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    Canon MG8120 partially clogged nozzles, need new printhead?

    Ugh, bought a supposed brand new, OEM print head from eBay, and here's what I get. Much worse than my original print head. Did 3 manual nozzle cleanings on top of the 5-minute head cleaning the printer did on its own, zero improvement to the cyan. I'm going to guess this print head is...
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    Canon MG8120 partially clogged nozzles, need new printhead?

    Did a Windex soak. Even went so far as to use a vacuum pump in reverse to force water under pressure through the cyan. Neither worked, results still the same. It appears in that test print when I look under a magnifying glass, that a number of alternating nozzles appear to be not working in a...
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    Canon MG8120 partially clogged nozzles, need new printhead?

    Thanks. No point in doing the Windex soak you mentioned then? I don't have any original Windex, but I'd get some to try if it would help. Sounds like it's already past that though.
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    Canon MG8120 partially clogged nozzles, need new printhead?

    Thanks for the link to instructions on how to get into service mode. I was able to get it communicating with Service Tool v3400. Which options performs a "service test print"? The "Nozzle Check" button just prints the same one as I posted. "Print test" produces the following: Black ink is...
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    Canon MG8120 partially clogged nozzles, need new printhead?

    I don't print very much, but now that I need to print a photo, I discovered my Canon MG8120 has a partially clogged printhead. The problem is Cyan. It is currently half full. It was completely full, but I've drained it (and all the other inks) doing repeated nozzle cleaning and deep cleaning...
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