Windscreen washer jets

[Deemeek]

Could anyone explain why when i spray my washer jets it gives out the most horrible eggy smell?

 

[daboy3000]

Has your car been sitting around for some time? Its possible the water has gone stale. Has someone puts eggs in your washer bottle?

 

[CupraR_Lad]

Just keep washing the windows until you run out of water,then top it up with more window wash than water! you need to get all the water out of there really,otherwise every time you was the window your going to keep smelling it!

 

[Squintstream]

Heard of people remving the bottle and putting it through their dishwasher (but it sorts the smell).

 

[Deemeek]

ive cleaned it out, i removed it and scrubed the inside with a alloy wheel brush( ya know the bendy ones) and filled it with hot water and bleach and it cleaned it all out. it was like algee growing in the water bottle, the smell went away, now its came back.

i thought there might have been a filter somewhere

 

[lc_allan]

Can you not dilute a small bit of Detol or similar and run it through the lines until empty, hot water flush then fill up as normal?

 

[Deemeek]

il have a go as that

 

[dholdi]

Are you using Tesco value screewash ?

 

[sheffboy]

try flushing miltons sterilising fluid through it with hot water.

I seem to remember a poster on here recently who had the same problem.

Or alternatively stick a peg on tha nose

 

[Deemeek]

no no not tesco screen wash, dont knw wat make it is but i use it in my bros car and he doesnt have a smelly car,

 

[R69]

I had the same problem just a few weeks ago!
I emptied the water by continuous use of the spray, then half filled it with diluted dettol.

Left it in for a week or two (until I couldn't take the smell of disenfectant anymore!) then just refilled with a stronger than usual dilution of screenwash! Voila!
Been ok since but may remove it for a good clean in the summer.

 

[Markyboyt]

ive cleaned it out, i removed it and scrubed the inside with a alloy wheel brush( ya know the bendy ones) and filled it with hot water and bleach and it cleaned it all out. it was like algee growing in the water bottle, the smell went away, now its came back.

i thought there might have been a filter somewhere

How long ago did you do this?

 

[godber225r]

Dont use cheap screenwash eg tesco sainsburys etc!! Use volkswagen or seat stuff. After washing my bottle out i used volkswagen screenwash and its been great

 

[Muttley]

There have been a lot more complaints about this recently. I wonder if some regulation or other has forced screenwash manufacturers to change the ingredients.

Screenwash is just something to lower the freezing point + something to clear off oily road spray. The antifreeze is always some kind of industrial alcohol.

I mix my own from meths + washing up liquid. It doesn't take much meths to kill off any bacteria, and you can use scented washing up liquid if you want. My screenwash smells of meths, though

Apparantly washing up liquid is thought to damage the paintwork, but looking for evidence all I can find is a avgue disquiet about it affecting wax polishes. I can' t see that being a big issue in the concentration it's used in the washer bottle.

 

[Markyboyt]

Dont use cheap screenwash eg tesco sainsburys etc!! Use volkswagen or seat stuff. After washing my bottle out i used volkswagen screenwash and its been great

Add to the cheap list anything halfords sell, holts, stuff you buy from a petrol station.

Personally I use BMW screenwash now.

Maybe also try and let it get to almost empty or empty before you refill it

 

[Markyboyt]

There have been a lot more complaints about this recently. I wonder if some regulation or other has forced screenwash manufacturers to change the ingredients.

I would say its more of a seasonal problem maybe, we seem to go through phases of only getting cars with the issue every now and then and then get a phase of doing 3-4 a day. thats been the case for the last 6 years that ive worked there.

 

[Deemeek]

How long ago did you do this?

i cleaned it out about 2 weeks ago and it was fine then it just came back. i emptied the bottle and put in a mix of dettol and water so, we'l c how that goes

 

[Deemeek]

ok, so ive tried all of the above and it work for so long and now the horrible smell is back. does anyone knw wat else it could be

 

[daboy3000]

Is the water/cleaning fluid going a funny colour? Does it smell if you take the cap of a stick your nose in water bottle?

 

[Deemeek]

it smells funny but its not a funny colour