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EPSON CX5200 STOPS PRINTING

My epson CX5200 is almost 2 years old. And has worked flawlessly. I just replaced the ink cartridges (genuine Epson), and now it won't print. I have done clean and nozzle check many times. I even put the old cartridges back in (they had some ink) and they wouldn't print either. The pages are going through, and its making noises like its printing, and the paper comes out, but its blank. I called Epson and they said it is unlikely that 4 ink cartridges would be bad, and that I had a hardware failure----and wanted to sell me a new printer. What troubleshooting can I do to this thing to rule out hardware? Any thing I can manually clean, blow-out, or take apart?
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Unfortunately, I think you are right---its bad. I thought maybe the pump was clogged. I cleaned everything with alcohol--no good. So, I got mad at it, and just hosed out its innards with WD40. I'll wait a few hours, and if its not better, it goes in the trash.
Thanks for your advice.

jonoakley

IMHO I saw that model recently available for $89 after rebate hoops. It seems the cartridges are worth more than the printer.