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| Tim in Scotland Member Since: 23 May 2007 Location: The Land that time forgot Posts: 3753  
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No idea about the heated washers - I use the -20C rated screen wash all year round and have never had any problems getting the screens washed even at -10C, fluid comes out immediately. I use Halfords Concentrated normally but recently tried the Rainex equivalent - I won’t be wasting my money on it again it’s useless even in summer and has left greasy smears on the glass that are particularly difficult to remove for some reason. Pangea Green D250 90 HSE with Air Suspension, Off-road Pack, Towing Pack, Black Contrast roof , rear recovery eyes, Front bash plate, Classic flaps all round, extended wheel arch kit and a few bits from PowerfulUK Expel Clear Gloss PPF to come
2020 D240 1st Edition in Pangea Green with Acorn interior. Now gone - old faithful, no mechanical issues whatsoever ever but the leaks and rattles all over the place won’t be missed! |
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9th Dec 2022 5:39pm |
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| lightning Member Since: 23 Apr 2009 Location: High Peak, Derbyshire Posts: 2759 
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Heated washer jets are good, but if the pipes feeding them
are frozen they won't work. I remember fitting them to our Mini. In Winter when it was very cold they produced nice little circles of melted frost around the jets but no water on the screen. |
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9th Dec 2022 8:37pm |
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| J77 Member Since: 04 Nov 2019 Location: Fife Posts: 3395 
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Did you spec the cold climate pack? My 23MY XS doesn’t have it only the heated steering wheel. 24MY 90 D250 HSE, Tasman Blue
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10th Dec 2022 8:03am |
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| Tim in Scotland Member Since: 23 May 2007 Location: The Land that time forgot Posts: 3753
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 well not a Defender issue but a Mini one! I noticed this morning after pre-conditioning my BEV Mini that there was a cleared area around each washer nozzle on the bonnet and the plastic was warm to touch. Never knew my little Minx had heated scooshers. Pangea Green D250 90 HSE with Air Suspension, Off-road Pack, Towing Pack, Black Contrast roof , rear recovery eyes, Front bash plate, Classic flaps all round, extended wheel arch kit and a few bits from PowerfulUK Expel Clear Gloss PPF to come
2020 D240 1st Edition in Pangea Green with Acorn interior. Now gone - old faithful, no mechanical issues whatsoever ever but the leaks and rattles all over the place won’t be missed! |
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10th Dec 2022 5:35pm |
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| Notyalc Member Since: 27 Jul 2018 Location: Northumberland Posts: 160 
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Touch them, you will see if they are working. Trigggered by the temp sensor i would guess. My bet would be that the fluid is frozen, if indeed you have heated jets. |
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11th Dec 2022 8:48am |
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| LR Nuts Member Since: 10 Aug 2022 Location: UK Posts: 1110
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 Click image to enlarge these are the ones Bowler use to rid screen of wet mud.  |
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11th Dec 2022 9:43am |
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| r18wly Member Since: 07 Jul 2021 Location: Lancaster Posts: 6
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Yes, MY22 cold climate pack had heated washers too and they are listed on the Vista sheet for the car, under options. |
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12th Dec 2022 8:11am |
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| Nashvegas Member Since: 25 Dec 2021 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 38 
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Curious where the heaters are because aren't the nozzles inside the wiper arms?
I have a 110 X that says cold weather pack but I don't see any electric wires going to the wiper arms from underhood. So not sure how they are "heated". |
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14th Dec 2022 1:57am |
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| lightning Member Since: 23 Apr 2009 Location: High Peak, Derbyshire Posts: 2759
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Maybe they ran out of heated nozzles, like the internal tailgate release and locking fuel cap mechanisms
Unless it's heated HEADLAMP washer jets? |
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14th Dec 2022 8:19am |
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| lrsg Member Since: 07 Dec 2021 Location: Cambridgeshire Posts: 19
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Have had the same problem with frozen washer jets during the last week. As far as I can tell, it is due to rubbish washer fluid being supplied with the vehicle. I had actually not had to refill the washer fluid when the cold period hit, despite having owned the vehicle for over a year. When it stopped working, I first thought the tank was empty, although I did not get a low fluid warning on the screen. I topped up with proper winter fluid, but apparently the original fluid is far from being used up, so it is still causing trouble. The washer fluid tank must be very large. I expect this will resolve itself when the original fluid is finally used up.
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15th Dec 2022 10:10am |
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| LR Nuts Member Since: 10 Aug 2022 Location: UK Posts: 1110
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+1 . as above.
I've had my vehicle since August 22. Never had to top up. LR Franchised Dealer never did it before delivery ! But there by they never filled the AdBlue either, only 500mls into my ownership I had to add 14ltrs !! All part of their NO CECK prior to delivery, USELESS 
They even let me drive off their forecourt with a front reg plate covered with Land Rover APPROVED, didn't notice till I got back to my home some 1hr, motorway journey. |
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15th Dec 2022 11:25am |
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| lightning Member Since: 23 Apr 2009 Location: High Peak, Derbyshire Posts: 2759
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ln the end it's up to you to ensure that your vehicle is roadworthy before driving, but yes they clearly didn't PDI yours properly.
l imagine the washer fluid reservoir has been filled with "Summer" concentration rather than "Winter" |
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15th Dec 2022 1:47pm |
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| LR Nuts Member Since: 10 Aug 2022 Location: UK Posts: 1110
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you can have all this ....... but not heated wiper wash jets. |
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16th Dec 2022 9:10am |
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| mse Member Since: 06 Apr 2008 Location: UK Posts: 5035 
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I had a 300tdi disco and fitted wiper mounted washer jets if you recall the S1 discos had the jets on the plastic panel under the bonnet line and they were rubbish.
The wiper mounted ones were great except in cold weather where they would freeze, the solution was to increase the anti-freeze but it wouldnt always solve the tip of the nozel freezing. I did think it was a weakness of the new defender, then realised heated jets werent standard. This cold snap highlighted almost the same problem as 15 years ago. Worse, the dealer topped up the fluid at is service at the beginning of December and clearly didnt put any winter level fluid in, so i could even top it up! I have been wondering if you can retrofit heated jets - anyone know? As an aside i can see why the headlights need a jet too. Mike |
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19th Dec 2022 10:01am |
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