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(Message started by: TRACEYS_LIMO on Oct 18^th, 2006, 10:17pm)

Title: windscreen washer stinks
Post by TRACEYS_LIMO on Oct 18^th, 2006, 10:17pm

hi dont laugh never had this problem before getting the scorpio every time i wash the windscreen it smells really bad i have emptied the bottle and refilled with unipart screen wash and it still smells off, as your driving along and wash for about 15 seconds it smells like a sewer ???

Title: Re: windscreen washer stinks
Post by Kjetil S on Oct 19^th, 2006, 9:27am

I would try and empty it again, flush through the system with some anti bacterial washing fluid, then clean water and last fill it up again with screen wash.

Title: Re: windscreen washer stinks
Post by mr._floppy on Oct 19^th, 2006, 12:29pm

Ah, I wonder if this car once belonged to a person ( male, naturalmont ) who was so lazy he was not averse to topping up the washer bottle with some of his ahem, own fluid if you get my drift. ::)

Title: Re: windscreen washer stinks
Post by taliban on Oct 19^th, 2006, 12:44pm

lol, i doubt many drivers take the time to clean out the washer bottle, or de scale it...

Title: Re: windscreen washer stinks
Post by v4-max on Oct 20^th, 2006, 7:03pm

i had this problem, i used to fill mine up with a watering can, with no problems until one day my washers started to smell, stripped it all down flushed it all out smell gone topped it up a week later smell back. to cut a very long story short my cat had started using the watering can as a toilet.

Title: Re: windscreen washer stinks
Post by cossie_al on Oct 20^th, 2006, 10:26pm

;D ;D ;D
Not heard of that for years as a youngster that was a favourite trick of a mate of mine whenever he got chance he would relieve himself into the washer bottle. normally other peoples cars of course.
and as for the cat I'm sure something could be set up with a small 12v battery an ignition coil and an HT lead that could be housed inside the watering can ;D ;D ;D