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Title: Screenwash warning
Post by: twabrigs on May 16, 2018, 02:39:53 pm
The low screenwash warning on my car (from memory a beep and a written warning in the trip computer display) seems to have died as I ran out of screenwash the other day.

Any theories on a simple fix to save me paying the garage lots of folding stuff to do what could be a 5 minute job?

Answers like 'just top it up more often' are not what I'm looking for... ;)
Title: Re: Screenwash warning
Post by: Bert321 on May 16, 2018, 06:49:20 pm
I haven't any experience with the washers on your particular car, but I'd think a low level warning light would be linked to a sensor in the reservoir.
Title: Re: Screenwash warning
Post by: twabrigs on May 17, 2018, 08:35:14 am
Thanks, yes I suspect that too...and I bet it isn't easy to access. The good old days of reaching underneath the reservoir in my Metro to swap the front and rear washer motors round when one failed have long gone.
Title: Re: Screenwash warning
Post by: Gclark87 on May 17, 2018, 09:52:20 am
Hi this site I find to be helpful. See the following links
http://www.mcx5.org/washer_fluid_level_sensor-822.html
http://www.mcx5.org/washer_fluid_level_sensor_removal_installation-824.html
Title: Re: Screenwash warning
Post by: twabrigs on May 17, 2018, 01:16:35 pm
That's very helpful, thank you.

I don't like the phrase 'remove the front bumper' which instantly signals about an hour of workshop time..!

I may have to live without the warning.
Title: Re: Screenwash warning
Post by: BigAl on May 17, 2018, 02:08:34 pm
After I changed from the 2012 to the 2015 model car, I ran out of fluid with no low fluid light appearing. I was told by the dealer that the newer model doesn't have a low fluid warning at all! I assume that is correct, I've never checked?

Alan
Title: Re: Screenwash warning
Post by: Deeps on May 20, 2018, 10:35:46 am
After I changed from the 2012 to the 2015 model car, I ran out of fluid with no low fluid light appearing. I was told by the dealer that the newer model doesn't have a low fluid warning at all! I assume that is correct, I've never checked?

Alan

You could well be correct, Alan - my late 2015 model doesn't have this feature.
Title: Re: Screenwash warning
Post by: twabrigs on May 21, 2018, 09:55:34 am
Thanks guys; I'll just tell myself my car has automatically upgraded itself to the newer spec by disabling this feature..!
Title: Re: Screenwash warning
Post by: Keith_P on June 07, 2018, 03:27:53 pm
Correct. Doesn't have one. I checked with my dealership at last service and was told a sensor was not fitted as the indicator was the water stopping when the reservoir was empty! (Thank you Invicta Tunbridge Wells, now (surprisingly) shut!)
Title: Re: Screenwash warning
Post by: Anchorman on June 17, 2018, 05:41:56 pm
Certainly since the 2016 facelift, we have the smaller screenwash bottle and no float switch. I can’t speak for the earlier models.