No washer fluid at the blade - solved

[Jason B]

I can see that while you have the button pressed it doesn't spray on the way down, I assume you are holding the button down the whole time?

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[raulx]

I can see that while you have the button pressed it doesn't spray on the way down, I assume you are holding the button down the whole time?

It squirts only on swipe up.

 

[stevem]

Ended up taking off the elbow connection at the arm base. While connected a flexible tube to it and running wiper on wash, this is how much water sprayed from two swipes.
In my case there is no pressure at the nozzles and it kind of leaking out rather than sprays.

If anyone wants to do the same and measure pressure or amount of washing fluid, just take off the cap from base of wiper arm and connect any flexible tube with fittings diameter.

Mine is going in Monday for lack of windshield cleaning. And I measured mine the same way. And I got 1 oz of fluid per wipe. Just FYI.

 

[CyberGus]

Mine is going in Monday for lack of windshield cleaning. And I measured mine the same way. And I got 1 oz of fluid per wipe. Just FYI.

I would say 1oz is the maximum. There is additional backpressure from being squeezed through the pinholes.

 

[stevem]

I would say 1oz is the maximum. There is additional backpressure from being squeezed through the pinholes.

Confirmed! And the 1 way check valve in the arm. But someone else on this forum measured his by unhooking the squirter off the base of the arm and run a tube to a catch vessel. So I did the same to compare.

 

[CyberGus]

Confirmed! And the 1 way check valve in the arm. But someone else on this forum measured his by unhooking the squirter off the base of the arm and run a tube to a catch vessel. So I did the same to compare.

To actually measure the amount dispensed, you'd need to run the tube to a different blade in a bucket. I wouldn't want to activate the wiper without the blade installed lol

 

[NicoJ1130xxxxx]

It is annoying how much the wiper doesn’t help to remove the salt sludge that gunks up and smudges windshields anywhere it snows. It’s an essential function in the winter and it’s just not meeting the mark.

Service looked at it and seemed to wipe my windshield manually because it was clean when I picked it up but that was the only difference because it performs no better.

 

[65SoYoLO]

Mine is going in Monday for lack of windshield cleaning. And I measured mine the same way. And I got 1 oz of fluid per wipe. Just FYI.

I am wondering if blocking a couple of holes on the lower part of the arm would solve out issues...

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