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Smelly question

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  • 28-09-2008 4:47pm
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    MugMugs
    Registered Users Posts: 17,875 ✭✭✭✭


    Basically, when I turn the water spray on for the windscreen it smells like somebody hasnt had a wash since 03 when the car was made.....

    I ran the system out and leathered it with all kinds of sprays and everything and that seemed to solve it.

    I even gave the car Britta filtered water... Smell went away for a day and now it's back.

    Question is, if I pour a wee bit of bleach down there, is it gonna do damage ?

    VW Passat 03

    Cheers lads


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    VH
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    is there something dead in the water tank?


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    MugMugs
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    Eh, didnt really think about that.


    Obviously not a common issue then ?


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    VH
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    not if the smell keeps coming back


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    peasant
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    If you're going to use bleach then I would recommend that you flush it through the system with the nozzles disconnected. You don't want bleach running down the car, destroying your paintwork and rubber seals.


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    VH
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    i'd check the water tank for dead fish, mice, snakes etc


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    mick.fr
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    Add a fair bit of Dentol (Anti Bacterial from Tesco) in the water tank then after a few days of use you should be sorted.
    Most likely due to moisture accumulating in pipes.


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    MugMugs
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    mick.fr wrote: »
    Add a fair bit of Dentol (Anti Bacterial from Tesco) in the water tank then after a few days of use you should be sorted.
    Most likely due to moisture accumulating in pipes.

    Thats actually a cracking idea.

    Cheers dude :)


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    Captain Slow IRL
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    Do you ever put washing up liquid into the washer bottle?


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    MugMugs
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    Captain Slow IRL wrote: »
    Do you ever put washing up liquid into the washer bottle?

    Dont put washing up liquid in. I use windscreen washer stuff I got from a motor factors.

    I thought that might be the problem so i tried a different one.... Smell just came back.


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    Moanin
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    MugMugs wrote: »
    Basically, when I turn the water spray on for the windscreen it smells like somebody hasnt had a wash since 03 when the car was made.....

    I ran the system out and leathered it with all kinds of sprays and everything and that seemed to solve it.

    I even gave the car Britta filtered water... Smell went away for a day and now it's back.

    Question is, if I pour a wee bit of bleach down there, is it gonna do damage ?

    VW Passat 03

    Cheers lads

    I had the same problem in my A4 and I drained all the windscreen washer fluid from the reservior and refilled it with different stuff. The smell then dissappeared.


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    fletch
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    I had the same problem in my car, smelled like stinkin rotten apples.....dropped a bit of bleach in, then ran the hose for about 5-10mins allowing it just to overflow....smell hasn't come back since.


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    snowman707
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    had similar problem here appeared in a couple of vehicles abouth the same time

    i blamed it on mixing halfords screen wash with some other brand/s


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    Moanin
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    snowman707 wrote: »
    had similar problem here appeared in a couple of vehicles abouth the same time

    i blamed it on mixing halfords screen wash with some other brand/s

    Funnily enough I used Halfords also.......and then used another brand afterwards


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    craichoe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,706 ✭✭✭craichoe


    MugMugs wrote: »
    Basically, when I turn the water spray on for the windscreen it smells like somebody hasnt had a wash since 03 when the car was made.....

    I ran the system out and leathered it with all kinds of sprays and everything and that seemed to solve it.

    I even gave the car Britta filtered water... Smell went away for a day and now it's back.

    Question is, if I pour a wee bit of bleach down there, is it gonna do damage ?

    VW Passat 03

    Cheers lads

    Wash under your arms more often and the smell should disappear


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