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Nitty
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Fri Mar 11, 2005 4:13 am Post subject:
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I have a 2003 Audi A4 quattro, I dont see the fluid comming out of the
windshield wiper I am guess I am running out of fluid...
How do I check / change windshield wiper fluid?
Thanks
Nitty
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SteveH
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Fri Mar 11, 2005 4:33 am Post subject:
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Nitty <nittyreddy@gmail.com> wrote:
| Quote: | I have a 2003 Audi A4 quattro, I dont see the fluid comming out of the
windshield wiper I am guess I am running out of fluid...
How do I check / change windshield wiper fluid?
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Ronny
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Fri Mar 11, 2005 4:47 am Post subject:
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"SteveH" <steve@italiancar.co.uk> wrote in message
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| Quote: | Nitty <nittyreddy@gmail.com> wrote:
I have a 2003 Audi A4 quattro, I dont see the fluid comming out of the
windshield wiper I am guess I am running out of fluid...
How do I check / change windshield wiper fluid?
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I'm spotting a trend here Steve lol
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+ Rob +
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Fri Mar 11, 2005 5:58 am Post subject:
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"Nitty" <nittyreddy@gmail.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | I have a 2003 Audi A4 quattro, I dont see the fluid comming out of the
windshield wiper I am guess I am running out of fluid...
How do I check / change windshield wiper fluid?
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A warning light should illuminate on the dashboard when the washer fluid
reservoir is almost empty. So it may not be that.
Are you in a very cold climate, perhaps? The standard washer fluid that
Audi dealers use has a fairly high freezing point (~20 degrees f). So it may
just be frozen. If that's the case, get the car into a warm garage, empty
the reservoir when it melts, and then put in a more winter-friendly fluid.
Rob |
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Charlie Derk
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Fri Mar 11, 2005 6:24 am Post subject:
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There's typically a little book in the glove compartment. In my A6 its
actually under the dash on the driver's side.
My guess is that if you look in there, it'll tell you. Another
thought... and its just a thought - it probably would have taken you
less time to find it in there than to post the question to the group.
Nitty wrote:
| Quote: | I have a 2003 Audi A4 quattro, I dont see the fluid comming out of the
windshield wiper I am guess I am running out of fluid...
How do I check / change windshield wiper fluid?
Thanks
Nitty
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Doug Warner
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Sat Mar 12, 2005 6:48 am Post subject:
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Charlie Derk <cderk@nospam.com> wrote:
| Quote: | There's typically a little book in the glove compartment. In my A6 its
actually under the dash on the driver's side.
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Which raises the question: How many folks here read the entire
owner's manual in the car, the day you bought it, identifying every
control in the process?
(I started doing this after I discovered why my feet were freezing
every winter for several years.. There was a (closed) footwell vent
lever under the dash..)
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phil
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Sat Mar 12, 2005 6:29 pm Post subject:
02' and 03' have #37 fuse and motor issues as well as leaky |
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Nitty wrote:
| Quote: | I have a 2003 Audi A4 quattro, I dont see the fluid comming out of the
windshield wiper I am guess I am running out of fluid...
How do I check / change windshield wiper fluid?
Thanks
Nitty
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Ronny
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Sat Mar 12, 2005 7:26 pm Post subject:
Re: Change Windshield wiper fluid |
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Doug Warner wrote:
| Quote: | Charlie Derk <cderk@nospam.com> wrote:
There's typically a little book in the glove compartment. In my A6
its actually under the dash on the driver's side.
Which raises the question: How many folks here read the entire
owner's manual in the car, the day you bought it, identifying every
control in the process?
(I started doing this after I discovered why my feet were freezing
every winter for several years.. There was a (closed) footwell vent
lever under the dash..)
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IMO you shouldn't be allowed on the road if you don't know where your washer
bottle is located.
