clogged up windshield fluid nozzles??

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khisanthax
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At first I thought the windshield washer fluid was all used up so I add some more ... only to notice that I didn't get to add much, so now it must be that the nozzles are clogged up. Any idea on how to fix this??


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khisanthax wrote:At first I thought the windshield washer fluid was all used up so I add some more ... only to notice that I didn't get to add much, so now it must be that the nozzles are clogged up. Any idea on how to fix this??
i had this prob once too and wen i went to the dealership it happened to be frozen within the tube but right now u shouldnt have that prob

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khisanthax wrote:At first I thought the windshield washer fluid was all used up so I add some more ... only to notice that I didn't get to add much, so now it must be that the nozzles are clogged up. Any idea on how to fix this??
On my G35, I had this issue and it made me go MAD. So I started poking around and first replaced the inline valve. This did NOTHING.

Then I realized that it worked with the hood up, but not down. Finally figured out that the little clear fluid line was getting pinched by a piece of plastic trim and the hood being down pressed on the trim.

If it's the nozzle, a small/medium sized safety pin can be used.

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that's what I thought too, it can't be frozen. The only thing I can think of is that some sap got stuck in the nozzle or a pinch at some point ... I'll trace out the line


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