Anti Freeze- Wrong Hole !!

Delivery_Driver

You can get to some screenwash tanks quite easily.The pump will be in the bottom of the reservoir so just pull it out, they usually just pop in and out easily enough and it will empty in seconds.
Failing that, just pull the screenwash pipe off the washer jet and put it into a container, then keep putting your screenwash on.That way none is going anywhere near and paintwork.

Strider590

s_b wrote: »

put the hose pipe in and turn the water on
its hardly rocket science
what do you think i do at work here if the bottles contaminated with black slime so the washers dont work?
rolleyes

what is up with some of you
think outside the box

Some people drive French cars, French cars don't like water

Gloomendoom

s_b wrote: »

put the hose pipe in and turn the water on
its hardly rocket science
what do you think i do at work here if the bottles contaminated with black slime so the washers dont work?
rolleyes

what is up with some of you
think outside the box

That isn't a bad idea for dealing with washer fluid that isn't particularly harmful but, as has been said, ethylene glycol antifreeze it is very toxic. As little as a tablespoon full will kill a dog, a lot less will kill smaller animals.

You aren't supposed to tip it down the drain, so spreading it all over the ground isn't too sensible.

Road_Hog

Get yourself one of these, if you can't find a shop that sells one near you, they're sold on ebay.

http://www.suntekstore.co.uk/goods.php?id=14000358&utm_source=gbuk

ROY47

^^^^^^^^


someone with a sensible answer at last

Weird_Nev

I'd just pull the pipe off the back of the washer jet, put it in a decent sized container, and use the washer pump to pump it out.... Better than a mouthful of glycol.
Then refill with normal washer fluid and pmty out the first bit again to clear the line. No point in going overbaord.

Dispose of the glycol safely and legally - ie. at a council dump!

pendulum

The motors are not designed for continuous use, they are designed for occasional bursts with several minutes in between, bear that in mind if your going to take the pipe off and use the motor to pump the bottle dry, nothing wrong with doing that but if it was my car I'd be doing that over an hour, maybe two, in between reading the paper and sitting on my !!!!... give the motors a good time to cool down after each use, bear in mind also they're not getting the cold air flow when the cars stationary.

You don't want to burn the motor out as then its a garage job for most people, so just take your time... [Although a washer pump for my Clio was £6.99 delivered when I had to change mine... but it's a fiddly job]

mikey72

s_b wrote: »

put the hose pipe in and turn the water on
its hardly rocket science
what do you think i do at work here if the bottles contaminated with black slime so the washers dont work?
rolleyes

what is up with some of you
think outside the box

I'm with s b on this.

Weird_Nev

I really don't think that washer motors are that weedy that they can't pump their own tank dry in a single hit, but hey, there we go. it's not something you'd have to do more than once or twice in the life of the car, but I BET they are specced to be able to do it time and time again!

My washer tank was full of water when I bought the car, and it has an internal motor. Then the cold snap hit and the entire thing froze solid, tank to washer jet. It works perfectly now, no lasting damage. Car makers do consider these things.

Notmyrealname

Strider590 wrote: »

Well aside from the fact it could damage your paintwork, anti-freeze is also poisonous/toxic and animals/pets (especially cats) love to lick the stuff (it tastes and smells sweet). You need to be very careful what you do with it and how you remove it from the washer bottle.

On a nearby housing estate over a dozen cats and dogs have died a very nasty death from poisoning by anti-freeze as some moron decided to use it to de-ice his driveway. Animals walked across it, washed their feet and died a horrid death fitting, convulsing and frothing at the mouth. It takes an extremely small amount.

Police have been involved.