Hi what s has bugged me for a while now is why do particularly newer cars smell of windscreen washer when you operate the jets.
Car washer bottle smell.
I have tried adding.
The cause well the windshield wash.
Fresh biodegradable solvent hint of ammonia fresh cold weather solvent methyl alcohol bleach apple cider vinegar.
Sounds like the last owner of the car did not use screen wash in the windscreen washer bottle.
It smelled like fish it also smelled like poop and throw up at different times.
Bad smell coming from the car ac vents.
The best this to do is fill the washer bottle with just boiled water let it fill almost to the top and then fill to the top with screen wash.
When a windshield washer reservoir breaks or is damaged there will be several symptoms or warning signs that will alert you to this problem.
What is recommended for removing the smell i ve thought about adding some milton sterilising fluid or some steradent.
It smells like something has died in there.
If tap water is used over time the water will go off and stink every time you use the sprayer.
Milton or someting like that perhaps.
Presumable it s because the cabin air intake is right at the base of the windscreen where all the fluid can seep down and evaporate into the car.
My mk4 escort has it s air intake further forward in the bonnet as do a lot of other older cars.
Inside the reservoir is a pump that circulates washer fluid through plastic lines to the washer nozzles and then sprays evenly onto your windshield when the system is activated by the driver.
The windshield washer fluid in my car has turned stinky.
Rover 600 6 years old.
Is there anything else i can put in that won t destroy my windshield washer pump and or hoses.
But whatever it is i dont want to risk the paintwork.
Smelly screen wash water.
I was driving it at the weekend on a motorway with the aircon off fan off when i used the screen wash a few seconds afterwards a horrible smell of stagnant water came into the car.
The screen washer fluid in my vw touareg smells dreadful.