Screen wash

[adamrawling]

I must say I've never had to refill my windscreen washer bottle so often on other cars before I got my A3.

I seem to be re-filling every 2 weeks at present.

The A3 has either got a very small bottle or the washer jets use a lot of water per go.

Have any of you found the same thing this winter?

 

[imported_TuffLittleUnit]

Yes - I ended up reducing the concentration of the screen wash because it was getting really expensive.

 

[bacardi]

you got Xenon's on yours chaps?

most of my screen wash ends up over the bonnet and wings!

 

[adamrawling]

No, no xenons on mine.

Hadn't realised xenon's had the headlamp wipers - that's even worse then? You must have refill every week?

 

[h5djr]

Without Xenons the screen wash container holds 3 litres and with Xenons and the headlight washing system it holds 5.5 litres.

 

[adamrawling]

3 litres!! Is that all!! No wonder I'm refilling so often.

Recently, with all the slush and salt spray, I run out after 2 weeks - 50 miles per day on the M6.

The wife's Corolla's bottle must be twice the size of that! (Hope that doesn't sound dodgy?) /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

 

[bacardi]

3 litres sounds real small!! Mine lasts an age between fill ups, not really noticed a problem, i usually do a quick short wash of the screen to avoid the headlamp washers firing up and leaving streaks over the bonnet!

 

[slimbloke]

I think I've only re-filled about 6-7 times in the last couple of years!