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PostPosted: Fri Jan 06, 2017 10:12 am 
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As you can read from the title, my windshield washer fluid will not dispense. The passenger side unit isn't dispensing, thank goodness it isn't the driver's side. It has been very cold the last couple of days, but it was in the high 40s with a lot of rain the day before this happened. I think water got inside the unit and froze. At least, that's what I hope happened. What do y'all think could've happened?

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PostPosted: Fri Jan 06, 2017 10:39 am 
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if the proper -35c rating fluid is used, could be the hose going to the nozzle has come off
trcace the hose from the washer bottle and look for broken/disconnected lines

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PostPosted: Fri Jan 06, 2017 10:51 am 
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The blue stuff is -20 I believe. It can still freeze inside those tiny lines or something blocking the hole at the end. Seen that happen too. Pull the line off and blow thru it and the nozzle it connects to. Or poke a needle thru the hole.

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The blue stuff is -20 I believe. It can still freeze inside those tiny lines or something blocking the hole at the end. Seen that happen too. Pull the line off and blow thru it and the nozzle it connects to. Or poke a needle thru the hole.


- 20c is the cheap stuff that will freeze on the shield at speed - you need the -35c up here - take some out of the bottle and see if it will freeze.
if it does - hair dryer and flush the system or add some alcohol to lower the freezing point. a bout half a mickey - vodka, gin, no sugar stuff should do......lol but it may stink when it warms up

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If one jet works ok then I doubt any tubes are broken, all the fluid would take the path of least resistance through the break if that was the case.
I have found gas torch nozzle cleaners ideal for clearing blocked washer jets which I suspect is your problem.

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I believe the -35 stuff is purple. At wally world anyway. For the most part the -20 does the job tho. Those jets can get clogged pretty easy with a speck of dirt too. I've been known to make them just a tiny bit bigger a time or 2. I think.I did that on my Pete with one that clogged a few times

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After looking over what you guys said and looking up what the issue could be, I decided to stick with my original theory and wait it out. Turns out this was a good idea, because the passenger side dispenser is now doing what it's supposed to be doing. It finally started working yesterday, after, ironically, we dealt with freezing rain. Thanks for your help.

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