Windshield squirter quit working???
#1
Seasoned Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Spokane Valley, WA
Posts: 432
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like
on
1 Post
Year: 1989
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Windshield squirter quit working???
So the other day I topped of my washer fluid and headed on my way home. Hit the washer control on my column and the wipers went but no washer fluid. Now they had worked just fine up until that point. So I got under the hood today and pulled the washer fluid bottle to test the motors. I brought it into the house and gave it a good cleaning out and then tested both motors with my 12 volt power supply. Both motors work just fine no issues. So back out into the garage to test the power at the plugs. I hooked in my meter to the front motor plug and hit the switch. I got 11.5 volts great right. Well if I plug that into the washer motor and hit the switch I only get about 1.5 volts and the motor doesn't fire up. Unplug and check the plug again and 11.5 volts. So what would cause this? bad switch in the column perhaps? For a quick fix for now seeing that I don't have the rear wiper arm on I just switched the feeder lines and am using the rear wash switch to wash the windshield but I do want to get this fixed and ideas on why I have correct voltage unplugged but barely any when plugged in? And yes both motors work strong when hooked to a 12 volt power supply.
Thanks in advance...
Thanks in advance...
#4
Seasoned Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Spokane Valley, WA
Posts: 432
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like
on
1 Post
Year: 1989
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
What would the delay module have to do with the squirter motor? The wipers function just fine and as I said the plug gets 11.5 volts when unplugged but when plugged in it reads only 1.5 volts. I don't see how the delay module is gonna have any affect on this and I'm not gonna just start throwing parts at it to see what works and what doesn't.
#5
CF Veteran
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Riviera, Texas
Posts: 4,172
Likes: 0
Received 4 Likes
on
4 Posts
Year: 1998 Sport
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Do you have a tilt steering column? If so it possibly be a bad wire in the column. I had wires break on me on 2 of my other XJ's and cause problems.
#6
::CF Moderator::
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Prescott, Az
Posts: 43,866
Received 1,524 Likes
on
1,236 Posts
Year: 1990
Model: Cherokee (XJ)
Engine: 4.0
Where the wires exit the bottom of the column, unplug each connector and plug it back in after spraying it with contact cleaner.
Also, if you have intermittent wipers, the voltage to the pump goes through the wiper module. Do the same with that. It's the black box that.s velcroed up under the left side dash bolster.
Also, if you have intermittent wipers, the voltage to the pump goes through the wiper module. Do the same with that. It's the black box that.s velcroed up under the left side dash bolster.
#7
Seasoned Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Spokane Valley, WA
Posts: 432
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like
on
1 Post
Year: 1989
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Where the wires exit the bottom of the column, unplug each connector and plug it back in after spraying it with contact cleaner.
Also, if you have intermittent wipers, the voltage to the pump goes through the wiper module. Do the same with that. It's the black box that.s velcroed up under the left side dash bolster.
Also, if you have intermittent wipers, the voltage to the pump goes through the wiper module. Do the same with that. It's the black box that.s velcroed up under the left side dash bolster.
Trending Topics
#8
::CF Moderator::
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Prescott, Az
Posts: 43,866
Received 1,524 Likes
on
1,236 Posts
Year: 1990
Model: Cherokee (XJ)
Engine: 4.0
#9
CF Veteran
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Loomis,California
Posts: 8,712
Likes: 0
Received 2 Likes
on
2 Posts
Year: 1987
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 242 inline six
What would the delay module have to do with the squirter motor? The wipers function just fine and as I said the plug gets 11.5 volts when unplugged but when plugged in it reads only 1.5 volts. I don't see how the delay module is gonna have any affect on this and I'm not gonna just start throwing parts at it to see what works and what doesn't.
#11
Seasoned Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Spokane Valley, WA
Posts: 432
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like
on
1 Post
Year: 1989
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Plug and motor are clean. It's not the issue. It's a power issue. I have cleaned both connections as suggested under by the column and the module. I haven't had a chance to test it yet though do to the fact that I had 4 cords of wood delivered today and spent the afternoon stacking wood. I'll test things out on Monday and go from there.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Aryl
Stock XJ Cherokee Tech. All XJ Non-modified/stock questions go here
10
04-10-2019 09:07 AM
Motorbreath8579
Stock XJ Cherokee Tech. All XJ Non-modified/stock questions go here
4
07-07-2016 12:29 PM
IJM
Stock XJ Cherokee Tech. All XJ Non-modified/stock questions go here
1
08-21-2015 11:20 AM
batman43
Stock XJ Cherokee Tech. All XJ Non-modified/stock questions go here
2
08-20-2015 08:43 PM
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)