non vag screenwash problem

[ScottHmk4]

anyone ever noticed that vag cars hate screenwash that isnt seat....my washers will not push out anything other than which is a problem as i have run out of vag stuff.....it will rarey work with other stuff like asda, homebase, halfords.....

my bro said u are only meant to use vag stuff on the ibiza, as any other stuff crystalises in the lines.....

i was on my way to glasgow yesterday and in these conditions windows gets covered easily, stopped at an asda, ran in and bought screenwash and a big bolle of water and filled the car up, came to spray and nothin, pumps are making the noise but nothing comes out, had to pour the rest of the bottle of water over the window and just get by with that, still not working today?

rozen lines perhaps? a blackage? or does this shi** just not work on vag cars

 

[vroomtshh]

It'll be fozen. Mines is the same yesterday and today

 

[bloody_typical]

Agree..... joys of cold weather. I tend to find that the screenwash usually starts working just as I'm pulling up to my destination!!!

 

[Hartosh1]

I get this problem aswell i usually just spray de-icer on the black nozzles that sit just below the window and it works

 

[Damoegan]

It will just be frozen.

How can the jets know its now VAG stuff? Its just antifreez and detergent. Just put more of the cheaper stuff in...

 

[ScottHmk4]

It'll be fozen. Mines is the same yesterday and today

sure? has happened to me before in th summer im sure

It will just be frozen.

How can the jets know its now VAG stuff? Its just antifreez and detergent. Just put more of the cheaper stuff in...

because isnt vag solution slightly differnt from the others? finer? so less chance of clogging

 

[Fl@pper]

Renaults perfumated stuff works well and smells good too albeit it is pink though, very high in alcohol content i'm told

 

[Damoegan]

because isnt vag solution slightly differnt from the others? finer? so less chance of clogging

I normaly just use the cheap shite from pound stretchers

 

[Neo]

LOL I`ve had vag cars for 10 years and never used vag stuff!

AUTO-GLYM quick clear (the pink stuff) at about 10-1 ratio - the best.

But you need good wipers though

 

[ScottHmk4]

my car doesnt seem to like cheap anything, burning a big hole in my wallet lol

 

[GlanzaV]

LOL I`ve had vag cars for 10 years and never used vag stuff!

AUTO-GLYM quick clear (the pink stuff) at about 10-1 ratio - the best.

But you need good wipers though

Haha! the cops stopped my mate in his GT4 one night and asked if he had been drinking! because they smelled alcohol! It was just his autoglym screenwash lol!

 

[great_kahn]

I normaly just use the cheap shite from pound stretchers

5 litre pre mix from wilkos. Cant be beat for performance and price. There heated washer jets too, so shouldnt have too much problem.

 

[M1KEH]

Scania screenwash is my preffered choice at the moment. I mix it for -12c

 

[Damoegan]

5 litre pre mix from wilkos. Cant be beat for performance and price. There heated washer jets too, so shouldnt have too much problem.

Are you sure your washer jets are heated? Never heard of a mk4 with heated washer jets before...

 

[Jim H]

Does the Ibiza have 'fan jets'? I know that if you don't use OEM VAG washer fluid, Skoda will refuse to repair the jets under warranty if you have a problem with them.

Having said that I use Halfords Double Concentrated stuff with no problems. If it gets really cold I add a bit of industrial IPA (IsoPropyl Alcohol) to the mix.

 

[great_kahn]

Are you sure your washer jets are heated? Never heard of a mk4 with heated washer jets before...

Mine are...? lol. In the handbook it says there automatically activated when the temp drops below a certain level. There definitely heated.

 

[M1KEH]

I think the mk4 shouldve got it on the models which came with heated mirrors etc too.

 

[mhill]

Have a search around in this section, someone done a guide of how to make DIY hot screen wash, but dont be stupid on the screen wash lol!

 

[Damoegan]

Mine are...? lol. In the handbook it says there automatically activated when the temp drops below a certain level. There definitely heated.

What year is your's? Cant say I've ever read my hand book before, but my washer bottle has defo frozen over before....

 

[great_kahn]

What year is your's? Cant say I've ever read my hand book before, but my washer bottle has defo frozen over before....

Its a 2006 facelift. Ive not really looked at the mechanics of it, i reckon the water is heated just before it leaves the nozzle, rather than the bottle being heated.