Headhurts
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I recently had the windscreen washer bottle replaced on my car and as the weather has been pretty wet recently when it came to topping up I used de-ionised water to top up the system.
I have read somewhere on previous threads that some people use this or distilled water.
I was reading the hand book today and under the relevant section it says ‘Do not use distilled or de-ionised water in the reservoir . Otherwise, the level sensor may be damaged’
It seems strange to me that water that is more purified than tap water would damage a sensor, I would have thought the opposite would be the case.
This thread may be or not useful to those using purified water in cars with a level sensor.
Robin
I have read somewhere on previous threads that some people use this or distilled water.
I was reading the hand book today and under the relevant section it says ‘Do not use distilled or de-ionised water in the reservoir . Otherwise, the level sensor may be damaged’
It seems strange to me that water that is more purified than tap water would damage a sensor, I would have thought the opposite would be the case.
This thread may be or not useful to those using purified water in cars with a level sensor.
Robin