need washer hose routing info

MikeInCtown · 05-19-2008, 08:37 PM

Well, I'm slowly getting a 2001 Jimmy back on the road that I picked up cheap. Found out today that the washer hose going back to the rear hatch is leaking and through a siphon effect it empties every bit of fluid I put in the washer reservoir.

I found where I think the leak is coming from. The fluid is dripping from the left rear just above where the evap canister is. If I pull out all the tools and tool panel I can see the line going down, but I don't know how to get to the hose. Does anyone have a simple way to get to the hose or do you know if it can be pulled through from somewhere else so I can patch and get this working again?

Should be a simple fix, but it appears this rubbed somewhere I can't get to.

BanginJimmy · 05-20-2008, 12:01 AM

2dr or 4 dr?

MikeInCtown · 05-20-2008, 12:06 AM

Duh, it's a 4dr. I can reach the hose going down behind/next to the rear taillight assembly, but I lose it as it heads down lower. I'm beginning to think I'll need to remove the panels no matter what.

BanginJimmy · 05-20-2008, 10:12 PM

you will have to remove the lower panels and the carpet. I know on my 2dr it was in a plastic tray and went under the carpet and into the tailgate. I had to remove all 4 seats and both carpets to get rid of it.

barefootdjg · 08-16-2008, 06:48 PM

Considering the date on your posting, you most likely already figured this out...

Anyway, UNDER the pad - of the carpet - of the back bed, you will find a crappy little plastic nipple connector similar to the 1/4" ones used for underground sprinkler accessories. This flows into to a an 's' connector (also cheap plastic) via a rubber hose sleeve, that runs UNDER the rear sill cover just in front of the fold-down tailgate. Remove the rear sill cover - most likey you will find the 's' disconnected, and the hose from up front siphioning into the channel (it runs out the drip hole on either end).

I added a 'mini' hose clamp to mine, since it seems to be another GM 'oops' in Blazers...

Good Luck - DJG

MikeInCtown · 08-24-2008, 10:32 PM

Yea, figured it out maybe 2 months ago now. I found a 90* connector popped loose. What got me was how tight everything was and even though I popped the connector back together, it was a really tight fit and I'm sure it will pop out again sometime this winter when it's like 5* outside.

05-19-2008, 08:37 PM	#1
MikeInCtown Registered User Age: 35 Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 927 Location: User is: OffLine	need washer hose routing info Well, I'm slowly getting a 2001 Jimmy back on the road that I picked up cheap. Found out today that the washer hose going back to the rear hatch is leaking and through a siphon effect it empties every bit of fluid I put in the washer reservoir. I found where I think the leak is coming from. The fluid is dripping from the left rear just above where the evap canister is. If I pull out all the tools and tool panel I can see the line going down, but I don't know how to get to the hose. Does anyone have a simple way to get to the hose or do you know if it can be pulled through from somewhere else so I can patch and get this working again? Should be a simple fix, but it appears this rubbed somewhere I can't get to.
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05-20-2008, 12:01 AM	#2
BanginJimmy Registered User Age: 30 Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 1,615 Location: dallas, ga User is: OffLine	Re: need washer hose routing info 2dr or 4 dr?
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05-20-2008, 12:06 AM	#3
MikeInCtown Registered User Age: 35 Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 927 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: need washer hose routing info Duh, it's a 4dr. I can reach the hose going down behind/next to the rear taillight assembly, but I lose it as it heads down lower. I'm beginning to think I'll need to remove the panels no matter what.
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05-20-2008, 10:12 PM	#4
BanginJimmy Registered User Age: 30 Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 1,615 Location: dallas, ga User is: OffLine	Re: need washer hose routing info you will have to remove the lower panels and the carpet. I know on my 2dr it was in a plastic tray and went under the carpet and into the tailgate. I had to remove all 4 seats and both carpets to get rid of it.
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08-16-2008, 06:48 PM	#5
barefootdjg Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: need washer hose routing info Considering the date on your posting, you most likely already figured this out... Anyway, UNDER the pad - of the carpet - of the back bed, you will find a crappy little plastic nipple connector similar to the 1/4" ones used for underground sprinkler accessories. This flows into to a an 's' connector (also cheap plastic) via a rubber hose sleeve, that runs UNDER the rear sill cover just in front of the fold-down tailgate. Remove the rear sill cover - most likey you will find the 's' disconnected, and the hose from up front siphioning into the channel (it runs out the drip hole on either end). I added a 'mini' hose clamp to mine, since it seems to be another GM 'oops' in Blazers... Good Luck - DJG
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08-24-2008, 10:32 PM	#6
MikeInCtown Registered User Age: 35 Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 927 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: need washer hose routing info Yea, figured it out maybe 2 months ago now. I found a 90* connector popped loose. What got me was how tight everything was and even though I popped the connector back together, it was a really tight fit and I'm sure it will pop out again sometime this winter when it's like 5* outside.
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