I know in the UK the driving test now incorporates vehicle maintenance, but
it doesn't in America |
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Tony
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Sun Mar 13, 2005 9:58 pm Post subject:
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"Ronny" <ronny@nospamfsplanes.net> wrote in message
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| Quote: | Doug Warner wrote:
Charlie Derk <cderk@nospam.com> wrote:
IMO you shouldn't be allowed on the road if you don't know where your
washer
bottle is located.
I know in the UK the driving test now incorporates vehicle maintenance,
but
it doesn't in America
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Here in the US the threshold for driving is lower than Europe (a right .vs.
privilege); so the threshold for those allowed to drive reflect the policy.
I bet well over 2/3 of drivers here in the US would flunk basic driving
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Dave LaCourse
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Mon Mar 14, 2005 3:29 am Post subject:
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On Sun, 13 Mar 2005 11:58:40 -0500, "Tony" <tshimi@comcast.net> wrote:
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"Ronny" <ronny@nospamfsplanes.net> wrote in message
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Doug Warner wrote:
Charlie Derk <cderk@nospam.com> wrote:
IMO you shouldn't be allowed on the road if you don't know where your
washer
bottle is located.
I know in the UK the driving test now incorporates vehicle maintenance,
but
it doesn't in America
Here in the US the threshold for driving is lower than Europe (a right .vs.
privilege); so the threshold for those allowed to drive reflect the policy.
I bet well over 2/3 of drivers here in the US would flunk basic driving
requirements in Europe.
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Very true, and it shows in everyday driving -- left lane bandits,
failing to yield, tail-gating, etc. When I learned to drive 51 years
ago, the emphasis was on parallel parking, and still is today.
Perhaps that is why advanced driving schools are so popular in the
States.
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Dano58
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Mon Mar 14, 2005 9:44 pm Post subject:
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'Winterkorn, you b*stard, I read your book!' - to paraphrase George S
Patton....
Yes, I admit it, I read my owners manual cover-to-cover the first week
I had the car, even sitting in the car with it to check out Cool
Stuff.....
I am an Audi Geek and proud of it!
Dan D
'-4 A4 1.8Tq MT-6
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Nitty
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Tue Mar 15, 2005 3:40 am Post subject:
Re: Change Windshield wiper fluid |
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You r right!!
I do have the fluid it might just be frozen although the temperature
here never went down below -5'F
Any ideas to get if free flowing....
thanks rob..
+ Rob + wrote:
| Quote: | "Nitty" <nittyreddy@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1110496422.367699.96710@l41g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
I have a 2003 Audi A4 quattro, I dont see the fluid comming out of
the
windshield wiper I am guess I am running out of fluid...
How do I check / change windshield wiper fluid?
A warning light should illuminate on the dashboard when the
washer fluid
reservoir is almost empty. So it may not be that.
Are you in a very cold climate, perhaps? The standard washer
fluid that
Audi dealers use has a fairly high freezing point (~20 degrees f). So
it may
just be frozen. If that's the case, get the car into a warm garage,
empty
the reservoir when it melts, and then put in a more winter-friendly
fluid.
Rob |
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+ Rob +
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Tue Mar 15, 2005 7:53 am Post subject:
Re: Change Windshield wiper fluid |
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"Nitty" <nittyreddy@gmail.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | You r right!!
I do have the fluid it might just be frozen although the temperature
here never went down below -5'F
Any ideas to get if free flowing....
thanks rob..
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My only suggestion is doing what I said previously: putting the car in a
warm garage and waiting for it to thaw. And then, of course, spraying all
the fluid out when it thaws and replacing it with something more
winter-friendly.
By the way, I apologize for being unclear when I said that the default
Audi fluid has a freezing temperature of about "~20 degrees f". The "~" was
clearly mistaken for a "-". But what I really meant was "roughly".....as in
"roughly +20 degrees f". So it makes perfect sense that your fluid is frozen
at -5 degrees f.
Rob
2002 A4 3.0Q
2005 TT 3.2 DSG |
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