Screen Wash

cheezemonkhai · 19-06-2006, 15:20

Anybody got any good suggestions for removing the white scuzz that seems to build up around the washer jets etc apart from a tooth brush and a good scrubbing.

Now that winter is over the stuff can be less concnetrated so I'm hoping there would be less build up.

Failing that any recomended brands of stuff that don't do this?

huddo · 19-06-2006, 15:56

Skoda dealers stock stuff designed specially for the fan type jet fitted to most of the VAG cars these days.

cheezemonkhai · 19-06-2006, 18:15

Ahh fair enough, my dealer just kept giving me random packets of stuff when it went in for service, so i just bout a 5 litre tub of halfords advanced which has been used in all cars.

Off to teh dealers for some real stuff next time I'm up there then.

CHR15 · 28-06-2006, 17:16

G052164A2 is the part number for the proper stuff

cheezemonkhai · 28-06-2006, 17:25

Since the dealer has been putting in various brands of screenwash that were not VW approved, i guess they would cover it if the jet blocks.

Ta for the part number I'll go grab a bottle.
So much for them topping it up at service. Grrr

DangerMouse · 29-06-2006, 09:31

I don't like the halfords stuff - seems to block them up and leave a mess more than other washer fluids. I use Rain-X Screen Wash which seems to be pretty good, not cheap mind.

ag.morley · 29-06-2006, 09:39

"Elaine love........I'll pull over..........Just nip out and clean the screen......Ta!!"........Sorted....

[Not really Halfrauds screen wash]

cheezemonkhai · 29-06-2006, 10:04

Rain-X stuff was more than dealers so will go to dealers.

The halfords advanced wasn't too bad, but the cheap stuff was awful in one of my parents car.

TBH it was lateish, I was out of wash, there is a halfords near work and it was below zero outside. At that time you couldn't drive on the M'way without screen wash due to the filthy spray so as the dealers had put anything in it seemed better than water and a cracked washer bottle.

It's frustrating that even a main dealer can't keep to what skoda says when it makes them a little bit more money. I wasn't even aware there was a specific wash for the car.

steve0275 · 29-06-2006, 10:10

Got a bottle of the proper VAG stuff from my local dealer for a staggering........£2.40!

Excellent stuff, and smells nice and citrusy too!

scowlsandgrowls · 30-06-2006, 23:27

Can you get the VAG proper stuff in anything bigger that a one litre bottle which is all my local dealer says they have available. I litre diluted with 4 litres of water may be ok in summer (I think my washer bottle capacity is about 5 litres as I have headlight wash) but won't go very far in winter time when I understand the dilution rate is 1litre and 2 litres of water.

Is the Halfords pink advanced a definite no no - I've got 10L of the stuff that I got on offer for my old car (now scrapped) plus also some of the ordinary Halfords blue windscreen wash which was fine in the old car but it didn't have fan jets.

Decron · 01-07-2006, 01:24

Morrisons were selling the Texaco stuff (Bright orange) which is apparently approved in accordance with Volkswagen TL52 184 whatever that is. 32ml will do the whole tank (Unless you have xenons).

I use Carplan Apple screenwash from tescos and I have not problems with white residue etc. I really does smell of apples too!

cheezemonkhai · 02-07-2006, 19:43

The advanced was the concentrated stuff that you can get in various flavours (if you desire) that you dilute.

What size does the texaco stuff come in, and as has been pointed out 1 liter won't do more than a week or two in the depths of winter.

Decron · 02-07-2006, 22:20

32ml bottles. One shot per tank.

It's seems to be uber concentrated.

cheezemonkhai · 03-07-2006, 11:09

Oh

I have the 5 liter tank, and have a few little sachets of that stuff, not a lot of use though as I litterally go through a tank a week during winter driving and IIRC you need three of those bottles for winter temperature protection.

19-06-2006, 15:20	#1
cheezemonkhai Briskodian Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 13,909 Thanks: 77 Thanked 349 Times in 323 Posts	Screen Wash Anybody got any good suggestions for removing the white scuzz that seems to build up around the washer jets etc apart from a tooth brush and a good scrubbing. Now that winter is over the stuff can be less concnetrated so I'm hoping there would be less build up. Failing that any recomended brands of stuff that don't do this? __________________ Cars make CO2 and trees absorb CO2. By driving your car you're feeding a tree and helping the environment.

19-06-2006, 15:56	#2
huddo Briskodian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Norwich Posts: 71 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Screen Wash Skoda dealers stock stuff designed specially for the fan type jet fitted to most of the VAG cars these days.

19-06-2006, 18:15	#3
cheezemonkhai Briskodian Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 13,909 Thanks: 77 Thanked 349 Times in 323 Posts	Re: Screen Wash Ahh fair enough, my dealer just kept giving me random packets of stuff when it went in for service, so i just bout a 5 litre tub of halfords advanced which has been used in all cars. Off to teh dealers for some real stuff next time I'm up there then. __________________ Cars make CO2 and trees absorb CO2. By driving your car you're feeding a tree and helping the environment.

