Anybody with a working 240z windshield washer sprayer mind taking a picture of the end of the nozzle? Mine seem to have been mangled by the previous owner.

My pump was dead when I got the car and I finally replaced it, and I get a steady limp wide stream of water that comes almost to the windshield. All I can find is tips on using wire to de-clog the system, but I'm thinking with how chewed up mine are I think somebody might've reamed out the nozzles too far. Smaller orifice should provide more pressure and therefore distance, right?

The closest picture to the business end of a (ostensibly functioning) nozzle is from this ebay listing and it looks pretty flat and even, whereas mine look kind of like somebody chewed on the end of a pencil. How wide is the orifice when viewed dead-on? If it's narrow I'll just mangle them further with some pliers, but I don't really want to do that without a little more info on how they're SUPPOSED to work.

Edited November 20, 201311 yr by Captain_Zeros

That looks like the ones on my cars.

My actual nozzles looks sorta mangled to me.

Yeah, they have been "adjusted". They are close to stock, but definitely opened up some. The orfice size is critical to having a stream velocity that will reach the windshield but still deliver decent volume.

Try tapping them shut a little at a time until they squirt better.

I replaced mine with '08 Altima heads that are fitted to the top of the cowl. They have two streams each, and have a decent spray pattern. Stock pump runs them fine. Cost about $8 bucks. I think I have an old set here is you want better stockers. Let me know.

My actual nozzles looks sorta mangled to me.

I would agree with that.

Resolved, I attacked the nozzles with a pair of vice-grips and fixed a bit of a kink that was probably at least half the problem

....Then I had a fully working roof-washer sprayer

A little re-aiming later and everything is a-ok! It's just nice to have a second opinion before potentially destroying a part that may or may not be function and may or may not be hard to replace.

Fun loving folks have been known to aim them at the sidewalk.

Yeah, the windshield washer nozzles on the Z suck. I've thought about install the body-mounted type. Of course you have to put hole in the cowl.

I was able to improve the spray on a previous car by forcing a sewing pin into the hole then making water flow to blow out any dirt.

A soak in an ultrasonic bath of C-L-R cleaned mine right up.

Edited November 24, 201311 yr by Willoughby Z

I love their simplicity haha, but the spray pattern is worthless I agree. Personally I don't botter..it's an old car anyhow. But maybe you could do an upgrade to more modern nozzles ?

I like the idea of throwing the whole thing in an ultrasonic cleaner, didn't think of that.

Mine weren't clogged though, they were rounded out by some nimno with a pair of pliers, a little persuasion with a pair of vice grips had them nozzle-shaped again and working great.