Before the whole stealership thing, wife complained of poor coverage from the driver's side washer nozzle with the Odyssey. I cleaned it with a tootbrush, picked it with a toothpick, still poor spray pattern. So I open the hood to check the nozzle and connections from underneath, and the plastic tip of the nozzle litterally crumbled under my fingers. No wonder the spray wasn't good. I could have gotten cheaper parts online, but given the fact that Honda Canada's warehouse is 10 mins from my home, I called the local dealer for an 8 am next day delivery.
Removing the broken end from the rubber hoses was as simple as crushing it - black plastic dust.
Got the part, installed the part, tested and ... engine all wet
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Had a kiddo spray for me while I observed what's happening under hood and, sure enough, passenger side nozzle sprays the engine more than the windshield. Ordered another nozzle, 60 second install this morning, crushed tip remains out of the tube again (feeling like groundhog day) and voilą, perfect spray, dry engine.
But this had me thinking...
The aforementioned rack and pinion dealer oversell came from my mention of intermittent high-pitched squeal noises on cold starts. Turns out ... the accessory belt is straight below the passenger side washer nozzle. Hmmm... Could a belt all wet with washer fluid slip and squeal?