28-06-2006, 17:16	#4
CHR15 Briskodian Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 50 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Screen Wash G052164A2 is the part number for the proper stuff

28-06-2006, 17:25	#5
cheezemonkhai Briskodian Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 13,909 Thanks: 77 Thanked 349 Times in 323 Posts	Re: Screen Wash Since the dealer has been putting in various brands of screenwash that were not VW approved, i guess they would cover it if the jet blocks. Ta for the part number I'll go grab a bottle. So much for them topping it up at service. Grrr __________________ Cars make CO2 and trees absorb CO2. By driving your car you're feeding a tree and helping the environment.

29-06-2006, 09:31	#6
DangerMouse Briskodian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Surrey, UK Posts: 508 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Screen Wash I don't like the halfords stuff - seems to block them up and leave a mess more than other washer fluids. I use Rain-X Screen Wash which seems to be pretty good, not cheap mind. __________________ Had: Mk 2 Octavia 1.6MPI Had: Black Magic Furby vRS w/ Cruise Control Had: Mk 1 Octavia vRS - They've had too much of my money now! Got: Mk 2 Octavia vRS TFSI - I need to stop buying Skodas now - It's just getting silly!

29-06-2006, 09:39	#7
ag.morley S60-R wanabee Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: right on track........ Posts: 4,693 Thanks: 7 Thanked 68 Times in 25 Posts	Re: Screen Wash "Elaine love........I'll pull over..........Just nip out and clean the screen......Ta!!"........Sorted.... [Not really Halfrauds screen wash] __________________ This is my new signature...........Good in'it.......... DO IT NOW------------------->>>>

29-06-2006, 10:04	#8
cheezemonkhai Briskodian Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 13,909 Thanks: 77 Thanked 349 Times in 323 Posts	Re: Screen Wash Rain-X stuff was more than dealers so will go to dealers. The halfords advanced wasn't too bad, but the cheap stuff was awful in one of my parents car. TBH it was lateish, I was out of wash, there is a halfords near work and it was below zero outside. At that time you couldn't drive on the M'way without screen wash due to the filthy spray so as the dealers had put anything in it seemed better than water and a cracked washer bottle. It's frustrating that even a main dealer can't keep to what skoda says when it makes them a little bit more money. I wasn't even aware there was a specific wash for the car. __________________ Cars make CO2 and trees absorb CO2. By driving your car you're feeding a tree and helping the environment.

29-06-2006, 10:10	#9
steve0275 slacker Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Maybe I'm in hell, maybe I'm alone But I can deal with this, at least I feel at home. Posts: 214 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Screen Wash Got a bottle of the proper VAG stuff from my local dealer for a staggering........£2.40! Excellent stuff, and smells nice and citrusy too! __________________ 06 black magic furby vRS, slower than a mustang.

30-06-2006, 23:27	#10
scowlsandgrowls Briskodian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: SOUTH EAST UK Posts: 138 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Screen Wash Can you get the VAG proper stuff in anything bigger that a one litre bottle which is all my local dealer says they have available. I litre diluted with 4 litres of water may be ok in summer (I think my washer bottle capacity is about 5 litres as I have headlight wash) but won't go very far in winter time when I understand the dilution rate is 1litre and 2 litres of water. Is the Halfords pink advanced a definite no no - I've got 10L of the stuff that I got on offer for my old car (now scrapped) plus also some of the ordinary Halfords blue windscreen wash which was fine in the old car but it didn't have fan jets.

01-07-2006, 01:24	#11
Decron Want a go? Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Cwmbran - South Wales Posts: 3,147 Thanks: 48 Thanked 167 Times in 138 Posts	Re: Screen Wash Morrisons were selling the Texaco stuff (Bright orange) which is apparently approved in accordance with Volkswagen TL52 184 whatever that is. 32ml will do the whole tank (Unless you have xenons). I use Carplan Apple screenwash from tescos and I have not problems with white residue etc. I really does smell of apples too!

02-07-2006, 19:43	#12
cheezemonkhai Briskodian Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 13,909 Thanks: 77 Thanked 349 Times in 323 Posts	Re: Screen Wash The advanced was the concentrated stuff that you can get in various flavours (if you desire) that you dilute. What size does the texaco stuff come in, and as has been pointed out 1 liter won't do more than a week or two in the depths of winter. __________________ Cars make CO2 and trees absorb CO2. By driving your car you're feeding a tree and helping the environment.

02-07-2006, 22:20	#13
Decron Want a go? Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Cwmbran - South Wales Posts: 3,147 Thanks: 48 Thanked 167 Times in 138 Posts	Re: Screen Wash 32ml bottles. One shot per tank. It's seems to be uber concentrated.

03-07-2006, 11:09	#14
cheezemonkhai Briskodian Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 13,909 Thanks: 77 Thanked 349 Times in 323 Posts	Re: Screen Wash Oh I have the 5 liter tank, and have a few little sachets of that stuff, not a lot of use though as I litterally go through a tank a week during winter driving and IIRC you need three of those bottles for winter temperature protection. __________________ Cars make CO2 and trees absorb CO2. By driving your car you're feeding a tree and helping the environment.

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