Thread: If the windscreen washer has stopped working

 
Clean the windshield plays a role in road safety. Flying from the wheels of the front of the car splashes, settling on the glass, noticeably degrade the review, especially in the dark late autumn or early spring, when the roads solid mud and slush.

Drivers are accustomed to comfort. All have long got used to the idea that cars, the attention to detail and a simple push of a button or lever you can save yourself from most occurring in the way of trouble, but sometimes the system fails and you can at least a thousand times with a vengeance to flip the switches, and no change will occur. And if even half an hour ago, windshield washer fluid obediently spread on the windshield, it does not mean that the next time you try to wash off the dirt of the wipers will be able to do it.
Reasons cease to apply washer fluid, not so much. Most often, the problem is easily corrected by cleaning of the nozzles, which become clogged over time trapped in their small debris. To clean the channels, you can use a thin wire, safety pin or string from the guitar. Choice cleaning "tool" depends entirely on the diameter of the nozzle holes of the washer, which may vary significantly, depending on the brand of car. By the way, using the same "tools" you can adjust the flow of liquid on the windshield, slightly changing the direction of its dispersion.
A little worse after cleaning nozzles to irrigate glass of water and failed. In this case, you should listen, if the motor responsible for the flow of liquid. All drivers are familiar characteristic faintly humming sound that appears after pressing the lever, includes washer. And if it is not withdrawn, then it is time to get to know him better.
It is possible that the motor is worn out and requires replacement. It is fixed, usually on the outer side of the washer tank, bottom. By the way, quite often it can be revived, cleaning corroded contacts or on it, or on the wires that connect to it. There are cases when the vibrations caused by driving on our roads, plug out of the socket and put it back in place is enough to resume the previous mode.
With the onset of cold drenched in a summer tank liquid can easily freeze. If its amount is small, nothing bad will happen, it is quite possible to dilute the winter option or simply thawed in a heated garage or in the garage. However, after defrosting it will or may expend or be diluted with a liquid containing alcohol. But if the tank was filled to the brim, the frozen water will just break it, putting you in front of the big costs caused by the need for replacement.
So the failure of the motor fluid supply and blockages of the nozzles are trifles compared with what can happen if you do not renounce the use of summer washer fluid. Therefore, in our conditions it is strongly recommended to fill the tank winter version in early November, of course, if the threat of frost has not arisen before.