Hi,
After 2 years of having the car and the occasional squirts of the windscreen washer fluid to clean bugs and the likes, the warning message of low windscreen washer level has finally shown up.
So the question is what should I use to top up?
Tap water,
boiled and cooled tap water (reduced scale?),
distilled water (from Amazon/ebay),
Any of the above mixed de-icer (I have some left over from Audi),
Jaguar brand washer liquid,
Or already mixed from Halfords (or similar)?
What do you use?
Thanks!
Windscreen washer top up - what to use?
I keep my washer bottle topped up with tap water - it gradually dilutes whatever mix was there to start with, but I've never had any problems with blocked jets, etc. I've only had the F-Type for a month, so too early to tell if it's different from my three previous Jags (2001 XK8, 2004 XKR, 2010 XKR).
MY18 F-Type V8 R AWD in Glacier White
Lots of leather and toys, and loads of noise!
Lots of leather and toys, and loads of noise!
Tap water and screenwash for me too.
I suppose it depends on your tap water though. Very soft water where I am.
I suppose it depends on your tap water though. Very soft water where I am.
MY14 3.0S Convertible. Polaris White with black hood, Black pack, Design pack, 20" Cyclones, Red performance heated seats, heated flat bottom steering wheel, Meridian sound system, plus lots more
I wouldn't use Fairy Liquid or any other kind of washing up liquid near the car.
The detergents are incompatible with your paintwork/wax/protection as they are too strong even if diluted.
Use a proprietary screenwash as they are designed for the job.
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Yes - and contain huge amounts of salt as the bulking agent
Stick to the same make or colour of cleaner too. After time different formulas mix to create a gel that blocks filters and jets. Problem in many little used washer systems
2014 MY 3.0 V6S Roadster
Subtle enhancements to create the car I wanted from SVR nose cone, 400 series side skirts & customised 'design' rear bumper, to heated SVR steering wheel and more
Subtle enhancements to create the car I wanted from SVR nose cone, 400 series side skirts & customised 'design' rear bumper, to heated SVR steering wheel and more
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I use tap water with a little snow foam diluted into it. Ph Neutral and works a treat
2013 V6S Convertible - Salsa Red, Performance Seats, 20" Wheels, Climate Pack.
I use Gtechniq G1 or before that, Rainex on the glass. Hardly ever need to use wipers or sometimes a single flick when going slowly as the rain blows off at around 30mph. Don't know the last time I used the washers as it annoys me that when my cars come back from a service there is always a bottle of screen cleaner in the footwell. Never use Fairy Liquid as it will strip the polish from the bonnet & roof where it splashes on to.
F type convertible, (gone)
Range Rover Sport,
S63 AMG Coupe Mercedes
Porsche 911 (992) Carrera 4S
Range Rover Sport,
S63 AMG Coupe Mercedes
Porsche 911 (992) Carrera 4S
Thanks all!
It seems tap water is the way to go and may be ready mixed solution once the original stuff has been diluted enough / completely.
I am in the North East and the water is not soft but not super hard either. I might use boiled and cooled water hoping it would soften the water a bit.
Thanks again for the responses!
It seems tap water is the way to go and may be ready mixed solution once the original stuff has been diluted enough / completely.
I am in the North East and the water is not soft but not super hard either. I might use boiled and cooled water hoping it would soften the water a bit.
Thanks again for the responses!
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