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Old 23-03-2009, 06:03 PM
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i dont have any luck do i,

i had to open the bonnet and fill the washer bottle up today
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Old 23-03-2009, 06:08 PM
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What could you not find where it went lol
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Old 23-03-2009, 06:08 PM
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Originally Posted by JTECHSAFF
i dont have any luck do i,

i had to open the bonnet and fill the washer bottle up today
Youve gotta watch that. I tend to use the two different wash systems alternately, (Concentrate wash.) that way I can go for twice as long without having to open the bonnet.
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I'll be sure to bump this when your vanos unit goes tits up
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Old 23-03-2009, 06:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Stu @ M Developments
Youve gotta watch that. I tend to use the two different wash systems alternately, (Concentrate wash.) that way I can go for twice as long without having to open the bonnet.
good plan!
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Old 23-03-2009, 06:15 PM
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did you phone the AA
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did you phone the AA
yes, i rang to tell them my new details,

i gave them my name, and they said " oh you again,where is it? were on our way"

i replied "not today, ive brought a BMW"

i think one of there drivers may have to be laid off now
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Old 23-03-2009, 06:42 PM
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Originally Posted by JTECHSAFF
i dont have any luck do i,

i had to open the bonnet and fill the washer bottle up today

Careful you don't disturb the balance of the car by actually using the washer fluid too
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Old 23-03-2009, 06:45 PM
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Pain in the arse isnt it, i sometimes find myself having to top the washer bottle up on my bmw, but it is a 96 model, thats what ive always put it down to





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Old 23-03-2009, 07:04 PM
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im with the bloke whos gonna bump this when there IS a issue as you are just tempting fate and will be punished for it

just like my " dont worry babe,i got 4wd, scoobies are at home in the snow" comment
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well, its done 3 days without issue already,

so thats 2 days more than the cossie ever managed

so if it goes wrong now im still on a winner, and i can walk properly when i get out of it

oh ,and it leaves much wider black lines on the road than the cossie
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Old 23-03-2009, 07:20 PM
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...but i bet it didnt leave any bits of diff or gearbox beside those wide black lines?
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Old 23-03-2009, 07:21 PM
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i filled the washer bottle on the cossie today james and they were working fine but when i went for a drive to check them out the headgasket blew i got a whine in the gearbox and it smoked on the overrun ,but the washers were fine [phew]
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Old 23-03-2009, 07:37 PM
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no
Where the Hell is the fun in that?
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Why in gods name didnt you take it to a BMW dealership ?!?!?!

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why dont you join a bmw forum instead
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I hope they got a better size bottle than my e36 m3 did.... a couple of washes and it was gone..
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i woke up this morning and got in my cossie at 5.30am and drove to work. Then i finished work at 2pm and guess what. I drove back home too.
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Old 24-03-2009, 03:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Glenny Boy
i woke up this morning and got in my cossie at 5.30am and drove to work. Then i finished work at 2pm and guess what. I drove back home too.
Do you work from home??
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Old 24-03-2009, 03:57 PM
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Do you work from home??
Or did you use the washers?
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Originally Posted by Glenny Boy
i woke up this morning and got in my cossie at 5.30am and drove to work. Then i finished work at 2pm and guess what. I drove back home too.
I love your Ford blinkers! :cry;
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Old 24-03-2009, 04:16 PM
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Old 24-03-2009, 04:17 PM
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Originally Posted by lawnsy
I hope they got a better size bottle than my e36 m3 did.... a couple of washes and it was gone..
My E36 M3 washer bottle lasts for ages, topped it up about 3 times in 18 months WTF are you on about its massive, i have disconnected the headlamp washers though as makes a mess of the bonnet.
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Originally Posted by simonc
My E36 M3 washer bottle lasts for ages, topped it up about 3 times in 18 months WTF are you on about its massive, i have disconnected the headlamp washers though as makes a mess of the bonnet.
Same here good few litres, random.
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We must have had a well dodgy bottle in ours then cos like John said it never seemed to last long before it needed filling again.... always thought it was wrong that a car like that had crap washers lol
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Originally Posted by Glenny Boy
i woke up this morning and got in my cossie at 5.30am and drove to work. Then i finished work at 2pm and guess what. I drove back home too.
If there was an award for the most vocal supporter of all things Ford related on here, then you'd be in with a great shout of taking top honours mate.


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my M3 seemed to run out really quick too, think it was leaking
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Originally Posted by lawnsy
We must have had a well dodgy bottle in ours then cos like John said it never seemed to last long before it needed filling again.... always thought it was wrong that a car like that had crap washers lol

There's two different sizes, 2.5l and a bigger one, I've got a small one.
I fill it every month or so.
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Old 24-03-2009, 06:41 PM
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^^^^ Quality reply sure you dont empty it once a month
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Why didn't I think of that.
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Originally Posted by JTECHSAFF
yes, i rang to tell them my new details,

i gave them my name, and they said " oh you again,where is it? were on our way"

i replied "not today, ive brought a BMW"

i think one of there drivers may have to be laid off now
Sounds familiar, I once got rescued in the Cossie by the RAC 3 times in one day
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Originally Posted by RS Grant
If there was an award for the most vocal supporter of all things Ford related on here, then you'd be in with a great shout of taking top honours mate.


Cheers,
Grant
Hey mate i love my fords but im not saying they are the best car in the world.Thats why i come on PF for to talk about fords and try and help,people out.Fords are just the same as any other car if they have been looked after.Ive had about 10 fords and they have all be ok apart from my cossie which i had a few daft faults with when i got it.


I drove to work again at 5.30 then drove to durham today then back home.I enjoyed every minute of the drive.I seen loads of those common BMW though.
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there are lots of bmws on the road, doesnt that tell you something?

im a ford man through and through, any of my close freinds will tell you that, but this bmw is better than anything ford could even dream of making, and that is a fact!
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Old 25-03-2009, 06:21 PM
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i bet your dash dosent squeek like my cossie one does
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no it doesnt, lol

its a sad day when ford just dont make any newer cars worth owning anymore imo
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MAte once you get used to a modern BMW you will find i hard to go back in all honestly! I was Ford man through and through but tbh i have now converted to the dark side. Once i get settle with my finiances im aspring to get another BMW in year time.

iIlove the toys, i lvoe the qualtiy and i just love the way they drive Plus im fat and lasy now so fancy bmw auto's pmsl. Well semi autos are nice
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Originally Posted by JTECHSAFF
there are lots of bmws on the road, doesnt that tell you something?

im a ford man through and through, any of my close freinds will tell you that, but this bmw is better than anything ford could even dream of making, and that is a fact!
.....typical bmw blinkers.........
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