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Old Jul 9, 2011 | 05:36 AM
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ok so no fluid coming out. wiper works fine. fronts work fine and fluid comes out fine. i disconnected the line from the pump, blew water threw line and makes it threw fine, made sure the bottom piece connected to the storage drips and it does. what the hell am i missing. im fustrated. worked fine one min. i go to use it few days later and nothing. i live in az so not like the line could freeze, well maybe in the so called winter. help!
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The washer head could be clogged, some people use pins to unclog the washer head.
Old Jul 9, 2011 | 03:37 PM
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or use CLR and let it sit in a cup with it.
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theres also a line from the pump that runs under the headliner too i believe.
Old Jul 9, 2011 | 09:26 PM
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theres also a line from the pump that runs under the headliner too i believe.

yea it does. but that was the line i took off from the storage container and blew water thru. from front to back and back to front so no clog there.

@ everyone else....i blew in the head but guess ill try n take it off n see if thats it...man its fustrating. i was told that if there was really something wrong with it the fronts wouldnt work either cause its all on the same pump. thanks again keep the ideas coming!
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ok tried the head. a no go...also i did try to get water out of the line with no head on...and nothing. but i know the line isnt clogged cause i pushed it thru with my mouth no problem. so now it leads me back to the pump. but like i said i read all over that if one didnt work the other wouldnt work cause there on the same pump...so again...im stumped. and damn stealership wants 150 just to look at it lmaooooooo neva gonna happen.
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where in phx u at?
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Damn, $150 just to diagnose a problem? That's insane, the max they should charge is one hour labor, and there's no way that's $150 -- I'd believe about half that!
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Damn, $150 just to diagnose a problem? That's insane, the max they should charge is one hour labor, and there's no way that's $150 -- I'd believe about half that!
should be around $60 for an hour. i believe they do courtesy inspections if under warranty.
Old Jul 10, 2011 | 08:42 AM
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should be around $60 for an hour. i believe they do courtesy inspections if under warranty.
My local Toyota dealership requires a 2 hour diagnostic minimum at $118/hr (warranty reimbursement rate). If the problem is found, and determined to be covered under warranty or extended vehicle service agreement (VSA), then the diagnostic charges are billed to Toyota and all is covered. If the problem is not found, or found and deemed to not be covered by the warranty or VSA, then the diagnostic charge is billed and added to the repair cost. Thankfully my 2 hour diagnostic uncovered a faulty turn signal relay that was covered by the Platinum ExtraCare VSA.

Add that to the almost $800 parts & labor for both rear bearing & hub assemblies and my VSA cost was covered by almost double on that one visit.
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where in phx u at?
107 ave & camelback....across the street from dodger spring training field


@ everyone else....i was quoted that at avondale scion...i called camelback yesterday cause its time for the 50k matinence..and asked of they could look at it while they were doing the matinence...they said it would be $98 diag fee...and that would be applied towards any repair...i know alot of people that just deleted the rear wiper...i might just do that...not worth that kinda money...plus i wouldnt have to buy any more blades for it lol
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try switching the front and rear hoses on the pump itself. since the fronts work put the rear hose on that outlet and see if the rear nozzle works. if it does then its the pump itself.
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^ ahh very smart didnt even think of that lol...i will try that....also does anyone know if it could be a blown fuse? not sure how that all works..thanks for all the info!
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Damn, three years ago it cost me $70 for a diagnosis on my Eclipse (which was actually way less than accurate, but still helpful), does Toyota really charge that much more? If so, that's seriously sick and those guys definitely don't deserve the business !
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Originally Posted by rican_maleXB
^ ahh very smart didnt even think of that lol...i will try that....also does anyone know if it could be a blown fuse? not sure how that all works..thanks for all the info!
doubt its a fuse because the front portion works. if the fuse was blown you would get nothing at all.
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