Is the Yeti picky when it comes to Screen wash? I only ask as I

have come across previous cars which are very particular when it comes to screenwash, such that the jets get clogged due to certain screenwash I.e BMW...

Or will the Yeti happily use an old screenwash without issue.....any recommendations appreciated

Thanks,

Hung

A friend of mine has had this advice with his Audi... I use any wash in my Yeti. Usually the Halfrauds one as I like the smell of it and it's pretty good at shifting dirt, though I've got Carplan in there at the mo, as I forgot to call in to Halfrauds, ran out and had to get some from a local garage. Seems fine too.

Use the VAG sreenwash - there's history of fan jets becoming blocked by some generic products.

Been covered umpteen times previously, I think?

Use the VAG sreenwash - there's history of heated jets becoming blocked by some generic products.

Been covered umpteen times previously, I think?

Me too, better to be safe than sorry but it's pretty pricey!

Me too, better to be safe than sorry but it's pretty pricey!

It is not cheap but used neat it's good for minus 70 degrees C, dilute 1:1 gives minus 35 degrees C etc. I have used this stuff for the last few years diluted 2:1 during the coldest months, never had a frozen jet since. Cheap stuff used neat often only goes down to -5 to -10 if you're lucky so not always the cheapest way to go.

I don't want to risk popping a water feed pipe off the jet from a frozen outlet.

Use the VAG sreenwash - there's history of heated jets becoming blocked by some generic products.

Been covered umpteen times previously, I think?

Pedant Alert.

Yeti's don't have heated jets.

However, there is apparently a problem with FAN jets, which the Yeti does have, getting clocked with some products.

I've been using Carplan or Halfrauds for the last 2 years and had no problems.

I have been using Prestone screen wash, it is concentrated and looks like pish, yellow! It is good though, has a rain ex type effect and clears the screen and smells nice to boot, only a few quid for a gallon from costco and dilutes to make 100 litres (I mix it stronger than that)

For the folk using the official VAG stuff....

Can you order this in bulk? Ie a good few litres rather than a 1 litre bottle?

How much and any good places I can order online?

Many thanks...

I bought a case of 10 from my friendly VW dealer - saved >10%

Carriage is likely to be the killer - have you got a local TPS (VAG Trade Parts) - they'll often sell direct?

Oh - and if you do buy some, the dilution rates/instructions are under the 'peel way' label - not a lot of folks realise that

For the folk using the official VAG stuff....

Can you order this in bulk? Ie a good few litres rather than a 1 litre bottle?

How much and any good places I can order online?

Many thanks...

There's this on ebay, don't know how this compares to usual dealer price.

http://www.ebay.co.u...=item27ccb4b103

Wilkinson's all season screen wash, or Halfords, no problems so far...

I bought ten litres of the Lidl concentrated screenwash a couple of years ago and have had zero problems to date. It's almost run out now, though (hey Lidl, when are you going to have another winter driving "event"?!) The local dealer did leave me a 1l bottle of the VAG screenwash in the car after its service a few weeks back, and I picked up a 1l bottle of the Carplan concentrated screenwash for 99p when I bought a new front wiper blade the other day, so I should be OK for a while.

Mr Blackadder of this parish suggested in this post (on a thread I started myself, way back in the mists of time) that if cheap screen wash does clog your washer nozzle, a replacement nozzle still costs less then the amount you save not buying the VAG stuff...

Pedant Alert.

Yeti's don't have heated jets.

However, there is apparently a problem with FAN jets, which the Yeti does have, getting clocked with some products.

I've been using Carplan or Halfrauds for the last 2 years and had no problems.

Pedant alert part two... clocked. Surely you meant clogged?

My coat is already on

To answer the original question, I use a brand I found in Asda.

Works very well and has similar water repellant features to Rainex.

From previous experience of fan jets on a BMW X5 I will be using the screenwash recommended for them.

Jets on headlamp washer clogged up, BMW refused to cover under warranty due to me using just plain water, stating it should be their own screeneash that has sn additive to prevent build up in the jets.

Problem solved by me stripping off the water reservoir washing out the gunge, connecting an airline to the tubes and blasting out the jets., not something I want to have to do again.

Edited 8 November, 201213 yr by servicepoint

From previous experience of fan jets on a BMW X5 I will be using the screenwash recommended for them.

