Those on my 2000 Insight are a joke. The spray 'pattern' is a single line of water which annoys me. Maybe I'm spoiled but I'd prefer a more sophisticated spray pattern.
The parts catalog for a 2000 Insight says:
76815-S2A-A01ZD NOZZLE ASSY., L. WINDSHIELD WASHER *NH630M* (SILVERSTONE METALLIC) Replaced by: 76815-S2A-A03ZD
Does this replacement have a better spray pattern? Could anyone confirm?
Those on my 2000 Insight are a joke. The spray 'pattern' is a single line of water which annoys me.
My windshield washer nozzles produce a nice spray pattern except when they're partially clogged. I've had to clean mine several times.
The rear window washer nozzle produces only a dribble, not a spray. However, mine no longer produces any water for some reason. I've rarely felt the need to use it, so I haven't bothered to diagnose the problem.
I believe I have the "updated" nozzles on my 2000. It was involved in a minor fender-bender before I got it and the hood was replaced. Anyway, mine produces a nice "fan" pattern. Completely opposite of my wife's 99 Civic that shoots the single stream.
aisbell, on the next warm/sunny day, try the rear washer again. Mine was frozen this winter until the first day above freezing. I had to cycle out whatever water was in the line with new -20 washer fluid and all has been fine since.
aisbell, on the next warm/sunny day, try the rear washer again. Mine was frozen this winter until the first day above freezing. I had to cycle out whatever water was in the line with new -20 washer fluid and all has been fine since.
My Insight has had nothing but warm, sunny days in Honolulu until I shipped it to Sweden last summer The rear window washer worked when I first bought my Insight in 2002, but I so rarely used it that I don't know when it quit working except that it was long before it experienced freezing weather.
If I ever have a reason to remove the passenger side front fender liner, I'll determine whether the rear washer pump is working. I suspect that the very long line from the pump to the rear washer nozzle is clogged and needs to be cleaned out.
I was not aware that there is an alternative washer nozzle until today, if I had known I would have ordered a set
I am lucky to own a 2006 Jazz as well as my Insight.
I always preferred the fan spray pattern of the Jazz washers to the squirt of the Insight
Honda part Number 76810-SAA-E01 is for the Jazz fan sprayers and I have fitted them to the Insight(today)
There is a neoprene gasket on the old jet which packs out the clearance to match the clip to the bonnet, after a quick realignment of the jet itself, you get a far better wash of the screen.
A 10 minute job to change the jets over, they are in black and therefore not colour coded to the car, but not an issue to me,
My 2000 has a fan pattern to the spray, not sure if it was due to the previous owner or not. It covers well but it's a very thin layer without much pressure so it is limited in its cleaning power, even when it comes to a little caked on salt but I figure it's better than a single stream.
How do you even get them off of the hood? Currently, only one of mine works. (Passenger) The spray is a VERY large fan though, as it seems the driver's one is just clogged. How should I go about unclogging it, I tried clearing out the bottom piece where the tube connects but it seemed empty....
How do you even get them off of the hood? Currently, only one of mine works. (Passenger) The spray is a VERY large fan though, as it seems the driver's one is just clogged. How should I go about unclogging it, I tried clearing out the bottom piece where the tube connects but it seemed empty....
The jets latch to the underside of the bonnet, the latches are quite strong so use pliers to pinch them with slight pressure and they will become movable.
The latches are front and back relative to the Car
How should I go about unclogging it, I tried clearing out the bottom piece where the tube connects but it seemed empty....
I haven't found a foolproof way to unclog my windshield washers. Sometimes, carefully poking a fine straight pin into the outlet orifice will push the clogging crap back away from the orifice, but it can reclog is the crap isn't removed or hasn't been broken up into pieces fine enough to pass through the outlet orifice. If the pin is a tight fit in the orifice, I fear that it could damage the orifice resulting in a bad spray pattern. I believe that a fine pin can also be used to adjust the aim of the spray (if I recall, the outlet orifice is in a ball that can be rotated in its socket).
I have also tried blowing into a plastic tube whose end is against the outlet orifice. With the inlet tube disconnected under the hood, this can blow the clogging crap out the inlet.
Fortunately, several attempts have eventually succeeded.
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Windshield washer nozzle updates?
