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Post by Roadsterstu on Mar 28, 2017 8:27:56 GMT
I've noticed that the windscreen on the V60 has loads of fine scratches from the wipers. Now this might be partly down to how the previous owner looked after, or rather didn't look after, the wiper blades, but I can't help thinking it's also down to the wash/wipe process. For some reason the wipers do almost a full sweep before any water hits the screen, so they scratch across a dry surface. The Captur is worse still, the wipers are half back down again before the water hits the screen.
Anyone else get a dry wipe or is it well lubed first?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2017 8:52:51 GMT
Thought you were starting up the bidet conversation again!
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Post by johnc on Mar 28, 2017 9:19:52 GMT
Mine always puts water on the screen first and if I pull the lever for less than a second, it only gives me the water - useful if you have a very dirty screen and want a few squirts of water before you wipe.
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Post by LandieMark on Mar 28, 2017 9:26:19 GMT
It sounds like the non return valves in the line are leaking back. Personally, I would locate the washer lines and put a couple of new ones in as close to the jets as possible.
The TVR's water takes a while to come through. The Defender squirts straight away, but the quality of the jets is terrible.
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Post by Boxer6 on Mar 28, 2017 9:26:41 GMT
Front wipers gives water simultaneously, or fractionally before, the wipe cycle starts. The rear is shocking though, with sometimes 2 or 3 sweeps before the water appears. Thinking about it now, I don't recall it being like that when the car was new . .
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Post by Martin on Mar 28, 2017 9:41:35 GMT
Mine always puts water on the screen first and if I pull the lever for less than a second, it only gives me the water - useful if you have a very dirty screen and want a few squirts of water before you wipe. Insurprisingly it's the same on both our cars (inc the rear in the BMW) and I find the squirt only feature really useful as well. Little niggles like that, whether it's a fault/by design, that would really annoy me over time. |
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Post by ChrisM on Mar 28, 2017 12:19:42 GMT
The Captur needs Bosch blades, as per comments on the Captur Forum.... I did mine last year with impressive results. From memory all the cars I have had recently squirt the water as the wipers start to move, so you get half a sweep on dry glass which cannot be good for blade life
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Post by Roadsterstu on Mar 28, 2017 13:28:20 GMT
It sounds like the non return valves in the line are leaking back. Personally, I would locate the washer lines and put a couple of new ones in as close to the jets as possible. The TVR's water takes a while to come through. The Defender squirts straight away, but the quality of the jets is terrible. Cheers. Might give that a go. Going to have to polish the scratches out of the screen at point. I've watched YouTube videos and it's a bit of job. |
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Post by ChrisM on Mar 28, 2017 15:42:28 GMT
^
What are you going to use, Brasso?
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Post by johnc on Mar 28, 2017 17:29:20 GMT
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Post by Roadsterstu on Mar 29, 2017 7:11:37 GMT
It's going to need a machine rather than a hand polish but I've seen YouTube videos of it being donecwith Cerium Oxide, like that. You have to watch you don't overheat the glass in one small area.
I tried the "quick pull of the stalk" trick to just get water. But you just get a wipe and no water! The V50 did it but not this one. I'm going to add a couple of non-return valves as Mark suggested.
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Post by johnc on Mar 29, 2017 12:50:39 GMT
If you can feel ridges with your finger nail then you probably will need a machine polish but if it is very light or just marring, you'd be amazed what you can achieve by hand.
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Post by alf on Mar 29, 2017 16:07:58 GMT
You need a Jaaaag Stu - mine squirts the water from the wiper blade holder along the blade, no dry wipe there  |
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Post by Martin on Mar 29, 2017 16:17:14 GMT
I'm sure my Peugeot 405 had the same system.
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Post by Bob Sacamano v2.0 on Mar 29, 2017 16:23:27 GMT
The BMW sprays plenty of water before the wipers operate. In fact I can't think of a car I've had in the last 15 years where that's not been the case.
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Post by ChrisM on Mar 29, 2017 19:36:15 GMT
I was wrong about the C-Max, had to use the washers on the way home today and its squirts for about 2 seconds before the blades move
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Post by Roadsterstu on Mar 29, 2017 22:48:35 GMT
I'm sure my Peugeot 405 had the same system. 405's did. So did my dad's Citroen BX. |
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Post by Roadsterstu on Mar 29, 2017 22:49:50 GMT
If you can feel ridges with your finger nail then you probably will need a machine polish but if it is very light or just marring, you'd be amazed what you can achieve by hand. Maybe worth a try first, then. Cheers. |
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Post by Roadsterstu on Mar 31, 2017 7:17:45 GMT
I've ordered two replacement check valves. From some reading up, it seems the tiny rubber membrane inside degrades. Others on the Volvo Forums said their cars always spray water first.
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Post by Roadsterstu on Apr 3, 2017 8:45:32 GMT
Replacement check valves fitted. More power from the washers but still wipes 60-70% of the screen before the water starts. Colleague at work with a V60 says his sprays water first then wipes, as does the Volvo forum. I'm loathe to take it to Volvo but wondered if a diagnostic might show up some software updates. But that costs and then it leads on to more cost, etc.
Annoying.
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Post by Roadsterstu on Apr 6, 2017 16:23:34 GMT
Discovered screenwash dripping under the car the other day, on the opposite side to the washer bottle. That suggested a a split pipe or leaking joint in the pipe going to the offside headlamp washer. Removed the bumper today and, sure enough, that was the case. Volvo use a hard plastic pipe on these cars and it had a small split. So, having fitted a length replacement tubing from the local motor factor I checked the rest of the pipes and found a leak from the main pipe up tothe windscreen washers, too. No doubt that was at least part of the cause for the delay in getting screenwash onto the windscreen. So, I replaced that, too. Tested it. Still a bloody delay before water sprayed out! I then added a 1 way valve right at the start of the pipe and - hurrah - that sorted it. Decent water pressure, water on the screen before the wipers started. Job sorted. Put it all back together, wash the car. Try it again. And now the bloody fucking driver's side washer nozzle is hardly spraying anything.  |
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Post by johnc on Apr 6, 2017 16:29:33 GMT
Is it possible to run a new full length hose. There might be another small crack or leak where you can't see. If the original hose is hard plastic and some imbecile didn't have washer liquid to stop it freezing at some point in the past, there might be many cracks.
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Post by Roadsterstu on Apr 9, 2017 11:38:22 GMT
There isn't any more that I can find to be leaking. The non return valve I put in seems to be alliwing water to drain back to the bottle. Cheap shit. Some more faffing needed!
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