How to adjust windshield sprinkler in accord 2004

When I try to wash the windshield in my accord coupe I see
the stream of water hits the wiper blade, not the glass.

Nowhere in the user manual I can find the procedure...

It this the same as with other, older cars, that you can
put some paper clip end to the sprinkler hole and move it?
I would not like to break it if this is done some other way...

 

I would use either a straight pin or an unbent safety pin, not a paper
clip. The pins are tapered and will only go in so far. Paper clip may
not even fit. Just insert the pin and move the nozzle around.

Dan D
'07 Ody EX
Central NJ USA

 

take a tooth pic and just move it around. dont worry you wont break it
i have done it several times to adjust mine.

 

what shape is the nozzle? My 2001 Civic has a nozzle that looks like a
horizontal slot, kind of like it fits a slotted screwdriver. I think I
actually adjusted it with my fingernail.

 

According to Honda's official documentation:
" To adjust the nozzle, use a small, flat-tip screwdriver to push on the
deflector and move the ball. Never stick a needle or any such object in the
nozzle. Adjust the nozzle so the center of the spray hits the middle of the
windshield."

 

Thanks, Tegger!
Where are you quoting this from, my friend?

I am not sure if you are aware - honda books and online manuals links
on your website are broken. I am getting 404 - not found error code.

 

Yes, it looks like horizontal slot.

 

One of the monthly Honda Service News issues. I can't find exactly which
one right now, though.

I just tried them all with no problems. Specifically which link doesn't
work?

 

Link to "HONDA PARTS" brings this page that does not work!
http://www.jdmhondaparts.com/

Thank you, for your site

Sam

 

I am talking about links here http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/links.html:
These do not work for me on AT&T DSL Internet line at home:
http://www.verdad.org/legend/
http://www.uuhome.de/william.darden/
http://www.jdmhondaparts.com/
http://www.sixstroke.com/books/autos/honda_manuals.html
http://www.honda.co.uk/owner/workshopmanuals2.html
http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/www.elementownersclub.com

 

I have no such link.

Are you sure you're not clicking on some ad in a third-party reproduction
of my site?

Please post the actual URL. If somebody is linking to my site (with bogus
ads), I want to know.

 

You picked up all those from the "Links" page.

I inherited that page three years ago from John Ings, founder of the FAQ.
Surely you read the disclaimer at the top of that page. If not, I quote it
here:

"Warning: This page has not been updated in several years. I inherited it
from founder John Ings when I took over this site, and have done nothing
with it. I have no idea how many broken links there are. You might be
wasting your time."

The Links page will very soon either disappear entirely or be drastically
altered. Not sure there's any point to it any more, since most of the links
are repeated in other pages relevant to their subjects. Plus I have a
Search function that John did not.

 

Found it! April 2003, third page.

 

Yes, I did. The page is on your website.
This is what I said originally...

Does it really matter? Why are you so defensive?

It is your website - if you are ok with broken links
on your website, I have nothing against it
You can have ANYTHING you want on your own website.

Have a great day and thank you again for the info
about the windshield sprinklers.

Cheers,
Pszemol.

 

At http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/links.html I'm seeing "Honda parts" as the
link between "Acura parts online" and "More Honda parts" and it points to
http://www.jdmhondaparts.com/

 

I took the link page down.

If it's that badly out of date, there's no point in having it up any more.

 

Not any more.

 

OK, I was replacing my wiper inserts today, so there was
a perfect excuse to play with the sprinkler nozzles...
It is true, they move as described above.

The problem I am seeing is more in the geometry of the
driver side windshield wiper, which seems to be too high.
When I try to adjust position of the nozzle to make the
stream of water going over the resting wiper the stream
of water is way too high and hits the windshield near
the roof of the car. If you move it anywhere lower,
steram hits the wiper instead of the windshield.

It seems to me, that the proper setting is when the water
hits the wiper, because when spraying wipers automaticaly
start to move and the next stream hits the glass when
the wiper moves...

Am I correct or not? Can you adjust the nozzle in your
2004 accord coupe the way the water avoids resting wiper?

 

You're supposed to aim the spray so it hits the middle of the glass (up-
and-down).

If you have trouble getting fineness of aim, the cure is simple: violate
Honda's edict. Go to any craft shop and get a cheap set of cross-stitch
needles (ask the wife). Cross-stitch needles have a rounded, blunt
point, and will not damage the nozzle's surfaces.

With the correct, well-fitting size of blunt needle you can stick it
directly into the round hole and get finer control over its aim.

If your spray pattern is actually a SPRAY rather than a STREAM,
disregard my advice above, and obey Honda's.

 

Yes, my spray patter is actually spray, not a stream...

And the driver side arm of the wiper seems to be too high,
in the way of the water stream/sprawy making it impossible
to satisfy two constrains: water hiting over the wiper arm
and not hiting too high on the windshield (almost roof).

Passenger side is OK, no problems there... wiper arm is low
and allows setting water target spot on the glass correctly.