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scorpio

Joined: 08 Jul 2005
Location: London
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2005 Range Rover Sport TDV6 SE Rimini Red

windscreen wash levels

any body checked there windscreen wash levels yet ??if so, how so???????
book says warning will come on screen, but thats not much good if you have just left for a long journey

Mon Aug 01 2005 7:51pm

Biggles

Joined: 26 May 2005
Location: Preston,
Posts: 916

Scorpio,
The first thing I do before setting off for a long journey and also weekly is ensure all fluid and water levels are correct and at the right levels.
Did you know it is an offence to drive in the UK with an empty washer bottle. Its out there somewhere. Second V10 Treg on the drive at the moment.

Mon Aug 01 2005 11:16pm

Bobby

Joined: 07 Jun 2005
Location: Kuala Lumpur
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2006 Range Rover Sport Supercharged Chawton White

Re: windscreen wash levels

scorpio wrote:
any body checked there windscreen wash levels yet ??if so, how so???????
book says warning will come on screen, but thats not much good if you have just left for a long journey

Maybe, like Biggles above, just before starting on a long journey, pour water into it until it fills up?

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Tue Aug 02 2005 4:12am

caporajm

Joined: 25 Jul 2005
Location: Austin, MN
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2006 Range Rover Sport Supercharged Vesuvius Orange

I think (I could be wrong) that scorpio doesn't know how to check the windscreen wash level. Forgive me if I am wrong b/c I don't want to insult your intelligance, but I think that's what they're trying to understand RRS S/C Special Edition, Vesuvius

Tue Aug 02 2005 6:01am

Bobby

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caporajm wrote:
I think (I could be wrong) that scorpio doesn't know how to check the windscreen wash level. Forgive me if I am wrong b/c I don't want to insult your intelligance, but I think that's what they're trying to understand

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Tue Aug 02 2005 6:30am

Bobby

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Scorpio

Unlike checking the engine oil level or coolant level, the screenwash level has no indication. You just see the filler neck - not the reservoir. As such, you will need to pour water into it slowly until it fills up.

Most Land Rover vehicles are like this. My P38, Disco II and Td4 Freelander are the same. Only can see the filler neck and cap. The actual reservoir is way below.

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Tue Aug 02 2005 6:50am

scorpio

Joined: 08 Jul 2005
Location: London
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windscreen wash levels

thank you all for your advice, i think i can manage to fill it up, but even years ago i had a humble honda, and that had a dip stick device to check the level,

Tue Aug 02 2005 8:16pm

RRUK

Joined: 10 Jun 2005
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Long gone are the days of the Range Rover Classic where you had a huge 2 gallon clear plastic reservoir sitting in the top of the engine bay for all to see, no, most modern cars have the bottle tucked up inside a body panel and just a filler neck to see from the engine bay. My M5 is like this and so when filling up I listen for the different sound it makes as it's getting fuller, and then stop as it reaches the mesh filter in the filler neck.

I look forward to finding all of these things out when I finally get mine in September...the clock is slowly ticking......
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Wed Aug 03 2005 9:29am

Simon

Joined: 13 Jun 2005

Posts: 44

Biggles wrote:
Scorpio,
The first thing I do before setting off for a long journey and also weekly is ensure all fluid and water levels are correct and at the right levels.

I have now covered 6,500 miles without the need to refill the bottle. If I checked it every time I was going on a journey perhaps that would reduce my mileage?

OK, it's summer but I have been using it regularly for bug guts removal

To put it simply, I suppose it's quite a big bottle, check it when you check you're oil every 2 weeks or so.

Wed Aug 03 2005 11:25am

scorpio

Joined: 08 Jul 2005
Location: London
Posts: 142

check the oil

the oil light should tell me when the oil is low, i did not spend £40,000 so that i could lift the bonnet every week to check the levels etc, nearly all cars today have levels that are indicated on the dashboard,
even my previous ml had a external oil level check.next thing is, that is i should be expected to wash the car.

Wed Aug 03 2005 7:54pm

Bobby

Joined: 07 Jun 2005
Location: Kuala Lumpur
Posts: 1828

Re: check the oil

scorpio wrote:
the oil light should tell me when the oil is low, i did not spend £40,000 so that i could lift the bonnet every week to check the levels etc, nearly all cars today have levels that are indicated on the dashboard,
even my previous ml had a external oil level check.next thing is, that is i should be expected to wash the car.

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Wed Aug 03 2005 11:38pm

Smarticus

Joined: 26 May 2005
Location: Northumberland
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Bobby

Mercedes and BMW's put up a warning message on the info console when the washer bottle is low. I suspect the RRS will do the same .......

Thu Aug 04 2005 8:07am

Bobby

Joined: 07 Jun 2005
Location: Kuala Lumpur
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Smarticus wrote:
Bobby

Mercedes and BMW's put up a warning message on the info console when the washer bottle is low. I suspect the RRS will do the same .......

Yes, agree with you. A warning message and not an indicator. I believe all vehicles have that. The operative word is "LOW".

But if you look at the first posting, Scorpio admits the 'book says warning will come on screen' .... . Apparently Scorpio is not happy with that and wants more. Most probably he wants an indicator - something like the fuel indicator which will show a real-tme reading. So he does not have to pop the bonnet to check the level.One look at the dash and he will know for sure if the level is half-full, four-fifths or whatever. And he dosen't want to be caught with a wiperwash low-level warning midway on his long trip!

All or most warning lights/indicators come up when the level is dangerously low. To want to avoid this, the usual advice is covered under the 'owner's maintenance'. Every week check this; every month check that and so on. Of course, like Biggles pointed out, just check the damn thing before embarking on a long journey!

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Thu Aug 04 2005 9:05am

MDP

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My Audi S4 cab has a diagramatic pic ( animated ) of low water level in the screen wash resivoir which holds water for screen/headlamp wash.
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Thu Aug 04 2005 9:36am

keith

Joined: 04 Aug 2005
Location: Scotland
Posts: 43

2005 Range Rover Sport 4.4 V8 HSE Buckingham Blue

Re: windscreen washer levels

Does the RRS have a second washer bottle for concentrated washer?

My BWM has this and it is excellent at getting rid of bugs, grease etc.

You have a second button to press for the concentrated stuff.

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Thu Aug 04 2005 4:51pm

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