Washer bottle empty warning light

[ronhagley]

Hi All, yesterday my warning light for the washer bottle level on my Lauren and Klement Occy started to come on. I have now filled it to top but warning light still flashes on - not all the time but several times during a short journey. Any ideas please.

Ron

[Stuarted]

Dunno I'm afraid.

But - does anyone know, please: what is the capacity of the washer bottle?  I've driven my Octavia for thousands of miles and used the washer regularly - still haven't needed to top-up yet!

[ronhagley]

I put in 3 liters so itis at least that.

[rlp]

capacity is 3 litres but if you have headlight washers it is 5.5  litres .

[Stuarted]

5.5 litres?  Wow, that's gallons!

A lot better than a Mazda MX-5 - the washer bottle there is about half a fluid ounce!  And the silly thing is, on the Mk3 MX-5 there would be room for a bottle almost twice as big.  Dur. 

Edited 16 April, 2014 by Stuarted

[eccleshill]

5.5 litres?  Wow, that's gallons!

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That is why Octavias with headlamp washers sit much lower on the off side

[Guest ProfesorDeBuceo]

With capacities like these why would anyone need a warning light anyway?

 

Good practice suggests regularly checking such levels so I can't imaging the bottle running dry between checks... unless off-roading is the main use (or laziness is the norm   ).

[rlp]

eccleshill is right about the extra wieght oh the offside but makes it easier to negotiate round-a-bouts at speed 

[Stuarted]

But makes entering and leaving the roundabout a bit dodgy - in countries where you drive on the left (most of the time). 

[Guest ProfesorDeBuceo]

I used a complete full bottle on a run from Whitby to Preston and back during the winter . Surprising how mucky the M62 is during the winter months!

 

Mike

 

I bet you didn't need a warning light to tell you it was empty though. :think:  The fact that you knew you were using washers so much probably told you it was running low...

[Eddie-NL]

capacity is 3 litres but if you have headlight washers it is 5.5  litres .

my washer bottle holds 5 litres and my car doesn't have headlight washers