S1rst

Anyone else having problems with their car doors freezing up? Im having major problems with my X5 with this frost and ice. I can manage to get the doors open with a bit of warm water on the seals, but then they wont bloody close as it seems to be frozen solid on the inside somewhere as theres no feeling on the door pull, from the inside or outside. Once it thaws out again , everything fines, but then the process starts again in the evening and then again in the morning, its a bloody nightmare!!!!

mrjenrst

yeah getting it on my car too, and ice on the inside of the windscreen

S1

I got stuck in my Volvo yesterday, the interior door pull has been broken for a while so have been winding down the window to open the door from the outside, only problem was the window was frozen solid.

focusv8

It's the water you are putting on to thaw it out that's causing the problem.
Once it's open you need to get it somewhere dry and warm , let it dry out and spray W.D in the lock and handle, and possibly the door seals before it freezes again.

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danneth

I got to the petrol station on bramall lane today, only to find my petrol cap wouldn't open

S1rst

Im only putting the warm water on the seals though mate, not on the handle or mechanism, purely so i damage the seals trying to open it. The problem is then once its open, the handle has no feeling and it wont shut as it seems its not releasing properly somewhere inside.

Ill try that with the WD40 around the handle and mechanism mate, cheers. Although getting the car somewhere warm and dry is just about impossible at the moment.

RichieST

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I put a very small amount of silicone grease on the seals, the rubber absorbs it and seems to stop them freezing, will help stop them perishing in a few years time too!

S1rst

I had that too, i had to chip all the ice from around the edge with a quid coin.

Mr S1

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WD on the door seals stops it from freezing - do that on the misses Audi ragtop to stop the glass sticking to them as there's no door frame, just the glass....

S1rst

Ok cheers, im going to whip the door cards off too and go crazy with the WD.

Glenn_

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I had a carry on with the wifes car a few weeks ago.I went out to the car and opened the back door.When i went to close it the latch wouldnt work properly.I had a quick fook about(it was 11.30pm)and i couldnt get the door to lock.I took the bass box out of the boot and all the cds and used a bit of rope to hold the door closed.

After i took all the things out of the car i went to see if te door would lock and the fooking thing close.BASTARD THING.

liam-rst

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Thats quite funny lol, although i aint been able to get in the boot of the dingo for 3 days lol

martysmartie

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Only have trouble opening doors with the handle freezing and the actual door frozen, never had a problem closing or with lock itself. Easily sorted I usually gently pull the door from the bottom and the rubber blade of the scraper nicely slips down the door to break the ice, if you don't have one a credit card works well to.

I personally do not put oil on seals as it rubber which rots it, unless the silicon stuff dosen't?

Released someones petrol cap for them when filling up yesterday it was a 206 and they just have a cap, I used some de-icer, done the trick perfectly!


Martin

scottyrs

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ive been using my mothers pug 206 and its a nightmare for freezing up the inside of the windscreen its thick with ice everyday! went to get petrol yday waiting in the que for ages eventually got to the front and the petrol cap wouldnt open ended up driving away looking like a fool lol

scottyrs

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lol didnt realise you wrote that musnt just be here pug then lol

martysmartie

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Haha yes some bloke behind them before I arrived just standing there saying you need heat and go and get a coffee LOL, I arrived and just squirted sparingly around the circumference of the cap left it to do it's thing for a minute and it opened.

Martin

tabetha

Spray furniture polish on the door seals for a quick fix, or a much better fix is to rub a candle over them, works perfect, inject some door lock de icer into the locks once thawed, will stop them freezing up again.
tabetha

saph cos rob

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ive been told rub a bar of soap round the door seals?

GAZ W

If your having problems with a frozen petrol cap ...Get your fag lighter out and warm it up

Cossy Mike

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Mine too as it's lucky if it moves twice a week.....then once I'm away the central locking is opening and closing whilst I drive.

It's fine to lock and unlock though

D7AKE

my doors are frozen on my car and my blooming booze is in there dam it!

Dlatch!

smear some silicon grease on the rubber seals

pouring warm water will free the doors but as its pretty cold will just re freeze elsewhere hence locks freezing

Mark_

vasoline works well on door rubbers too.

dangerousbrian

im sick of trying to unfreeze the screen washer bottle..been trying for ages so i can empty it so it wont freeze overnight again..if its empty i can put hot water in it to de-ice the screen

Psycho Warren

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vasoline works well and is more durable and less likely to freeze.

Psycho Warren

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ive got the so called "down to -9" washer fluid and it still freezes.

over xmas im fitting heated washer jets and will wrap all my washer lines and bottle with thin element heating wire so i can defrost it on a switch.

jason_nike

Common thing on X5s.
As previously said, WD40 on catches, into locks and try to get into door and spray on internals of lock, as these corrode and then freeze.
This will defo cure it
Had same problem on wifes X5 too

Iain Mac

I don't think WD40 is a good thing to put in lock-barrels because it gives any dust or whatever something to stick to in there. Better to get an ordinary pencil and rub the graphite on your key then stick that in the lock. It provides lubrication without being sticky.

jason_nike

Not really the lock which is the problem, its the bar inside the door
Forgot to say that bit

Heres a link to the fix

http://www.xoutpost.com/articles/x5/...k-problem.html

Marvin_hagler_

when i used to have automobiles with manual locks and they were frozen i used to if they had a flap on the key put the key in so far and breathe down the barrell,like a heavy breather it worked and the key would open.

theres always tricks to get around stuff and the best i ever saw for having a clear screen was put a rubber floor mat on the screen,job jobbed doing that.Much better than a carpet or paper etc

wonder if you can still buy a kenlowe hot start ??

SS1

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Funny enough marv the best thing for a clear screen is a 93 COSS 4*4

And just press the button,That heats the screen up

Adam.

Ill let you know if it works, after i have stopped dropped and rolled, lol!!

BM08

Never had frozen windows on theinside in my civic. Had the door lock freeze in the locked position as it has remote locking, but I just opened it using the key

Graceland

Smear a tiny film of vaseline on the rubber seals - won't freeze again then

Will also stop the anoying BMW door squeak from dry door rubbers that most BMW's suffer from

saphlover

I have a focus cc at the moment and couldnt get in it because when you pull the door handle the window drops so you can open the door but because the windows are frozen they dont drop so the door wont open, aaaarrrggghhhh!!