FK2 FK2 windscreen washer woes !

Hi all,

Firstly hope everyone has managed to stay safe over the past few days in the snowy weather

Went out to the car yesterday morning to find that the windscreen washer jets weren't delivering any fluid #-o

The temperature was - 2 so I poured some warm water over the jets but still nothing...could hear the pump running though :|

Had to drive from the Midlands to Kent & couldn't get them to work the whole journey there !

Upon arrival we parked up on the roof of a Multi-storey in Tunbridge Wells,yesterday afternoon,& left the car for a couple of hours to go & have lunch...upon return they worked so must have thawed out :smt041

Left the car overnight,outside the hotel,& this morning not working again but pump still running...I know it's cold but it's not that bloody cold !

The motorways were covered in salt/grit & it didn't take long before the windscreen was a right state...very difficult to see out & had to keep pulling over at the services to pour water over the screen

Made it home safely this evening but now the pump has stopped running #-o

Hopefully it's just a fuse that's popped [-o<

Anybody else been encountering problems ?

Screen wash that's in there is what Honda put in at the last service BTW....

Regards,Mark.

I expect the water to washer fluid mixture ratio is not ideal for the weather we are currently experiencing. My work vehicle was the same this morning but I topped it up with mostly washer fluid and it began to work at the weather thawed a little throughout the day.

I would not be too concerned.

Edit : it won’t be a fuse as it wouldn’t have worked in the multi story car park. I would put it solely down to sub zero temps. Get some more washer fluid in there.

Same with mine today.

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Hi dotty

Yeah I know the fuse was intact when it worked :lol: but now I can't hear the pump running after impatiently trying it about a million times on the return journey today :whistle

Regards,Mark.

jasonstatus said:

Same with mine today.

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Hi Jason

So it's not just my FK2 then #-o

Can't say I've ever had this problem in any other Civic !

I'm guessing the heat from the engine while it was parked in the Multi-Storey gradually thawed out the pipes/jets but not much use while driving on the M25/M40 when the screen is caked in grime & they really need to work but won't !

If it was minus 20 I wouldn't be surprised but it's not ](*,)

Regards,Mark.

With dotty on that one, poor wash fluid,
Mine did the same Tuesday morning, tescos blue screen wash (stay away from that *****), not only does it stain your paint work it freezes at crap temperatures.

I went back to using Prestone screen wash, works to -10 soon sorted itself after a few squirts

Hi dweezle

The screen wash in there is what the Honda main dealer put in

I'm guessing the following is what will have been used...

https://www.coxmotorparts.co.uk/honda-shop/wurth-screenwash-plus-additive-1-litre/

So much for being fine down to -15 #-o

Regards,Mark.

Quick update

Windscreen washer system has finally thawed itself out & started working this afternoon :smt041

Just need to empty the tank of that garbage honda put in there & fill it with something that's actually up to the job

Regards,Mark.