Windshield washer not spraying

Welcome me. I bought my 2013 brandy new. I have a wopping 16000 miles on it. I have a company van that sucks compared to my pickemup. My washers ran out of the cheap blue fluid last year. I filled it with Rain Ex a couple months ago and it won't spray. I went down to my shop tonight to do some other work and remembered the washers. I didn't mention I didn't bring my truck keys. I checked the tank and the fluid looks cloudy. I opened the fuse box and found crap and dead bees. I cleaned that out and verified contact to all of the fuses.

Which fuse powers the washer? And does a fuse just power that? I'm kind of embarrassed cause I'm an engineer and I should pull out my manual and RTFM, that's an acronym for "read the f@ckin manual.

Don't beat me up too much, I'm getting ready to retire after 40 years.

 

It's under the instrument panel inside your truck. Fuse Nr 17 or 18

 

Welcome from WI and congrats on the pending retirement. You might want to check the lines and sprayer nozzles as well. Old washer fluid can crystallize and plug them up. A pin usually works to clean out the holes in the nozzles.

 

Can you hear the motor running when you try to spray? If not it's an electrical issue. If the motor runs then it's a mechanical issue. On my Tundra the hose rotted under the cowl and had to be replaced.

 

Not sure if this applies to the Tundra but most cars the washer and wipers are tied to the same fuse, if your wipers work and you're not spraying fluid, then could be a dead pump, bad wiring, or clogged nozzle.

 

If the pump is running check the little junction block on your hood where the three hoses tie in together. Mine plugged up completely and I just replaced it with a three way vacuum connector and all was well.