Nicely done! Thanks 🙏

@3DayWeekend

2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome. Thanks for watching!

So I cleaned it in my 2015 ram 2500 without taking the unit and whole front of my truck apart or removing the fluid. bought online a 24 inch CARBOY brush for cleaning restaurant equipment (12.00 bucks online) and straightened it out to gentle bend from the 90 degree angle it comes in.. stuffed it down inside and spun it and jerked it up and down for 30 seconds.. NO MORE LIGHT!!! works great, cleans the bayonets easily, cheap trick.. all garages should have one.. Even my Proctologist has one.. I use RAINX and I'm sure the compound that makes it work is the culprit, but worth the issue.

@3DayWeekend

Жыл бұрын

Very good suggestion! I might try that on the next one. You're right, the RAINX is worth cleaning the sensor every so often. I haven't had an issue since the last cleaning, and it has been a while...

wondering about ain inaccurate fuel gage. since the truck I bought had corrosion on the battery terminals too. then all those "sensors" are that way I assume.

@3DayWeekend

Жыл бұрын

The fuel level sender is a little different. There is a float on an arm and slides on a sensor. Unfortunately, that sensor is attached to the fuel pump in the tank, so the fuel tank would need to be dropped or the bed would have to be taken off. Fun times!

looking at comments , i agree the orange washer de icer is problem, i used orange one and light came on , trying using blue rainx de icer see if clears u9 in a week, light on truck comes off and on since changed back to blue de icer. LIke said i will give a week or two to see if clears up by itself,,If noti will take out sensor and clean.

@3DayWeekend

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, it's definitely the orange RainX, but I'd rather pop this out a couple times and clean it than to be without my RainX! Thanks for watching!

@rj9203

Жыл бұрын

@3DayWeekend what would happen if I put a jumper wire across the prongs and put it back? If it's looking for a reading from prong to prong it seems to me that it would close the switch and problem solved. However, wondering if there is something in the circuit that it would fry? 🤔

Going to try this out on my silverado hope it works for me it's so annoying having to clear it everything I crank up the truck

@3DayWeekend

Жыл бұрын

Did it work? I didn't know if other brands were susceptible to the same annoying problem.

@fdukes30

Жыл бұрын

@@3DayWeekend will be doing it tomorrow been a long work week, relaxing and watching football today GBO

Siphoned instead of using washer pump but worked great was so sick of seeing that light on a fairly new truck

@3DayWeekend

2 жыл бұрын

Great idea! Thanks for watching.

I’m not seeing all those options for led in my 2012 dodge 3500 Laramie

@3DayWeekend

7 ай бұрын

No, the 2012 is the 4th generation so it will be a little different. This truck is a 2006 or 3rd gen. Same principle will apply if you can find the sensor. I just don't know where that one would be off-hand.

Wat bout 01 ram 1500 can this procedure work

@3DayWeekend

11 ай бұрын

Yes, but I don't know exactly where your sensor is located in a 2001. Once you find it, do the same thing - clean and reinstall. Thanks for watching!

I'm not buying the whole dirty sensor answers everyone is tossing out. I've completely douched out the reservoir and changed the sensor 3x and it still does it. (all while only using the cheap blue stuff, not the good rainx that supposedly cause conductivity issues) SO I got tired and put a scope on the brown sensor lead coming form the TIPM. It pulses a 5v signal every second. And the purple sensor return to the TIPM is either very low noise voltage or goes down to 1-1.5v when the new sensor is placed in a shotglass of blue washer fluid. Does anyone know what the Dodge Spec for the sensor return is supposed to be on the sensor return. I think I read somewhere that the Idiot light comes on after 3 instances where the computer sees no fluid/signal ... it seems to take at least 30 seconds to register.

@ChrisGrazioli

2 жыл бұрын

I'm thinking it should be 5v in and 5v out on a good sensor, but I have no idea what the conductivity of washer fluid is so maybe it actually does resist enough to get a 3.5v drop across the fluid. My thoughts are if it is supposed to be 5v returning then most of these problems are coming from a possible short to ground on the sensor return (purple wire 2008 dodge 1500)

@3DayWeekend

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry this fix doesn't work for you. I've done it numerous times and have been successful each time. Your question sparked my curiosity though, so I dug into it a little deeper. Here's what I've found based on online research and the service manuals: The sensor is normally open. A wire run to each of the two electrodes, which are not connected to each other internally. The only way the sensor can "close" is when submerged in washer fluid. Here's where things get tricky. It isn't measuring voltage or resistance. It is measuring capacitance. There are no specifications available as to how much capacitance it needs to come back for the TIPM to interpret it as the sensor being closed, but I did find a forum which said their experimenting found that as long as it is between 560nf & 1uf it will work. (Source - post #22 - www.ram1500diesel.com/threads/washer-fluid-sensor-delete-or-bypass.46257/page-2) You're correct on the periodic pulses. Per the specifications, the TIPM must see three consecutive open switch readings to signify an empty reservoir, and it must continue to see it empty for 60 seconds. At that time, it will then send the fluid light request via the can bus. Conversely, it must see three consecutive closed switch readings over 60 seconds to interpret a full reservoir condition. Unfortunately it also says that "conventional diagnostic methods will not prove conclusive in the diagnosis of the washer fluid level switch. The most accurate means to diagnose the washer level switch or the electronic controls requires the use of a diagnostic scan tool." This would be due to the capacitance it is looking for. Pretty much the only troubleshooting you can do with "conventional methods" is to check the wires for continuity from the TIPM to the switch plug: TIPM Connector 1 pin 8 - violet/tan - washer fluid switch return TIPM Connector 1 pin 9 - brown/tan - washer fluid switch sense In summary... if you bypass the sensor as they did in the forum post I cited, you would rule out your sensor being the issue. Additionally, if you test the wires from the TIPM to the sensor on both sides and find that they are good, this pretty much leaves the only possible issue in the TIPM itself. I'm hoping that's not the case for you, but I've seen TIPMs fail in all kinds of mysterious ways... Good luck on your journey!

Twisting your key to the electric “on” (not starting the engine) three times fixes this most of the time.

@3DayWeekend

Жыл бұрын

Interesting trick. I'll try it next time I have one.

@tylersteiner5858

8 ай бұрын

It worked

only 3400 miles but just came from body shop/ in a wreck

@3DayWeekend

Жыл бұрын

What was?

thats his problem! he is using RAIN/X ,, you cannot use rain-x in vehicles with 'LOW WASHER FLUID' indicator , because it coats the sensors and giving it a false reading,,, until manufactures use a REAL gauge for a washer fluid tank, this will always be a problem!

@3DayWeekend

Жыл бұрын

Yes, that was exactly the problem. However, since I cleaned the sensor about a year and a half ago, the light hasn't come back on. If that's all I have to do to keep using RAINX, then that's exactly what I'll keep doing! Worth it in my book. Thanks for watching!

@vrichli

Жыл бұрын

How do I reverse if I put rainx in my Mazda and now my sensor is coated :(

Probably one of the cheapest parts to replace. Just bought one for $6. Just replace it

@3DayWeekend

5 ай бұрын

Also a viable option!

Too complicated. Put the garden hose in there and let it run until it's clear. Then siphon it almost all out, and fill the rest with Listerine. Leave it in there a few days, it cleans the contacts off. Since it's alcohol you don't even need to dump it out. Just top it off with water and you can use it to clean your windshield.

@3DayWeekend

2 ай бұрын

That's another way to do it, but definitely be sure to use up all of that water before winter if you're up north I am.