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Old Aug 7, 2019 | 03:31 PM
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Default Missing hoses with t-connector? help

So I found this hose with a t-connector sitting in the engine bay. I'm pretty sure it came from here (see image). Can anyone confirm what it's for and what other hoses are supposed to connect into it and for what purpose?
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That white plastic piece is the solenoid to allow water to get to the headlight washer (squirter jets )

Do your headlight bezels have extra holes in them to mount a water nozzle ?

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this should help. It is not a "T", it is a check valve. There should be another one near the front of the left side of the radiator support.
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The open end of the hose in your hand connects to the headlight washer solenoid and the valve is a check valve for back flow. Each end from the check valve then goes to each one of the wiper squirter tubes mounted on the wipers (the hoses pass through the firewall, one on towards the passenger side and one towards the drivers side). I don't see it in the photo but there's also a plug that connects the headlight washer solenoid to the wiper motor.
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Old Aug 9, 2019 | 12:45 PM
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If you don't need that check valve, I'm sure there's a bunch of board members here who'd "take it off your hands"!!!
They're very hard to come by, and probably worth more that a few bucks if you wanted to sell it.


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