E46 M3 washer bottle
E46 M3 washer bottle
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AngryApples

Original Poster:

5,449 posts

288 months

Friday 8th January 2010
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Anyone else have a problem with their washer bottle/line staying iced up/out of action for a long time?

Mine seems to have been out for long periods over this recent icy spell

Example:

2 hour journey up the M5/M4 early this morning: couldnt get a drop out of it, same for the journey back after work

Yet left it sat on the drive for an hour or so when I got home, went out, and it worked!

(very similar set of events the other day)


confused

the_smalls

1,003 posts

226 months

Friday 8th January 2010
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The washer fluid needs more concentrate I suspect. That is all!

NickXX

1,643 posts

241 months

Friday 8th January 2010
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Same happened to me: Yesterday morning - nothing, yesterday evening - nothing, this morning - right headlamp washer only, this evening - everything! Going to pour some neat Holts in tomorrow.

mat205125

17,790 posts

236 months

Friday 8th January 2010
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There is barely any water in my washer mix anymore. Guess it goes to show that the brake cooling ducts chill more than just the brake discs on our cars.

Great Pretender

26,140 posts

237 months

Saturday 9th January 2010
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Today was the first time I skooshed my washers only to have the screen ice up as the water froze agaisnt it instantly. This wouldn't have been a problem, were I not doing 60mph on a dual carriageway at the time yikes

Suffice to say, I popped in past Shell pretty sharpish and bought more screenwash.

Not an M3, but same gubbins I suspect.

LJTS

331 posts

206 months

Saturday 9th January 2010
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I've been putting hot water & screen-wash in mine in the mornings & it seems to work all day!

jontysafe

2,370 posts

201 months

Saturday 9th January 2010
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"Skooshed" GP?? Great onomatopoeia there......

AngryApples

Original Poster:

5,449 posts

288 months

Saturday 9th January 2010
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Have always made a point of going for 100% concentrate but had the car serviced recently so that could have screwed things up

Have paid a lot more attention to the screen wash recently, note a lot of the garages sell the car plan "ready mixed" stuff that says nothing about the temp it works to (though even some of the neat ones state -5! - fat lot of use the last few days)