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Windscreen Wash

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  • TiTheRev
    TiTheRev Posts: 3,215 Forumite
    You said antifreeze?! I thought you'd stuck Bluecol stuff in a new VW?! :rotfl:

    The Halfrauds washer flluid will block the fan jets on yours eventually, so i'd pop into your friendly VW dealer and get the pukka stuff ;)
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  • hewhoisnotintheknow
    hewhoisnotintheknow Posts: 3,162 Forumite
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    hahaha

    sorry, when i meant anti freeze i acutally meant washer fluid, purchased in halfords!

    I certainly wouldnt get those too wrong physcially :)
  • darich
    darich Posts: 2,145 Forumite
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    TiTheRev wrote: »
    Read my post further up...modern jets get blocked with their gunk ;)

    My 54 plate BMW never has any issues with the Halfords stuff....that's what's in just now.

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  • TiTheRev
    TiTheRev Posts: 3,215 Forumite
    hewhoisnotintheknow wrote: »
    hahaha

    sorry, when i meant anti freeze i acutally meant washer fluid, purchased in halfords!

    I certainly wouldnt get those too wrong physcially :)
    Im glad :shocked:
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  • TiTheRev
    TiTheRev Posts: 3,215 Forumite
    darich wrote: »
    My 54 plate BMW never has any issues with the Halfords stuff....that's what's in just now.
    Not all are the same, Im talking about modern VW/Audi's that have a specifically thin jet to 'fan' the water across the screen. Im sure other modern vehicles have similar systems :confused:
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  • darich
    darich Posts: 2,145 Forumite
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    TiTheRev wrote: »
    Not all are the same, Im talking about modern VW/Audi's that have a specifically thin jet to 'fan' the water across the screen. Im sure other modern vehicles have similar systems :confused:

    I know the jet spray you mean - my vw polo used to do it. It never blocked up but i couldn't say which type of screenwash i used in it.
    My BMW sprays in 2 defined lines from each jet so it's not a spray like the VW so i presume less likely to get blocked.

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  • hewhoisnotintheknow
    hewhoisnotintheknow Posts: 3,162 Forumite
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    TiTheRev wrote: »
    Not all are the same, Im talking about modern VW/Audi's that have a specifically thin jet to 'fan' the water across the screen. Im sure other modern vehicles have similar systems :confused:

    my pug has them, allthough its not as fine as the vw jobbies

    i shall dilute it some more
  • goldspanners
    goldspanners Posts: 5,910 Forumite
    TiTheRev wrote: »
    Not all are the same, Im talking about modern VW/Audi's that have a specifically thin jet to 'fan' the water across the screen. Im sure other modern vehicles have similar systems :confused:

    another reason not to buy a new VW then?

    brand new transit with 2.5 litres of tescos finest concentrated screen wash. working fine.

    i think the ops problem was that the washer jets were frozen not that they were blocked.
    ive tried the super screenwash that supposed to be good down to -40 but it just doesnt work.
    so im happy with 2.5 litres for £1.30 from tesco,it freezes up just the same as all the others.

    a good idea is to keep a squirty bottle in the car with a screenwash and water mix and just squirt it on the windscreen when stopped at traffic lights or junctions. better than not seeing at all.
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  • RichyRich
    RichyRich Posts: 2,091 Forumite
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    Mixing some meths in with the screenwash will prevent it from freezing.
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  • 10past6
    10past6 Posts: 4,962 Forumite
    RichyRich wrote: »
    Mixing some meths in with the screenwash will prevent it from freezing.
    Ah ha, I could be making progress here, any idea where I can get some from? I never used it before so no idea.
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