I've got an 89GX, and my washer fluid sprayers don't work, they don't even make a sound when I press the button. I've got fluid, I checked, the connections "seem" to be ok. I'm not 100% sure what exactly it should look like. I got the car a month ago and I haven't really used the sprayers until last week.

However, I did find a plug that had nothing plugged in, it's white colour, and I noticed this a while ago, there are 2 green plugs from each side of the car, one pair by the battery and the other pair beside the air filter that are not plugged into anything, they look like they're made to fit something, but I have no idea what they do. I will see if I can get some pix up.

Any ideas? about the plugs and the washer fluid sprayers

 

test the motor for the sprayer...take some wire and hook it directly to the battery...this should tell you if its the motor or something else!

 

Green plugs are test connectors.

 

Yeah, check to see if the spray heads are clogged, just disconnect the line going to them and activate the spray switch.

If fluid comes out, then the pump is fine and the spray heads are just clogged.

If no fluid comes out, the filter may be clogged in the washer fluid tank (common if you put tap water in and algae goes in the tank).

 

how will hooking a wire to the battery test if it's the motor or something else? I was thinking it wouldn't do anything if you just hook up a wire to the battery, kinda like if you put jumper cables on a car unhooked at the other end, it still starts and everything still works. Or am I misinterpreting u?

And what do the green plugs test? or should i not worry about them

 

Green test plugs are used for testing purposes...and rarely at that. Leave them be.

The motor has two wires. One positive and one negative. By hooking them (or the contacts for it) up to a power source, your effectively bypassing the switch that controls it. So, if the motor works fine when connected to a 12v source (such as the battery) then either the switch or the wiring from the switch to the motor is bad. Make sense?

 

mine dont work either, and only one speed for my wipers, so i figured that the switch was to blame for both of them

 

ohh, ok, i think i misread it originally and i didn't know he meant washer motor. That makes sense now. Just gotta figure out where the wires coming out of the motor are from, i find it really hard to reach in there

 

YES!!! where are the wires someone photoshop a pic showing the wires because i need to dissconnect mine and for the life of me i cant find the wires

 

Jack up the front of the car and remove the right side wheel. Remove the plastic inner gaurd and you'll see the washer reservoir. The pump is attached to the side of it. It has a blue wire that should have power if the ignition's on, and a blue wire with an orange stripe that's grounded by the wiper switch.

 

if i'm having problems with the wiper relays would that affect the washer motor? sorry, i haven't really checked the grounding, haven't had time

 

i did a search and there were things that made me think the washer fluid sprayers and wipers not working were connected, but no one's confirmed that, at least from what i've read....

 

Put a voltmeter or circuit tester across the wires I mentioned above. There should be continuity between them when you push the spray button. If there isn't, the problem's in the switch or wiring. If there is you probably have a dud motor. Put 12V and ground directly to the motor's pins. If it doesn't spin replace it.