Screen washer not working
Discussion
Over the past couple of days when it has been well below zero all day and every day the screen washer has not worked (it was full of washer fluid put in by Porsche so not sure of the mix) as it was frozen up.
It was making the whirring noise but no fluid coming out.
I tried to defrost it this morning and fill it up with much more concentrate - but no luck and now there is no whirring noise as if the pump is not working.
With my BMW this happened and once it defrosted the pump starting working again.
Will the Porsche pump come back to life or is this a trip to the OPC? Any thoughts welcome, preferably charitable
It was making the whirring noise but no fluid coming out.
I tried to defrost it this morning and fill it up with much more concentrate - but no luck and now there is no whirring noise as if the pump is not working.
With my BMW this happened and once it defrosted the pump starting working again.
Will the Porsche pump come back to life or is this a trip to the OPC? Any thoughts welcome, preferably charitable
Old Trout said:
Thanks - I think it was green - hmmmm - everything is frozen up now!!! Luckily it is superdry as it is so cold so the screen is staying clean.
I have put concentrate in yesterday so in theory that should now be well mixed in and should have worked it's way into the pump.
Can take the concentrate a while to seep through. I have put concentrate in yesterday so in theory that should now be well mixed in and should have worked it's way into the pump.
Do NOT put in too much concentrate, as it can cause probs too. Just have to wait...or keep your car in a warmish garage for a day or so!
Flat6er said:
There are 2 different screenwashes, one Summer and one Winter.
The summer one is green, and is better at cleaning bugsplats, and the Winter one is a differnt colour and stops it freezing
(depending on concentration) which one was in yours, and when did they put it in?
Several OPCs (inc Reading) have told me Porsche do not make a winter screen wash. I was advised to use VW's as that is for spray type washer nozzles. [Nothing to do with being part of VAG though!]. The summer one is green, and is better at cleaning bugsplats, and the Winter one is a differnt colour and stops it freezing
(depending on concentration) which one was in yours, and when did they put it in?
Have I been misinformed? Where can it be bought from?
Flat6er said:
There are 2 different screenwashes, one Summer and one Winter.
The summer one is green, and is better at cleaning bugsplats, and the Winter one is a differnt colour and stops it freezing
(depending on concentration) which one was in yours, and when did they put it in?
Several OPCs (inc Reading) have told me Porsche do not make a winter screen wash. I was advised to use VW's as that is for spray type washer nozzles. [Nothing to do with being part of VAG though!]. The summer one is green, and is better at cleaning bugsplats, and the Winter one is a differnt colour and stops it freezing
(depending on concentration) which one was in yours, and when did they put it in?
Have I been misinformed? Where can it be bought from?
a) The garage is still in the planning phase
b) Of course - it is real world car - I used to drive my GT3s all through the snow and ice! Far better car in snow than a BMW. If it gets really snowy (i.e. deeper than the splitter) I will use the snow tyred X5.
As if by magic the pump has defrosted (it was -8 last night) and all working for the first time in three days!
b) Of course - it is real world car - I used to drive my GT3s all through the snow and ice! Far better car in snow than a BMW. If it gets really snowy (i.e. deeper than the splitter) I will use the snow tyred X5.
As if by magic the pump has defrosted (it was -8 last night) and all working for the first time in three days!
Porsche always seem to top up with the summer stuff (and sell a you "complementary" bottle when servicing the car.
However these cars seem to use so little that they tend to still be on summer grade when winter arrives. Having been warned about not mixing brands I pumped out all of the Porsche stuff last year and re filled with the brand I use in everything else at 50% dilution.
No problems here since.
dw
However these cars seem to use so little that they tend to still be on summer grade when winter arrives. Having been warned about not mixing brands I pumped out all of the Porsche stuff last year and re filled with the brand I use in everything else at 50% dilution.
No problems here since.
dw
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