Dakota 2WD V8-5.9L VIN Z LDC (2000)
Windshield Washer Spray Nozzle: Description and Operation
Pressurized washer fluid is fed through a single hose, attached to a barbed nipple on the washer pump. The hose is routed from the washer reservoir to
the dash panel along the top of the right front wheelhouse inner panel. At the dash panel, the hose passes through a grommet inserted in a hole in the
cowl plenum panel to an in-line fitting located in the cowl plenum area, beneath the cowl plenum cover/grille panel.
A hose from the in-line fitting in the cowl plenum is routed through clips molded into the underside of the cowl plenum cover/grille panel to a wye fitting
near the passenger side washer nozzle. Hoses from the wye fitting are routed to the two washer nozzles, which are snap-fit into openings in the cowl
plenum cover/grille panel.
The wye fitting includes an integral check valve to prevent the washer fluid from draining from the nozzles back to the reservoir or from leaking out of
the nozzles after washer operation is complete. The two fluidic washer nozzles are not adjustable. The nozzles and hose fittings cannot be repaired and,
if faulty or damaged, they must be replaced.
