If only one side has stopped working, I would try and inspect and/or clear it out as it's probably just a little clogged. A small pin usually does the trick, otherwise the nozzles usually just unclip from the bonnet then you can probably pull it off the end of the hose it's attached to and inspect.

You might need to unclip or pull back the hood liner to be able to see where they clip into the metal of the bonnet.

 

Windshield wiper nozzle.

Thanks, mosquitocoils. That's the way I have seen it in other cars, but on the 09 Forester the nozzles aren't in the bonnet (hood). Nor are they easily accessible at the drain area. They look like they are attached some way under the plastic draining area below the wipers. Seems I may have to take off that drain area to get to the nozzles. Doesn't look easy.

 

Doesn't look easy.

http://www.subaruforester.org/vbulletin/f88/removing-washer-nozzle-2009-forester-66750/

Damn... according to that thread you are correct haha. Lots of stuff to remove before actually getting to the nozzle itself

 

...did you ever get this fixed?

I had to fix mine before a pre-Xmas road trip and found this and another thread on the site but not much descriptive info on "how to" so I took one for the team and have photos. This can be done yourself but there is some disassembly needed. If you have all the parts and tools together you can get the job done in about an hour...here is the nozzle you'll need:

I assume the nozzles in my car were original. To do this you first have to remove the cover of the ledge in front of the dash. There are 2 mouldings on either side of the cover. Pry them off with your fingers. Take your time and work the edges, they'll pop off without too much force:

Next you'll have to take the wiper arms off. There is a plastic cap that covers the mounting nut, pry that off carefully. If you can get at the seam, the cap will pop off:

Now you can remove the wiper arm mounting nut. I had to use a 14mm deep socket and extension to get at the nut:

You'll have to pry the wiper arm off with something. Notice the ribs on the wiper motor axle. With the torque to fasten the nut, the arm might be stuck on there well:

Now there are 2 types of plastic "plugs" that mount the front of the cover to the engine compartment:

There are 2 round ones on the sides of the cover that screw in expanding the plug. The 3 square ones in front of the cover will pop out if you take a flat head screwdriver and push up on the pin that fits into a white receiver clip in the engine compartment. Be prepared to sacrifice the clip:

With the mounting plugs removed you can now flip the cover over. The hoses connected to the nozzles are under this cover. Take this time to check out the hoses connected to everything looking for cracks/leaks, replace the hoses if needed. In my case, the hoses were fine, the nozzle connectors were so brittle from age they broke off from the main body of the nozzle itself:

Now you can push the old nozzle out through the cover. Squeeze the side tabs and the nozzle should drop out of the cover. To loosen the hose from the nozzle body fragment I used a small flat head screwdriver. Don't be surprised if the hose nipple or squeeze tabs on the nozzle body break off.

At this point you should check around in the space revealed by the cover. In my case there were pine needles and leaves matted in this space. A recipe for rot if I lived in a wetter climate. There is a filter in there that can be also replaced, I just vacuumed out the area:

Before attaching the new nozzles and buttoning everything up, I tested the washer/pump system itself to make sure the hoses weren't blocked and the washer pump was still working. Now you can pop the new nozzles in the cover and reattach the hoses:

Flip the cover over, remount the cover clips, remount the wiper arms, reattach the side mouldings, refill the washer reservoir and voila:

(One last adjustment is to center the fan spray from the nozzle. You can use a small flat head screwdriver to move the nozzle side to side in the nozzle body.)

Here are the tools I used:

Good luck with it... :icon_cool:

 

I had to fix mine before a pre-Xmas road trip and found this and another thread on the site but not much descriptive info on "how to" so I took one for the team and have photos. This can be done yourself but there is some disassembly needed. If you have all the parts and tools together you can get the job done in about an hour...here is the nozzle you'll need:

Jack, thank you for this tutorial. I also could not find any how-to instructions to replace the windshield wiper fluid nozzle for my 2014 Subaru Crosstrek, apart from this post. Your write-up was perfect. The correct part number for replacing the passenger side nozzle was 86636FJ030 in my case, but other than the basic installation procedure was the same and should work for most Subarus from 2009 to 2014. Likely others too. I did not plan ahead to replace the cap clip things and just used zip ties for now. Seems to be secure.

 

Thank you very much for posting up the detailed photos of the job. Made it super easy to step through. Took about 15 minutes with the proper tools on hand. Twisting the old sprayer to loosen allowed me to slip it off, even when the top of the nozzle broke off. Warm regards.

 

just what I needed to plan some spring maintenance. thanks