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1992 Nissan Sentra Washer Pump Not Working

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ScottR1767
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Feb 13, 2008, 6:39 AM

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Hi,

I just purchased a 1992 Nissan Sentra as a first car for my daughter. It's in pretty good shape overall, but it has a few minor things that need to be fixed. One of those things is the washer pump. It doesn't work at all.

In trying to figure out if the problem is the pump, or something else, I wanted to check to see if there was voltage present at the connector that plugs into the pump. I would have expected to see only 2 wires going to the pump (hot and GND), but there are actually 4 wires, so I'm a bit confused.

Can anyone shed any light on this? What are the 4 wires for? I'd like to be able to confirm that it's a bad pump before I go buy one. Any troubleshooting ideas?

Thanks,
Scott

way2old
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Feb 13, 2008, 12:46 PM

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Have you tested to see if there is current at the connector? It still needs voltage and current at the connector to work. So at least one will show current when swtich is turned on. According to my diagram, there is only 2 wires going to the washer. Should be a pink and a light green.

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ScottR1767
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Feb 13, 2008, 12:52 PM

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I tried to check the voltage at the connector, but the probe tips on the multimeter I was using were too big to go into sockets. I tried using straightened-out paper clips, but it was hard to tell if I was making a good connection. I guess I need to get a test light.

Interesting though, I had someone else tell me the same thing; that there were only two wires. I hope what I think is the washer pump is actually the washer pump. It's mounted up against the firewall on the driver's side of the car.....right?

Double J
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Feb 13, 2008, 2:33 PM

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NO...it should be mounted in the washer fluid reservoir...check there......

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