Expert: Sean Halliday - 1/7/2008

Question
I have a 94 Toyota Camry 4 cyl. and am having a hard time trying to fix my Washer problems.  I can hear the washer pump working when engaged, and the pump does pump the washer fluid up until the CORNER of the hood at the passenger side windshield and there it stops.  It only dribbles out the driver's side sprayer.  The pump seems to also have low pressure.  This is not the original washer pump, I had the same problem with it so the original pump was replaced and worked fine for a year.  Now it won't spray at all, and when checked it is pumping the washer fluid up to that passenger side-windshield corner of the hood.  Does this sound like there may be a kink in the hose, or perhaps a leak somewhere??
Any kind of help would be appreciated!

Answer
This is a common problem because the nozzles on the hood get blocked with dirt.You need to get a needle and remove the dirt from the jets.If you get someone to push the washers at the same time,you will dislodge the dirt.Or,you can remove them from the hood and use a low pressure air line to try and blow the dirt out.