E92 using copious amounts of washer fluid

zltm089 · 02-18-2015, 07:48 AM

same here...semm to be using quite a lot....

djgandy · 02-19-2015, 04:44 AM

You are probably using it. The headlight washers use loads and the dark wet weather means you use more than you think.

m20b25 · 02-19-2015, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by half Colin

Just for info I checked BMWhat app and you can change just about everything:

* headlight washing on or off
* number of windscreen washes before headlight wash 3, 5 or 7
* number of squirts per headlight wash 2 or 3
* length of headlight squirt 0.5, 0.7 or 1 sec
* time between squirts 0.5, 1 or 1.5 secs

I left mine on but changed it from every 3 to every 7 windscreen washes.

It's really worth getting the BMWhat app if you haven't got it.

Nice post. Can I just check: no matter how long you pull the lever for, the light washers only come on every 7th time? Mine come on every bloody time! I increased the amount of time you can briefly pull the lever for a quick jet without the headlight washers coming on, but every 7th time would be perfect.

AWSAWS · 02-20-2015, 08:35 PM

Mine goes through alot. 5 litres every few months. Think I will pull the fuse like WM suggests or just do the washer when headlights are off. The squirts only the screen. The light washers spray a sh*t load of fluid all over the place.

half Colin · 02-21-2015, 02:33 AM

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Originally Posted by m20b25

Nice post. Can I just check: no matter how long you pull the lever for, the light washers only come on every 7th time? Mine come on every bloody time! I increased the amount of time you can briefly pull the lever for a quick jet without the headlight washers coming on, but every 7th time would be perfect.

That's what it seems to indicate as there's no coding for 'time before headlight washers come on' but I'll look again today. You can only see what can be coded when the app is actually connected to the car - so you can't check through the app whilst wasting time when SWMBO watches soaps!

I should add that what can be coded varies between models - I'm only commenting for E92.

ben-e92 · 02-21-2015, 05:14 PM

Funnily enough i bought my car in December and have also gone through 10 ltrs. Going to get the headlights coded out and see if that helps. But Ive been using blue screen wash and doesn't seem to have leaked onto my drive.

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zltm089 Banned 251 Rep 7,690 Posts Drives: 335i SE Coupe Space Grey Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: LONDON iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 BMW 335i [10.00]	same here...semm to be using quite a lot....
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02-19-2015, 04:44 AM	#24
djgandy Colonel 142 Rep 2,335 Posts Drives: E93 M3 Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: London iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 M3 [0.00]	You are probably using it. The headlight washers use loads and the dark wet weather means you use more than you think.
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AWSAWS Colonel 273 Rep 2,340 Posts Drives: E92 GC Turbos, FBO, 335i DCT Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Valhalla iTrader: (0)	Mine goes through alot. 5 litres every few months. Think I will pull the fuse like WM suggests or just do the washer when headlights are off. The squirts only the screen. The light washers spray a sh*t load of fluid all over the place.
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02-21-2015, 05:14 PM	#28
ben-e92 Private First Class 25 Rep 184 Posts Drives: E92 325i Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	Funnily enough i bought my car in December and have also gone through 10 ltrs. Going to get the headlights coded out and see if that helps. But Ive been using blue screen wash and doesn't seem to have leaked onto my drive.
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