On my long drive into work yesterday (three hour commute due to snow storm), I wasn't getting washer fluid to the windshield. When I finally pulled into work I figured I'd give it one more shot and it worked. Commute home yesterday, nothing again. This morning I tried again and still nothing. On my way home I hoped maybe it was either frozen or out, so I stopped and got some Prestone cold weather washer fluid. Opened the hood, removed the cap and as soon as I started to pour some in it filled to the brim. Confused, I looked at it for about ten seconds and suddenly the fluid went in. Isn't that odd? What would cause that, back pressure? So I continued to pour more in and fit in about 2/3 of the container. Went back in and tried but again, no go. Not hearing the pump I feared the worst. When I got home, I disconnected the hose under the hood and it appeared dry inside. Laid out down and got a couple of drops out of it due to gravity. With the hose still disconnected, I turned the key to ON, and tried. No pump noise, no fluid out. Checked for a kink in the hose by the hoods hinge and it looks fine. Also, I noticed that when I originally finished filling the reservoir at the store, it was to the brim. Now the fluid level has dropped down a few inches. I believe the fuse for the pump is the same for the wipers right? So it can't be that. Again, due to the single digit weather in an apartment complex, my options for further self diagnosis is limited. How difficult is it to install a new one? I read I need to remove the passenger side wheel and splash guard, correct? I know that the lack of pump noise obviously points to the pump. But I had wishful thinking that it may be another thing, like cold weather. Just found it odd not only with what happened when I first put fluid in tonight, but also that it suddenly worked yesterday and now nothing again.
Thanks for any help and input.
Thanks for any help and input.
