint job in the future? BTW great line in the video:
“Hey, if you could give yourself an other inch, you would” LOL!
0:40 (Man tied up in the trunk) “We must be near the Ocean! I can hear a
ship’s fog horn….”
It squirts like an old man with a prostate problem.
Dear Eric (the car guy),
I have ripped apart a jeep,caviler,intrepid, a sunfire, a camero, tractors,
combines, a chevy truck, 2 ford focuses?, a 92 and 99 honda and a Toyota. I
have watched some, but not all of your videos (yet), and I do have to
praise the car gods that put you together on the assembly line. Sometimes I
get stuck on something I watch your video and its like the lights of heaven
open up and shine down upon me.Thanks Be to the 454 and 572 car demi and
full on car gods like yourself. Your videos are amazing! You go into so
much detail where someone else might just say jam this here and slap this
in there, take a farm stick, weld it and yer done. I can only hope you
remain passionate about your cars and videos and there is much much more to
come for the general public. Thank you very much for your time spent on all
the details.
I had an ’88 Nissan, and now my ’89 Buick- that have a 1-way check valve,
just before the nozzles. This keeps the line from draining empty when not
in use, so fluid is available instantly when needed. I had to replace this
on both cars. The washer system may save your life someday, or even prevent
an accident (truck passes you, sprays mud/snow in your view) so it’s *very
important* to have this crucial system working correctly. *Thanks, Eric!*
Great video as always Eric. You reckon you might do a video on or give me
some advice with replacing a windshield? (windscreen in the UK). Mine has a
10cm crack in it and it will cause it to fail our yearly road worthiness
inspection.
Occasionally on some vehicles you can get a wiper washer to work by
spraying inside the reservoir with pressurized water. I’ve found that the
wand at a local self serve car wash works great for this task. It seems to
agitate things and break up any gunk in the reservoir that may be causing
an issue.
Just got one question, if you were prodding and messing around with the
system like this, wouldn’t it be better and cheaper to use normal tap
water, and when you fixed the issue, replace the water with washing fluid?
Only problem is if you are working outside and the season dictates that the
water may freeze while working, but that shouldn’t be a problem for your
studio / garage.
On my 1996 Integra. My rear sprayer stopped working and the next day the
front quit working. Bad multifunction switch?
Its cool that he gives us repair vids on the Vigor. But I am wondering how
can I stop the paint from peeling.
Eric, as a much lower slowly rising car repair channel, I enjoy watching
your videos from time to time. I’ve probably seen at least 70% of them,
and that includes etcg1. May the car genre last forever.
Hey Eric, why no 30-second long rambling intro telling people to go to
ETCG1 if they are looking for non-car repair videos and if it’s not your
birthday, then don’t keep watching. LOL just kidding with ya.
Windshield fixes are probably one of those fixes that anyone should be able
to do.
And Eric what kind of windshield wipers are those???? They look really
cool… Do they work well?
The first thing I thought after you added the washer fluid was putting a
pin into the nozzle in case it is blocked.
Sometimes there IS a special joint in there, Eric…
Ya I was gunna say 1992 doesn’t sound just right but ya caught it! Thanks
for another great video Eric and have a great weekend!
AHHH ocd…. that long ass hair on his beard not going with the flow and
being a rebal XD
With the clearing of lines i prefer to blow in reverse blow in to the
nozzle stops debris getting lodged.
just make sure when doing reverse blow that there is no check valve.
When I bought my 1998 Mexibug I found out it had a bound winshiled washer
motor. It had to take a couple of hits with a hammer or screwdriver handle
and would work for a few days. Then I took the motor off and found that it
was somewhat corroded and that there was a little tartar where the little
pump assembly is. So what I did is to pour a little WD40 on the pump
assembly and covered the fluid’s inlet and outlet on the motor to keep the
WD40 from being sprayed all over, and then ran the motor for 30 secs, leave
it to cool down then again. Repeated this about 5 times and added washer
fluid, as the previous owner only used water and then it seemed like he
left the reservoir dry and dirty for some time, reasons which I think
caused the issue in the first place.
I fixed a washer problem recently. A connector to the back washer had come
loose so it was an easy fix. I zip tied the connection to stop it from
coming apart again. The genius car designers thought it was a good idea to
run the washer line through the wiring duct. When the connector breaks and
you try washing the back window, it squirts washer fluid all over the power
cables!
The line to the back was blocked so I had to use a lot of compressed air to
get it flowing again. Just took time and persistence but after quite a few
splutters, it started coming through again. It’s a relatively easy fix.
Eric, I have a 1990 GMC Sierra 5.7L automatic that is giving me some
issues. When the vehicle is idling in gear for about 15 seconds without
giving it any gas it shuts off, it will start back up with no problem but
I’m sure you can imagine how annoying that gets. If you give it a little
gas with your foot on the brake to keep the RPMs up it doesn’t shut off. I
have replaced a couple of sensors, done a full tune up, and checked for any
disconnected lines/ground wires all to no avail. I also loosened up he
injectors opening them up a little bit which lets it hold out longer before
it still shuts off. I have the idle set a little higher to help but it
still shuts off. There aren’t any codes coming up either. The truck has
about 245,000 miles on it and hasn’t ever given me any problems. The
transmission has been rebuilt in the past but after the rebuild I still
never had any problems with it. I figured the only solution was to but a
new crate motor in but wanted to see if you had any input before I spent
all that money.
Thanks,
-James
some time its cheaper to buy a universal washer bottle then a motor or
original.
any ideas why my drivers side washer seems to dribble fluid when not being
used?
After seeing this,I feel kinda lucky that the washer jugs on all my
vehicles are mounted under the hood, not between the inner and outer
fenders.
Good video and I’m glad you brought up the string/fishing idea – that’s
exactly what I was thinking I would do when you were removing that hose.
One caution however… when you blow compressed air through the line, you
MIGHT want to consider blowing in the reverse direction; from the exit port
towards the inside. The reason is, if there were actual debris in the line,
compressed air would force that debris to the nozzle. In that case, you
would blow the air, it wouldn’t fix the problem, you’d move on to the next
area to inspect and end up replacing a bunch of stuff that wouldn’t remove
that bit of debris in the nozzle.
But hey, what do I know?
Dried, cracked hoses are common, but around here, squirrels seem to love
washer hoses 😉
Have seen acorns and leaves piled up where you find the hose chewed
through.
It’s always those damn hoses thank god I got plenty of ho’s
I actually had a reservoir freeze up and crack on me once in winter. that
was not cool. it was also on a 85 Rx-7 which you can’t just run to the
parts store and grab another. Good tips Eric!
Thanks Eric for the the video. I’ve encountered the same issue. I decided
though that it would have been better if I had pulled a piece of wire or
cable with the old tube while removing it. That way you can pull the new
one back through. Doesn’t work if it goes through a feed through or sharp
angle.
Enjoy your video’s, keep up the good work…
My car had a similar issue. It was leaking when I put fluid in. The shop
told me it was a cracked container and it would cost me a bunch to get it
replaced. I looked at it and all it turned out to be was a hose that
disconnected. Simple fix.