Jets on headlamp washer clogged up, BMW refused to cover under warranty due to me using just plain water, stating it should be their own screeneash that has sn additive to prevent build up in the jets.

Problem solved by me stripping off the water reservoir washing out the gunge, connecting an airline to the tubes and blasting out the jets., not something I want to have to do again.

Yeah same experience on a 320se.....happend twce! the fluid congealed causing a blockage and very weak jet stream.....dribbles more like. First time was a stripped down reservoir and clean 50quid! Second time much the same and replaced pump...

So figured it would be best to stick with correct stuff to avoid any issues.

I use the genuine stuff now.

I had to have the rear of my Octavia tailgate taken to pieces to unclog a blocked jet. It cost a fortune.

I have not /will not, use anything else now.

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Another +1 for the LIdl stuff, just bought another couple of their big containers. Claimed to work down to -60C and fan jet friendly. Certainly works in sub -10 at motorway speeds.

Big plus too is ready mixed, so no searching for clean, unfrozen water while out and about.

Could this be related to the quality of tap water ?

I've never had any problems, but our water is very soft.

Just curious, ?? What is Motorway speeds, when the ambient temperature is -10 degrees celsius?

For me it is pretty slow.

*The car interior is as hot as possible and the vents are always on the windscreen to have it hot.

Never had a Ford or any other with a heated front screen, but thinking seriously about it now

The guy next doors 2005 Fiesta has quite amazed me in the little time he takes to get moving i the mornings.*

I find that i use Windscreen Wash that works to low temperatures, and can work on a warm enough windscreen,

but try not to because at low temperatures for prolonged periods, it still freezes in the Heater Intakes etc & causes Heater & A/C problems.

If i ever do need to spray the windscreen at very low Ambient Temperatures i am sure that i am slow enough that i can get my hand out the window with very good deicer to get the window clear if the Deicer just freezes or the Spray off the road from other vehicles freezes as it touches the screen.

Obviously windows and windscreens need cleaned & requires fluid that is still fluid.

Winter spec wipers suitable for rwally cold countries are a good idea.

When i do use windscreen wash which is all the time if not to cold & in certain vehicles, i use the 'much cheapest option', because i do use lots.

3 for the price of 2 offers and bought when at its cheapest, which is normally at the end of winter as clearance prices.

Gallons of the stuff. Used straight if needs must & ready mixed/diluted as required always carried for warmer weather & family and friends that never have their washer bottles filled..

george

Several gallons of this because Tesco was clearing it in September @ £2.

It actually stays fluid below -10 degrees celsius OK, untill it hits a very cold windscreen.

Could this be related to the quality of tap water ?

I've never had any problems, but our water is very soft.

With water quality round here being very hard I tend to use bottled water to mix with the screen wash. After 10 years with my old Ford I only had a rear washer jet clog once, and that was a known problem with that model.

Just curious, ?? What is Motorway speeds, when the ambient temperature is -10 degrees celsius?

For me it is pretty slow.

Like to get up to 50 ish, have done 70 ish. 600 kms is a long way. But this is on German Autobahn, which at least the ones I use are continuously salted/gritted. I have followed the gritters, who work in pairs in echelon at this speed. One of those countries that does not collapse at the first fall of snow.

Would love the heated windscreen, a real bonus. Similarly extra heating capability. I presume the people who live in proper cold places have better arrangements than my car. I can get my torso warm enough, but legs and feet can get frosty, I now wear thick socks and boots. And long underpants.

My usual footwear are sandals as I have hot feet under normal situations (somewhere I have fotos of my sandalled toes covered in snow) - but thinking about it now the boots are a better idea, "just in case". Blanket, shovel, thermos, mars bars - check!.

I try to time the jaunt so there is very little other traffic - less spray and less chance of being zapped by a local doing 130 eeek!!

nothing to do with quality of water, I always used filtered water in my X5 , still clogged the jets.

On my second Yeti and I use whatever I happen to pick up from garages, supermarkets etc, both concentrate and ready mixed. No problems experienced whatsoever. Also, I use tap water in a hard water area. I may have just been lucky but it doesn't seem to be an issue for the Yeti from the other replies.

Do people fill it up very often?

I've not had to fill any of my cars up in the last eight to ten years.

The amount put in at hte service has seen it through to the next one!

I stick to the official VAG stuff most of the time, but have been known to use Porshe 'concentrate' during the summer (no anti-freeze properties).