I've been looking at buying another box of screenwash as I'm down to only a few bottles left, however it's now £30 for 10 bottles, which isn't exactly cheap.

At £2 a bottle it was fine, but £3 makes it very expensive.

So I was wondering how much are the fan jets on the octy II (Anyone with EKTA?) as the ones for the MK I Octavia were only £2-£3 each.

If that is the case, it seems sensible to use a good normal screenwash with water softener and if a jet does block every few years to just replace it. This would actually work out a lot more cost efficient than paying £3 for 1L which makes 5L of summer strength and 2.5L of normal winter strength wash.

I for one will end up getting through a 5L bottle 2 or 3 times a month when the gritters are out in force.

How long does it take you to get through a case of it?

I look at things like this from a (probably lazier) point of view. Similarly to you I sometimes end up using my full screenwash bottle in a day, certainly 2 days due to the roads I drive, for the sake of a few quid, and the hassle factor of waiting for failure, phoning/going to the dealer, going to pick up the part, fitting the part etc... I'd rather just shell out the 30 quid just now and not have that hassle (and as with my life sod's law would kick in and it would be at the most innapropriate time).

I have never used the fanjet or dealer screenwash. Never had a blocked jet in 3 years of ownership, currently using cheapo carplan stuff with no problems at all.

My jets blocked up a couple of times after I bought the car, I just rajjed a pin round in them and that cleared the problem. I don't know what was used before I got the car but I did consider using the genuine Skoda stuff but then FGS it's a bit of plastic with a hole and a bit of rubber, get a life. I use Halford's screenwash (3x5L for £15.00) mixed at 20:1 or 3:1 for Summer/Winter and have had no problems after I used the first tank full that came when I got the car.

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Well I've been using the VW stuff because i got a good price on it until now.

What just got me though is that while they have a 3 for 2 offer on, it's £5 for 5L or £5 for 2.5L advanced double concentrate (use half as much).

At that price it's actually not really any cheaper than the VAG stuff due to the higher concentration of the VW stuff.

Time to see if GSF sell it I think and if they do, will they do the usual rate off.

Time to see if GSF sell it I think and if they do, will they do the usual rate off.

GSF sell it- that's where I buy it.

GSF sell it- that's where I buy it.

Do you know what their current rate is for a bottle or case.

Dealer said VW did a 5L bottle but it was discontinued as nobody was buying it.

Of course a lot of reason nobody was buying it was that the dealers denied it ever existed :(

I have never used the fanjet or dealer screenwash. Never had a blocked jet in 3 years of ownership, currently using cheapo carplan stuff with no problems at all.

No problems here either in mk 1 or 2 with blocked jets. Always used premixed Morrisons or Halfords.

As I said I went with it on price and looked at going elsewhere on price, so if it's cheaper at GSF than other wash, per full tank then I'll go with it and if not I'll look elsewhere.

Do you know what their current rate is for a bottle or case.

Blimey. It's gone up.

The site lists it at £3.55 for 1 litre- part number 98075. It's not easy to find on the site but I just went and found a bottle with a sticker with the part number.

I usually buy it once or twice a year.

For many years I've used 5L of screenwash concentrate bought from Makro at £2.99. They often have a 2-for-1 offer - so that's when I stock up.

Mixed at 25-30% with tap water it gives protection down to below -20degrees.

I also add some detergent screenclean concentrate - its German-made stuff and Aldi/Lidl sell it from time to time. Excellent for removing the greasy film that can develop.

I've been using this combination for about 6 years on various VAG cars and never had a block jet.

if your jet is un heated its £3.15, if its heated £10.59, retail price on 1ltr of genuine screenwash is £2.80 plus vat, part number G 052 164 M2, but i'm sure would you want a case they would do you a deal

if your jet is un heated its £3.15, if its heated £10.59, retail price on 1ltr of genuine screenwash is £2.80 plus vat, part number G 052 164 M2, but i'm sure would you want a case they would do you a deal

Can you change the standard jets to heated ones????

Blocked jets is most likely due to limescale build up. I always use distilled water (battery top up) and also I don't get any nasty smells during the winter.

Using distilled water would be more than using expensive screenwash with water softeners in it...

Filtered tap water however

Is that the difference with the VAG stuff- water softeners? I live in a soft water area you see.

I use a de-humidifier in the house on wet days during the winter and it accumulates a couple of pints of water straight out of the atmosphere.

This liquid is perfect for using in the car washers and doesn't leave limescale deposits on the car the way our (hard) tap water does.

I have always used bog standard Halfords screenwash, well diluted in summer as per their instructions (20:1), and we are in a bad lime scale area. Never had a minute's trouble, though also never had car much past 3 yrs old.

Likewise we have a condensing tumble drier! The water is perfect

Likewise we have a condensing tumble drier! The water is perfect

So have we!!

I never thought of using its water! Perfect.

I do believe the water softeners are the big difference between the cheaper and more expensive screen washes.

Oh and the smell sometimes.

Using distilled water would be more than using expensive screenwash with water softeners in it...

Filtered tap water however

Depends how it was filtered. If a jug filter job, then you've actually filtered very little crap, and have marginally softened it. Remember there is also a certain amount that bypasses the filter.

Even with the big stuff we fit we still get crap through it. It's an accepted fact of life.

Depends how it was filtered. If a jug filter job, then you've actually filtered very little crap, and have marginally softened it. Remember there is also a certain amount that bypasses the filter.

Even with the big stuff we fit we still get crap through it. It's an accepted fact of life.

I agree you're going to get cr*p through, but the brita ones certainly claim to lower the lime-scale in a kettle significantly. Got one anyway, so maybe i'll filter it, then heat it and see what residue we get, just to see how much it really removes, if any.

I agree you're going to get cr*p through, but the brita ones certainly claim to lower the lime-scale in a kettle significantly. Got one anyway, so maybe i'll filter it, then heat it and see what residue we get, just to see how much it really removes, if any.

Depends on the local hardness. If average, then likely 80-100%. If a very hard area, then 60-80% rings a bell for the Maxtra cartridges.

The bigger brita's are usually run on 10-20% by pass, and even the home plumbed solutions are fixed 15% bypass. this helps keep some taste, some of the good stuff and stops them exploding if high standing pressure.

Likewise we have a condensing tumble drier! The water is perfect

We have a condensing tumble drier too but is there still not a risk that it can contain small fibres from the clothes in it.