My windshield fluid pump went out...?

Hey guys this week my windshield washing fluid stop coming out. I topped it off thinking it was just empty but it's not..

It makes no noise. The pump or whatever appears broken. Maybe a fuze, or does anyone have any advice on where to start troubleshooting?

Thanks

 

Mine stopped working when a little rubber hose under the hood that connected the pump to the washer fluid resevoir came off. Its on the left side of the engine bay I think, I just ziptied the hose back onto the plastic fitting that it went onto. have somebody spray the washer fluid while you look under the hood for a loose hose, maybe its as simple as that

 

I had a similar issue years ago. Mine turned out to be the washer hose was getting pinched by the rubber seal on the hood. I cut a small chunk out to give clearance and it worked perfectly

 

Find the pump; should be attached to the bottom of the washer fluid reservoir. Test the connectors for power, if your getting power then your pump is in need or replacing, if your not getting power then its time to start tracing wires and checking fuses.

 

Here's the thread I was referring to where a user described having the tube pinched https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/weak-windshield-sprayer.189516/#post-4081097

 

Well mine runs under the hood plastic... Which makes sense. But then routes back and gets hit by the seal. Really silly. But with the hood open it's not getting pinched and it still doesn't work so something else is wrong.. still looking

 

Motor appears to be attached to the Reservoir... All the wires look okay that I can see. So my next step is probably a fuse

 

They look ok, or you pulled out a tester and tested them?

 

They just look ok. I don't think I have a tester. Probably go get something from AutoZone or O'Riley's. What kind of tester is best

 

Even a basic electric tester is fine for that type of job. I have a large collection of the free Harbour Freight ones lying around.
A tester will tell you if power is getting to the motor or not. If it is getting juice the motor is bad.

 

Shit happens....

 

Right... Do I have to tap into the wire?

You mean one of these. I have that. Lol
https://i.ebayimg.com/thumbs/images/g/vhIAAOSwo0JWMJL5/s-l225.jpg

 

Yes that will work fine.

 

Mine went out, too. I checked the hoses and fuse and they seemed fine. I bought it at NAPA for $20 and replaced it. The original pump required a bit of force to get out.

 

Yes, that tester is good.
No, don't tap into the wire, unhook the connection from the pump, connect the clip end to the negative post on the battery or a hood bolt, have somebody actuate the lever to turn on the pump, take the probe end and test each of the (probably 3, possibly 2) contacts on the wiring that attaches to the pump, if you have light on one of the contacts you have power, if not start tracing the wire back and try to find the fuse.

 

The washer pump fuse is a 10 amp fuse in the dash fuse box to the left of the steering wheel labeled
10A WSH.

 

I recommend taking the washer resivoir out and pulling apart the connector that goes into the bottom of the tank (its a round connector that is at the very bottom of the resivoir that you can use a flat head screwdriver to take apart).
I had this problem recently and it ended up being corroded on the two contacts inside there. I cleaned them up with a small wire brush, some scotch brite, and then hit them with a little wd-40 and that got mine going again

You can also take an air compressor and blow out the lines to verify that there arent any obstructions in the tubing. I did this before what i described above and narrowed it down to an electrical problem

 

Ah ok. Thanks everyone. I need to have someone push the lever to see if it's even making noise. Then I'll start testing everything else

 

Ok so my fuze isn't blown.. but the metal connectors are scorched and look burnt a tiny bit. But the connector is good inside. Worth replacing real quick?

 

Hey @TRD 4.0 was the process pretty simple. Mine is 3/4 full of fluid too. So I'm worried about that. You just unplug wire, unhook from cables, unscrew from body and lift the entire reservior out? Then just replace and put back.

I'll try that next