[roofer]

Put it all back together working fine again and no leeks.

You'd need a lot of sediment to grow them in there...

[yatesey]

Originally Posted by dkan

yatesey, if you can post me the details that would be great.

hi mate....ill try and write "war and Peace " later from home!.......actually its not that bad once uv done it a cpl of times...lol.....iv some pics too that might help....

,....the other prob is that if u dont clean the reservoir completely the gunk/scum breaks free and clogs again...and its not easy to clean the damn thing!

catch u later

Y

[COLSEN]

Originally Posted by NathanJT

Well it's back.... at the astounding cost of £10.87!

Stratstone have basically said that it's caused by the washer fluid I'm usig congealing at the bottom of the tank, blocking the filter. Now I'm not going to argue the toss over <£11 but they have said that if it needs doing again in future they'll have to remove the entire washer bottle and clean it. For which I'd be looking at about 2-3 hours work.

That's a damned expensive clean up job considerig BMW don't specify what liquids you can or can't use in there!

I might drop a letter to BMW UK CS and see what they come back with.

My mrs has an E46 with this problem, out of warranty I decided to have a go myself, in all it took about 10 mins to unclip the washer bottle rinse out (there was loads of congeled mush at the bottom) and it's working better than ever... I'm not sure how easy they are to ckip out on the E9* though?

[xenon]

Piece of piss on the E46 - I did mine regularly - but on the E9x it's hidden in the wing and is a PITA to remove.

[yatesey]

Originally Posted by COLSEN

My mrs has an E46 with this problem, out of warranty I decided to have a go myself, in all it took about 10 mins to unclip the washer bottle rinse out (there was loads of congeled mush at the bottom) and it's working better than ever... I'm not sure how easy they are to ckip out on the E9* though?

hi Col ..hows u....... its def a bugger on the E9#'s !!...but u get quicker after the second time.....trouble is the bottle (strangest shaped bottle ive ever seen.....cos its designed on a curve to fit under the whell arch) is a pain to fully clean out the scum..and so it flakes off and clogs the filter time and time again

Y

[dkan]

Mine's blocked again....very frustrating. At least I have some time this weekend to sort it out. After cleaning it out last time I bought some Halfords ready mix stuff, 6 quid a bottle and apparently has water softeners in it but it's blocked again. Last time is was slime type stuff, let see what i get this time.

[AlanQS]

I've never had a gummed up washer bottle in my life. Do these people design them deliberately poorly?

[dkan]

Was fully of slime again....

[doughboy]

The manuals always say 'only use oils / liquids etc approved by BMW'

This means BMW screen wash, and as its clear, not blue, they can always tell if you've been using the local austrian wine, sorry garage shite.

It is a poor design for sure. Can't think of another make of car that has this issue.

[nexus66]

Had the problem too. Out of warranty, so stripped it down myself and cleaned out the tank. No problems since. But I agree, a bit of a PITA to do. Removing the tank isn't too bad, but getting it back in was the killer! Doable though! And definately better than spending £130 to get it done!!!!

[Dr Dave]

This washer tank congealing is a common problem these days - it has to be a reaction with the screenwash itself. Not a problem with just our cars either, many other marques suffer, too.

The ones I have done I've removed the pump and carefully steam cleaned out the tank followed by a gentle flushing with a hosepipe for 15 mins. Clean or replace the filter.

[simples]

i've started to get this problem now. i can hear the pump working but the stream of water just barely hits the windscreen. do u think it needs a good ol clean or motor on its way out? i have AUC so may ask BMW if they will charge or cover it under warrenty. i used the halfords blue cleaner and its almost on full.

ta

[matlough]

Calgon tablet...works every time!

[markymark34]

Before i start taking my car apart can someone confirm that i have to take the drivers side wheel off and the wheel arch liner to get at the bottle?
Total joke, Ive had 12 year old cars with 125000 miles and have never had this problem now i have a 3 year old bm with 40k and its clogged.

how easy/difficult is this to do?

[matlough]

Originally Posted by markymark34

Before i start taking my car apart can someone confirm that i have to take the drivers side wheel off and the wheel arch liner to get at the bottle?
Total joke, Ive had 12 year old cars with 125000 miles and have never had this problem now i have a 3 year old bm with 40k and its clogged.

how easy/difficult is this to do?

You do not need to take it apart! Just drop a Calgon tablet in for about 30-40 minutes and it should clear.

[markymark34]

Originally Posted by matlough

You do not need to take it apart! Just drop a Calgon tablet in for about 30-40 minutes and it should clear.

cheers ill give that a go first!

[ElegantSpoon]

I had this with mine and the BMW Specialist I got mine from sorted it under warranty. Its just dirt in the pipes.

[SiKkBaSs]

"Washing machines live longer with Calgon"











































I'm gone.

[markymark34]

Had to strip it down today, took it to an indy as BMrip off wanted £100 for the job. Got it done for £25 it was totally clogged with black gunk! Only had the car 6 months so its someone else gunk.

now just have to fix the door handles.

[Dubbedoutbimmer]

mine are acting up same thing im like WTF you guys fill it for me so dont pull that OHHH you used that brand washer fluid didnt you

[Wingco]

Originally Posted by Cafe.Racer

......Whilst I'm on, I've been waiting for the first service, but I also have a rattle in the dash, it's central and seems to be coming from around the upper vent area (the big upper vent, not the face vents). This might been down to a car kit I have fitted, so I also wanted to ask if it was a common one?

Cafe Racer, I had this soon after the company we usually use to fit h/f kits for our company cars, attacked, sorry, installed a kit in my car.
Drove me nuts for 3 weeks - in the end they'd just left one of the cables into the main control unit, tucked up behind upper dash area, "laying freely" - and it was moving/rattling/banging against the rear side of the main alu trim piece on the dash.

Either a couple of tiny cable ties or use of PVC insulation tape would have prevented this in the first place. Could it be similar thing causing the noise on yours?

[simples]

i got this problem fixed by a dealer who did it FOC whilst looking at another problem i had. worked a gem as it felt like new pumps but was probable a good clean. went on holiday and when i got back after a week i tried the washer but due to the cold weather no water came out, prob frozen, well i have tried today and guess what the jets have gone back to the state they were before, the water bareley touches the windscreen. i have an mot nxt month and i believe they fail if the windscreen washer is not working right??? now as i got this done FOC and the dealer did say its not a warrenty issue, do u think they will fix it again out of good will or make it chargable. in total its only been around 3 wks for the fix and it to start playing up again. i will need to keep a bottle of water in the car for the time being i think to use on the windscreen. also i did try the calgon tablet but that made no difference what so ever.