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I have taken my iP4000 apart. It Was fun. There were signs that ink had been running down through the works rather than through the waste tubes. Using a syringe of hot water I flushed the two tubes from above (removing the small filter sponges that sit below the printhead to access the holes...

Taking apart my iP4000 sounds fun. I can never pass up the opportunity to potentially make a colossal mess. Do you know where I can find a new set of waste ink absorber sponges? Ebay only has them for the iP4000R and Canon has not replied to my email query. Thanks!

Oh fantastic! Thank you ghwellsjr and PeterBJ for your tremendously helpful replies! I'll have a look through the instructions and see if it I'm feeling up to the task. I will keep you posted:D

My Pixma iP4000 has been printing successfully for several years with OEM cartridges refilled using the top fill/syringe method and Truecolor inks. THE PROBLEM About a month ago it started printing banded images which did not clear up after multiple regular and deep cleanings (unfortunately I...