My nozzles are clogged. I tried a needle, air, prayer, etc., but they are still clogged. I want to remove them to soak. So, how do the little buggers come off. It looks like they have a simple clip.
thanks

 

It's probably more likely the hose assy than the nozzles. Open hood, and you'll see the hose that supplies the nozzles. On the passenger side,(driver side in some countries), where the hose comes up through the cowling there, it gets kinked when the hood closes. Reposition if necessary so it doesn't kink when the hood closes. Nozzles just push out from under the hood. Easy.

 

Lymeboy, you will need to simply disconnect the hose off the bottom of the nozzles and then slide them forward as I recall and then push up so the side nearest the windshield can rise. If that doesn't work, then you need to slide the nozzles to the rear and lift the front. Mine came right out. No tools needed.

 

I just replaced my nozzles yesterday - the plastic tube on the bottom where it goes into the rubber hose had broken, and I tried gluing it - twice - but it came off both times, so I finally just replaced it. I found the right nozzle for for $30 at Partstrain (http://www2.partstrain.com/store/?Nt...e&N=0&x=35&y=9). I only needed one, but I didn't want them to look mismatched if they were slightly different colors, so I bought two - and I am glad I did because the color on them was a much fresher black (the existing ones had faded in the sun a bit I guess) and it matches the ebony paint much better.

Replacing therm took all of 3 minutes. I looked carefully at the new ones because you can't really see how the existing ones are attached up in that hole they are in on the underside of the bonnett. They have a stiffish plastic latch on the underside of the nozzle - on the end that points toward the front grill. I took a pair of pliers with rubber grips on the handles and stuck the handle end up in there like a lever to apply a bit of push onto that clip, and those little suckers popped right on outta there.

Now all lookin' and squirtin all nicey nice again. Hooah!

 

you guys sound like you don't have hood pads. how do you do this with a hood pad? mine aren't working but with the pad I can't do much. ideas?

 

The hood pad does not interfere with access to the nozzles.

 

Soaking the nizzle and plastic casing in anti calc liquid used to de-calc coffee machines worked for me. The tricky thing was removing the nozzles. First, I pulled the rubber hose off then I discovered the plastic casing and pipe has a lip to it at the front (headlight side) of the nozzle. With the bonnet open, from underneath, I used a thin blunt chizel and pushed that lip towards the windscreen, as it were and the the lip became free of the bonnet and I can push the nozzle and plastic up and out.


I then soaked the nozzle and casing in the anti-calc solution and at the same time used a pin to try to remove the calc mechanically. I knew it was fixed when the pin got through one of the nozzles easily. The other nozzle was less lucky. Trying to force the pin through the nozzle and the tip of the nozzle broke off. Strangely the hole that was left was free of calc and it works, I just can't direct it now the tip of the nozzle broke. I should've been more patient.

 

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