Windshield Wiper Fluid barely coming out....WTF?
 

Both sides are barely coming out. At first, I thought I was low, I filled up and both sides are still barely coming out. They only hit the lower part of the windshield. WTF??

Any advice?

Take it to the dealership.

LoL At least yours are putting out something... I hit the switch for mine... the wipers move, but nothing comes out haha.

I could, but my local dealer is a Ford/Nissan(primarily Ford) dealer and they are a$$holes. I'm really trying to avoid them ever since they put Non-Synthetic Oil when I asked them to do Fully Synthetic.....

That sucks, man.

Measure the voltage if you can at the connection for the pump.
Make sure the orifaces are not occluded.

That's all I got :ugh2:

You want and can take it to any Nisssan dealer, other than the one you bought from!

maybe spray while driving?

I done this the other day and the passenger side went straight over the roof. Kind of funny.

Mine has the same problem - does not spray at all.
At first I thought the tank is empty but it is full.
Will bring to dealer next week.

Oh you're the guy who doused me and all the others on the freeway the other day.. :p

It's probably just some crap where the jets are on the arm.. q-tip and some cleaner should help.. maybe CLR if it's calcium looking?

ive yet to use my washer since purchase back in aug-2009. :tup:

I see you are in Jersey. Have you considered that they may be frozen? Are you sure the tank is filled with washer fluid and not water (depending on who would have topped off the tank)?

Just somethings to consider......

yah, that could be. usually when the line freezes it freezes completely though.... pump will turn but no washer fluid.

Well at least the people behind you got a little spritzing :icon17:

Maybe, I'm probably just gonna wait until spring before I goto the dealer. Its definitely filled with wiper fluid.

I'm also using the fluid that came with the car(I bought it brand new). Maybe the nissan fluid isn't good in the winter?

is your nozzle clogged by any chance (mis placed wax or salt or something)? try a paper clip or something and see if that helps.

i found that sometimes if you dont use your washer for a long time it clogs.

Mine has done that since I got the car (it had 104 miles on it) they washer works very poorly since the fluid doesn't cover the windshield but the dealership says it's normal.

I take it by your post yours must have worked differently at some point though? It sounds like maybe it did get clogged or something I guess, but whatever it is once you get it working again make sure you post it here. I'll be very interested to hear the solution.

I saw your winsheild needed cleaning to. I'll have to look. The car only has 600 miles on it.
I hope I don't have to again. I went under bridge in Atlanta a week after the snow and ice here and all this nasty brown sludge fell on it.
I like spritzing on others.LOL

Mine doesnt spray either. Wth?

Definitely, mine used to spray the whole entire windshield. We'll see what happens

my sprayers shoot pretty much perfect. in the middle not too low not too high.

Usually if the washer fluid just dribbles out, you're pinching a soft line somewhere. If both sides are just dribbling, follow the soft lines down from the hood. Make sure they aren't trapped between anything. If they spray with the hood open (be careful because I don't know what kind of wiper to hood clearance this car has with the hood up) then the line is being pinched once the hood closes. If you get noise but no water, probably have a clog somewhere. See if you leave a puddle under the car indicating a line popped off.

Have fun.

I've got the same "problem" on my roadster but I've learned to live with it. What I do is spray when the wipers are at the base of the windshield so that when they sweep they spread the windshield fluid. It works fine like that, you should try it.

Has anyone came up with the legit solution yet for this? Mine doesn't work either. all I hear is motor running, and nothing sprays. and also I won't EVER take my Z to dealership because Nissan here sucks balls :)

Haha, same here. I only drive her on sunny, dry summer days and evenings.
Nice life!

hey guys mine works now! I was like let's see who wins and waited like 2 min straight pulling wiper switch bar and it started to spray! miracle!! I think my wipers were pacing like about 30 times til it worked lol so who ever's not working try to wait about 2 min it might work. I guess I haven't used it for about a year so the tube was completely empty so maybe it took some time fluid to reach the end through the tube. good luck guys!

Nice. Yeah, mine started working after doing the same thing. I think it was a little clogged or something. Also, the fluid that originally came with my Z used to freeze easily in the winter. After purchasing the aftermarket ones, I never, knock on wood, have had a problem since.

Where is Jersey do you live?

nice bro! I live in Bergen county, the municipality called Fort Lee! oh you live in NJ too! :tiphat::tiphat::tiphat::tiphat:

Nice. My sister in law lives in Fort Lee. I live in Montville.

If you're looking for a decent Nissan dealership to do warranty work, take it to Hilltop Nissan in East Hanover. About 30 min from you. Most other Nissan dealers suck a$$

They're the only decent place that usually gets the job done.

nice nice :) My friend actually lives in Montville too! haha he has black Acura TL type S. used to be mad loud but went to stock :) anyway thanks for the info :bowrofl:

Mine hasn’t been working for a while either, and I was reminded by the dealer on their inspection sheet it wasn’t working. After reading this thread I held the lever for a bit and it started working. Super happy I thought It was gonna be an actual problem lol but turned out being no big deal.


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Sometimes the nozzles get clogged by wax, oil, dust and general micro road debris. Take a fine needle and gently poke in the nozzles to clean them and free them of gunk.

2 Minutes of Activation fixed wiper fluid dispenser
 

Like others, I had the same problem where no washer fluid was coming out of the hood nozzles. I hadn't used the washer fluid in nearly a year. I filled my washer reservoir but nothing would come out. I could hear the motor making a noise as if it was trying to dispense the wiper fluid. I held the washer dispenser down for about two minutes and the fluid finally came out. If anyone else has this problem I recommend trying this as well.

I believe I found a fix for the poor washer fluid sprayers. Basically, I soaked the nozzles in a vinegar water solution and hit them with compressed air.

First, I confirmed that the pump was actually working by sound. Next I disconnected the hose going into the driver side nozzle and ran the pump to verify fluid was making it to the nozzle. Since water was getting there with good pressure, the problem was the nozzle. There is a check valve in the nozzle so flow will only go one way. I tried blowing water through the nozzle and felt a lot of resistance. Either the check valve was sticking or the nozzle office was clogged. I soaked the nozzle in vinegar/water in case there was any build up. This didn't solve the issue, but may have helped loosen things up. I then ran compressed air through the system. The trick was blowing air in reverse. (i.e. in through the sprayer) blowing air into the water inlet, didn't seem to help. This leads me to believe whatever was clogging mine was too large to push through the sprayer orface.