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I know this is an old post but that isn't just a joiner. It works like a pressure relief valve and is directional, note the arrow. It's job is to only let water through when the pressure exceeds a certain level. I mistakenly replaced the one on my Y2000 5 door with a normal joiner. After that the rear screen got washed every time I accelerated hard as the water was thrown backwards in the pipe.