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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: makzimum on 20 February 2008, 14:34

Title: Washer fluid used up quickly
Post by: makzimum on 20 February 2008, 14:34

How often do you guys have to top up your washer fluid?  I seem to have to top it up far more regularly than any other car I've ever had.  Not sure quite how regularly I do it, perhaps every 3 weeks at this time of year.  I have Xenons so I assume the washers on them use a bit more but I'm still concerned I have a leak.

Title: Re: Washer fluid used up quickly
Post by: maxamus on 20 February 2008, 14:44

2x a month but thats because ive been using loads lately because the weather has been sh1t

Title: Re: Washer fluid used up quickly
Post by: Makaveli on 20 February 2008, 14:58

I have been topping up way more than any other car I have had (including cars with xenons) but put it down to the bad weather we have had this winter.

Title: Re: Washer fluid used up quickly
Post by: makzimum on 20 February 2008, 15:09

Glad it's not just me then, sounds normal I guess.

Title: Re: Washer fluid used up quickly
Post by: SteveS on 20 February 2008, 15:18

filled mine up once in 6 months... but thats cuz the cars only done 2600 miles. not been on the road much.

Title: Re: Washer fluid used up quickly
Post by: kenny.s on 20 February 2008, 16:26

My car's 6 weeks old and it's done about 2600 miles already  :shocked:
Think i've filled the washers 3 times, thats with xenons.

Title: Re: Washer fluid used up quickly
Post by: SteveS on 20 February 2008, 16:31

your quite a squirter then

Title: Re: Washer fluid used up quickly
Post by: kenny.s on 20 February 2008, 16:43

 :laugh: to be fair though i did use the second fill up pretty quick on purpose, i got some of the proper VW screen wash so decided to use up the other stuff. I have to say the VW stuff is definately better than what i was using and it's not that expensive either. The guy i know at my local VW garage says that non VW screenwash will eventually crystalise in the jets and the fan spray pattern will stop working properly. You can sort this though by removing the jets and steaping them in hot water.

Title: Re: Washer fluid used up quickly
Post by: TeddyKGB on 20 February 2008, 19:12

If you think that's bad spare a thought for the poor mkIV chaps - their was tank is even smaller :laugh:

Title: Re: Washer fluid used up quickly
Post by: makzimum on 21 February 2008, 08:30

Quote from: kenny.s on 20 February 2008, 16:43

i got some of the proper VW screen wash so decided to use up the other stuff. I have to say the VW stuff is definately better than what i was using and it's not that expensive either.

How much is the VW stuff?

Title: Re: Washer fluid used up quickly
Post by: kenny.s on 21 February 2008, 08:44

Well i managed to get 2 bottles foc so i've not actually bought any yet  :wink:
Not sure how much the dealer charges but you can get it from GSF for £2.15 a litre