Heated windscreen washers - Page 2

tcable · 28th October 2011, 17:49

My old s500 had a clever device fitted, it was a metal coil of thin piping that was plumbed into the engine coolant system and went into the washer bottle, so as the engine got hot so did the screen wash, and it worked very, very well, there is nothing like hot screen wash to shift dirt!!

Johnny the Fox · 28th October 2011, 17:49

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Originally Posted by RoverInTheWoods

one of these.....

Right idea but i was thinking more of a kettle element but a 12 v one and a temp stat.

chipsceola · 28th October 2011, 19:35

Used to be an after market accessory to heat screen wash fluid. A simple coiled copper tube inside an aluminium casing and carried the washer fluid, the larger 1/2" pipe was plumbed into the heater hose. I remember the advert asked 'would you wash dishes in cold water?' - used to fit these on my cars and they worked very well in coldest weather.
Chips

oldcarguy · 29th October 2011, 08:06

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Originally Posted by Johnny the Fox

Just fitted them to the car .The only thing to do is to connect up the electrics to the main loom.

When you come to connect your wiring, be aware that it passes round the back of the bonnet hinge and through a slot between the inner & outer wings, not through the same hole as the washer tubing.

Johnny the Fox · 29th October 2011, 10:41

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Originally Posted by oldcarguy

When you come to connect your wiring, be aware that it passes round the back of the bonnet hinge and through a slot between the inner & outer wings, not through the same hole as the washer tubing.

Thanks for that info as i was wondering about the route of the electrics. So am i right then that i have to remove the plenum covers and windscreen wiper arms, plus the wheel arch liner???

tcable · 29th October 2011, 10:51

I didnt remove the wiper arms on mine, or the plenum cover, and the wheel arch liner can just be moved to one side to get at the wiring, you may have to search blindly for the connector behind the wing, it took me ages to find and when i did find it, it wasnt in a plastic bag but it did have a protective bung in the end of the connector

I did find removing the side repeater indicator helped me to fish the connector out

tcable · 29th October 2011, 11:01

Hold on, i will get some pics for you

tcable · 29th October 2011, 11:11

Here you go

Hope this helps

oldcarguy · 29th October 2011, 13:21

When I did mine I just removed the end scuttle fixing and gently prised the scuttle panel up and slid the wire underneath.

28th October 2011, 17:49	#11
tcable Avid contributor 75 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: uk Posts: 215 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	My old s500 had a clever device fitted, it was a metal coil of thin piping that was plumbed into the engine coolant system and went into the washer bottle, so as the engine got hot so did the screen wash, and it worked very, very well, there is nothing like hot screen wash to shift dirt!!

28th October 2011, 19:35	#13
chipsceola This is my second home Jaguar XF 3.0D Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Southampton Posts: 4,364 Thanks: 119 Thanked 509 Times in 426 Posts	Used to be an after market accessory to heat screen wash fluid. A simple coiled copper tube inside an aluminium casing and carried the washer fluid, the larger 1/2" pipe was plumbed into the heater hose. I remember the advert asked 'would you wash dishes in cold water?' - used to fit these on my cars and they worked very well in coldest weather. Chips

29th October 2011, 10:51	#16
tcable Avid contributor 75 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: uk Posts: 215 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I didnt remove the wiper arms on mine, or the plenum cover, and the wheel arch liner can just be moved to one side to get at the wiring, you may have to search blindly for the connector behind the wing, it took me ages to find and when i did find it, it wasnt in a plastic bag but it did have a protective bung in the end of the connector I did find removing the side repeater indicator helped me to fish the connector out

29th October 2011, 11:01	#17
tcable Avid contributor 75 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: uk Posts: 215 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hold on, i will get some pics for you

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tcable Avid contributor 75 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: uk Posts: 215 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Here you go Hope this helps

29th October 2011, 13:21	#19
oldcarguy Posted a thing or two Rover 75 Conn SE Tourer Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Driffield Posts: 1,952 Thanks: 27 Thanked 151 Times in 125 Posts	When I did mine I just removed the end scuttle fixing and gently prised the scuttle panel up and slid the wire underneath.