# Problem with windshield fluid spray **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [August 22, 2008, 6:40am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/problem-with-windshield-fluid-spray/18512 "2008-08-22T06:40:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Anniekin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/anniekin/32/3078_2.png) [@Anniekin](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Anniekin)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2008, 6:40am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/problem-with-windshield-fluid-spray/18512/1 "2008-08-22T06:40:16Z")
The windshield fluid no longer shoots out of the front of our '96 Nissan Sentra. I have tried both spraying compressed air and pushing wire through the opening. When I take the Y connector off the tubes and test them the fluid sprays out from the pump fine. Can someone offer a solution? ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2008, 12:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/problem-with-windshield-fluid-spray/18512/2 "2008-08-22T12:45:16Z")
Try removing the spray nozzles from the hood and soaking them in hot water. Tester ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2008, 2:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/problem-with-windshield-fluid-spray/18512/3 "2008-08-22T14:30:14Z")
Yes, it’s clogged up somewhere - my FIL’s Nissan pickup had some in-line one-way valves that would clog, along with the sprayer heads. ---
**Author:** ![lion9car](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/59ef9b/32.png) [@lion9car](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lion9car)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2008, 6:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/problem-with-windshield-fluid-spray/18512/4 "2008-08-22T18:59:41Z")
If you can drain the fluid completely, maybe refilling it with some warm vinegar, trying to spray it, and then letting it sit for a while would help. ---
**Author:** ![Cal\_Learner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cal_learner/32/387_2.png) [@Cal\_Learner](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cal_Learner)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2008, 10:01am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/problem-with-windshield-fluid-spray/18512/5 "2008-08-23T10:01:44Z")
I would not recommend this course of action. Speaking from experience, the use of vinegar in a windshield washer system is likely to cause bigger trouble than poorly-spraying nozzles. These systems all contain rubber components somewhere (O-rings, tubing, grommets) that don’t take kindly to the acid in vinegar. The better advice is to remove the nozzles from the car and soak them in hot water (or vinegar if there are no rubber parts involved). If that doesn’t do it, replacing the nozzles on a Nissan will probably cost about $9-$10 apiece. ---
**Author:** ![tcorrell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9de0a6/32.png) [@tcorrell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tcorrell)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2008, 10:10am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/problem-with-windshield-fluid-spray/18512/6 "2008-08-23T10:10:23Z")
Year ago, I had a simular problem on my 1992 Ford Ranger, and also tried to clean out the openings, I eventually replaced the jet device, (where the fluid comes out of the two holes that direct it to the windshield), which for my vehicle it was $15 from the dealer. Haven’t had any trouble since. ---
**Author:** ![lion9car](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/59ef9b/32.png) [@lion9car](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lion9car)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2008, 4:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/problem-with-windshield-fluid-spray/18512/7 "2008-08-23T16:25:32Z")
Okay, I won’t argue with experience. It was just a thought. ---
**Author:** ![Anniekin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/anniekin/32/3078_2.png) [@Anniekin](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Anniekin)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2008, 1:01am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/problem-with-windshield-fluid-spray/18512/8 "2008-08-25T01:01:20Z")
Ahh, please, how do it take the nozzle off the hood? ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2008, 1:17am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/problem-with-windshield-fluid-spray/18512/9 "2008-08-25T01:17:01Z")
It’s made of plastic. Open the hood, remove the washer hose from the nozzle, and squeeze the tabs on the plastic nozzle that retain it to the hood. A needle nose pliers sometimes helps in this task. Tester ---
**Author:** ![Anniekin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/anniekin/32/3078_2.png) [@Anniekin](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Anniekin)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2008, 2:38am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/problem-with-windshield-fluid-spray/18512/10 "2008-08-25T02:38:00Z")
There is a metal casing lining the hood making access to the tbs very difficult.