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[Diamond Black Geezer]

No worries. If you get utterly stuck, like I say I can try and sort one out for you, but I just don't want to promise you one if I'm literally unable to get to scrappy/spares car - all that time you're left hanging on my word.

Certainly I'd just get whatever bonnet mounted nozzle(s) you can find, as a 'get you back on the road' kind of thing - and look at one with a heater element later - or indeed, get a couple of nozzles, and hack your old one to bits and install in a spare new one.

To be honest the heater element is perhaps a little bit of a gimmick, most cars don't have them, and if it's so cold as to have iced up the window your screenwash won't do much, you'll be outside with de-icer anyway. (or sitting in the drivers seat with the engine and blowers on, waiting for the screen vents to melt the ice, again, still no need to use the screenwash) 

[Entwood]

No worries. If you get utterly stuck, like I say I can try and sort one out for you, but I just don't want to promise you one if I'm literally unable to get to scrappy/spares car - all that time you're left hanging on my word.

Certainly I'd just get whatever bonnet mounted nozzle(s) you can find, as a 'get you back on the road' kind of thing - and look at one with a heater element later - or indeed, get a couple of nozzles, and hack your old one to bits and install in a spare new one.

To be honest the heater element is perhaps a little bit of a gimmick, most cars don't have them, and if it's so cold as to have iced up the window your screenwash won't do much, you'll be outside with de-icer anyway. (or sitting in the drivers seat with the engine and blowers on, waiting for the screen vents to melt the ice, again, still no need to use the screenwash) 

Must agree with DBG here .. the correct strength of water/screenwash/antifreeze is far more beneficial than the jet heaters ... otherwise ...If the screen is cold the "just above freezing" water from the heated jet will simply freeze on contact with the screen, get smeared by the wipers and you won't be able to see a thing ... and that will happen whilst driving not just on start up ....   

[05omegav6]

Fit a later scuttle with the jets mounted on the scuttle rather than the bonnet. Job jobbed...

These jets are common to about 20 billion other Vauxhalls and are a common dimension to the current range and therefore readily available...

But you have yet to confirm whether the blockage is ice or not

Incidentally, the blockage is as likely to be at the passenger jet or in the joining pipe... so remove both jets, and the cross pipe, clean and refit then report back

Hi HKT ,first so i can use any jet from any vauxhall from a scrappy.The blockage is not ice as the passenger side one,which was a new one 2 years ago is working fine.I know someone will ask why did i buy only one,well at the time the drivers side was working fine to.I will do as you suggest over the weekend,thanks Dean.

The screenwash is pumped up the passenger side wing, into the bonnet to the passenger jet. There is a second pipe which connects to the drivers side jet. Therefore the blockage is in one of three places...
1. In the passenger jet outlet.
2. In the drivers jet.
3. In the pipe between the two jets.

Simples...

[Diamond Black Geezer]

OP, I'm assuming you've actually pulled the pipe that goes into the driver's side jet, and then activated the pump, yes? Thus confirming it is/isn't the jet? If not.. why not?!!? 

[05omegav6]

OP, I'm assuming you've actually pulled the pipe that goes into the driver's side jet, and then activated the pump, yes? Thus confirming it is/isn't the jet? If not.. why not?!!? 

Good questions well presented

[Diamond Black Geezer]

Not meant in a grumpy/angry way, by the way OP  , just well worth checking! 

[moggy]

Not meant in a grumpy/angry way, by the way OP  , just well worth checking! 

Good point no i have not done that,no offense taken.I value your ideas and suggestions, thanks i will do this today.As well as the icv and the windscreen wipers and flush the matrix.Plus check all the bulb holders and bulbs,its never ending.Dean.

[Diamond Black Geezer]

Now worries 

ICV? You got a wobbly idle, then? Me too. Main suspect being a piffling vac leak, but you've probably already been down that road.. Matrix flush, ahhh, yes. Something I'm not bothering with until the summer! 

Keep us updated 

[bootie]

There is a possibility that the heating element may have corroded inside the jet body.
I had this happen on my (much older) Carlton. Remedy was to take the internal gubbins out, clean it all out and then remake the heating element with a small bit of thin copper soldered onto the wire!
Of course, if you can buy new.............

Jon