Accord coupe - washer fluid container

Cool to know you are from there...
So far I have only good contacts with Canadians.
Very friendly people! I had a pleasure to work with
nice guys and gals in Newfundland, on business last year...
Had a great time, hardly feeling like at work - good hospitality.
They got me screech in, of course ;-)

I was surprised myself since I was sure my "googling" skills
are above average but could not find anything interesting...
Couple different stores seem to use the same underlaying
search engine, same parts available and no washer bottles
How is it possible you guys don't have a decent parts store?
Do you buy everything across the fence? ;-)

Well, I could call Honda in St. John's myself - it is possible
I will be back on business trip next month up there... this
way I could order it ahead of time and pick it up myself.
I hope they would not give me hard time if I put it in my suitcase
But... it could be expensive at the dealership... It would be
much better to do experiment like this with a cheaper part from
the junkyard, of course.

I have checked one junkyard in my area - the kind you can go
to the yard and remove the part yourself with your own tools...

My plan was to find seventh generation accord and try to play
with the skirt, bumper and the washer bottle to see how much free
room is there behind the bumper. It would be safer to play with
the junk car - this way I would be ready for the job on my car
This way I could do disassembly quickly without worrying to put
everything back in order, without a scratch
Unfortunatelly this car is way too new for yunkyards...
The newest car I could find on the "foreign" lot was
2000 daewoo lanos... Accords only from 92-97... nothing newer.
All 4 doors. Not even a single coupe, but I figure 4dr and 2dr have
the same bottle... don't you think?

Appreciate the offer... it would be great if you find one.

I am very serious about it, but before I would bother you with such
a search I want to wait for the weather to get little warmer and try to
see if there is some room there behind the bumper. If I'd not find the
7th gen accord on junkyard I will remove wheel skirt from mine to see.

Let's keep in touch...
Thanks!

 

This is what I saw on the junkyard here in Chicagoland...
Do not remember which year I saw exposed like this, but
it had bumber taken out and I was bending the wheel
compartment skirt down to take a look at the bottle...
Did not see any float switch, so it was obviously US version.

What is interesting on your picture - I sew two gizmos like
pumps there... Do you have headlight sprinkler nozzles or
back window wiper nozzle? My accord coupe has only one pump
as far as I know...

 

I can see that. Unfortunately we haven't had enough snow here in Maryland
lately :-(
If I find myself using the washer fluid more, I'll pull out the washer fluid
(which is no longer the full bottle) and top it off.

Nah, not in my routine unless I find myself using it more through a snow
storm. When running low, buy a few gallons on sale - I'd rather not have to
buy some at a gas station for a premium price! City/suburb is most of my
driving as well.

-Dave

 

Tony, what forces you to participate this boring thread?
Can't find "ignore thread" feature in your newsreader or smthing?

 

Ah, go have a hot dog... Speak of hot dogs, buns, etc... Ever notice how
hot dogs, whether "Jumbo", "Large" or regular happen to have the same weight
on the package? Maybe it's jumbo due to extra air pockets in the hot dogs?

-Dave

 

Well, this 2 dollars once a month or two is not really a big deal.
For me it is convenience over the storage space which is sparse here...

 

Good point! Heck, people pay more than this for bottled municipal water...
I'll take tap water.

-dave

 

This is probably just an illusion...

Compare examples from www.Peapod.com:

Oscar Mayer Wieners - 10 ct, 16 OZ PKG
Oscar Mayer Wieners Jumbo - 8 ct, 16 OZ PKG

So as you can see 8 jumbo oscar mayers weight the same as 10 regular ones.
Does it make sense? Of course... A different, even better example:

Vienna Beef Franks - 8 ct, 12 OZ PKG
Vienna Beef Franks Jumbo - 6 ct, 16 OZ PKG

Mistery solved ;-)

 

I saw couple older model on junkyard here west from Chicago
and they were actually behind the bumper.

 

I don't think the US version did.

Good question...

Peace,
Polfus

 

Cool...Im just trying to stimulate conversation and like I said..I ain't
going utside to check to see 'cause its too damn cold here in NYC.

I will when I can though! So mine's *under* the front bumper?

"Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit doing methamphetamines!"

-Airplane!

Peace,
Polfus

 

"smthing", definitely.

Do you think a person has to agree with everything posted to follow a
thread?

 

No. I took that two years ago when I replaced the power steering oil
cooler (rusty).

It must. The Canadian bottle for his Accord holds 4.8 qt.

Had to do the same thing to the same light on my car last summer.

The RWD Corollas had a stick that went straight into the box with no
outside linkage. There were three solid rods which engaged a nylon-
covered ball on the end of the stick. The action was slick and very
precise.

When I bought my car (brand-new in 1991), I was shocked how vague and
sloppy the shifter felt compared to my '82 Corolla's, which had
something like 175,000 miles on it at the time.

I'm in Ontario, Canada, a couple of hours from the border.

 

The second motor on my bottle is for the rear window washer. I've got a
hatchback Integra with a rear wiper.

 

Contact me via email if you wish to go ahead with this when the weather
gets warmer. I don't want to be crawling around a cold, wet, muddy wrecking
yard just now either.

 

Well, I should say under the engine compartment metal floor
and behind the bumper. There is a hole in the metal floor and
the bottle neck is sticking up to let you fill the bottle from
under the hood. But the fluid is going down in the low corner.

 

I see. Do you have low washer level sensor?
If so, where was it located and where did wires plug in?

 

Sure thing.
Thanks a lot.

 

Not really, but you are not adding anything of value here...
And I am saying "they should", not "they must", so where do you
get this musterbating from?

 

I am going to add this issue to my list of 100,000,000 of the World's
greatest problems, but cannot assure you that it will be at the top.
Keep in mind that I am the sort of guy who is just happy when my car
actually starts in the morning.