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Anyone notice when its goes below freezing loss of windshield fluid?

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Old 02-10-2007, 03:13 PM
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Default Anyone notice when its goes below freezing loss of windshield fluid?

i swear every time this year i go through a ton of fluid, mind you i use more, but it seems there may be a leak somewhere.

Anyone seen this before? Common places where cold weather would cause the wiper fluid to disappear at a rapid pace?

doesn't bother me i just order it on amazon and make them lug a bunch at once but the leaking breast alarm is kinda silly.
Old 02-10-2007, 03:34 PM
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i noticed to blue icicle hanging from the bottom of my car. that confirmed that i have a slow leak
Old 02-10-2007, 08:03 PM
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Default Re: Anyone notice when its goes below freezing loss of windshield fluid?

I notice that my washer fluid simply does not come out. I just bought the car, and just got all the fluids filled, and the first day, everything worked great. The temp here, upstate NY, has not gotten over 12 in the past week, and my windshield fluid has not worked since then.....
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Default Maybe the washer pump was overworked (by frozen lines, blockage, etc.)

which, in turn, blew the fuse. I know--it just happened to me
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Default I've not had this issue. It's been sub-32F her in Michigan for some time now and the spayers work

fine. Maybe your nozzles are getting fozen over. I think the A4 has heated spay nozzles so maybe yours isn't working?
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Default B5 A4's were notorious for leaking washer fluid... it was a common and well documented problem

In fact if you had a B5, chances were probably about 99% certain that it would start leaking at some point. It was always at the same spot too... right where the pump plugged into the resivoir tank.

I don't know if it's as common on the B6, but if it is leaking, chances are it's the same spot.

Next time you fill it up look under the car after about a minute and see if you see anything pouring out.
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mine leaks in the winter time... not really sure why only the in the winter.
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