Its probably just me.....

Tonyxc60 · Dec 2nd, 2019, 20:56

Hello folks, new forum user and relatively new XC60 owner. I have been having the strangest time tonight trying to top up my washer fluid. As in the title it probably is just me.

I have been driving my 2018 XC60 since July and had a light come on tonight to fill up the washer fluid. Opened the bonnet undid the blue cap and started to top up the fluid from a 5 litre container. I had done nearly 10k miles so was expecting to put some in sooner or later.

Almost as soon as I start I hear splashing on the floor and can see the mixture on the drive. So I stop, less than half a litre gone (most on the floor) and try again, this time very slowly, same thing. No matter what i do, the fluid does not seem to fill the reservoir and is just spilling on the floor.

Am I missing something here?

roundyuk · Dec 3rd, 2019, 12:14

Is the filter thing in the neck blocked? Try removing it (twist and remove)

Tonyxc60 · Dec 3rd, 2019, 20:22

Hi, Ive tried adding the fluid with and without the filter without any success. Whats weird is that its not overflowing out of the neck like I would see on every other car I have owned (BMW, Honda, Peugeot, VW). Instead the material just spills out as if there is an overflow/hole in the actual reservoir.

Robbie34 · Dec 4th, 2019, 12:33

My V60 is exactly the same.

Dec 2nd, 2019, 20:56	#1
Tonyxc60 New Member Last Online: May 27th, 2021 10:52 Join Date: Dec 2019 Location: Northampton	Its probably just me..... Hello folks, new forum user and relatively new XC60 owner. I have been having the strangest time tonight trying to top up my washer fluid. As in the title it probably is just me. I have been driving my 2018 XC60 since July and had a light come on tonight to fill up the washer fluid. Opened the bonnet undid the blue cap and started to top up the fluid from a 5 litre container. I had done nearly 10k miles so was expecting to put some in sooner or later. Almost as soon as I start I hear splashing on the floor and can see the mixture on the drive. So I stop, less than half a litre gone (most on the floor) and try again, this time very slowly, same thing. No matter what i do, the fluid does not seem to fill the reservoir and is just spilling on the floor. Am I missing something here?

Dec 3rd, 2019, 12:14	#2
roundyuk Senior Member Last Online: May 27th, 2022 10:55 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Hampshire	Is the filter thing in the neck blocked? Try removing it (twist and remove) __________________ —————— MY19 V60 D4 Momentum Pro

Dec 3rd, 2019, 20:22	#3
Tonyxc60 New Member Last Online: May 27th, 2021 10:52 Join Date: Dec 2019 Location: Northampton	Hi, Ive tried adding the fluid with and without the filter without any success. Whats weird is that its not overflowing out of the neck like I would see on every other car I have owned (BMW, Honda, Peugeot, VW). Instead the material just spills out as if there is an overflow/hole in the actual reservoir.

Dec 4th, 2019, 12:33	#4
Robbie34 Junior Member Last Online: Apr 2nd, 2023 12:48 Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Prescot	My V60 is exactly the same.

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