question on wipers...

[RafRaf]

umulan kasi ng malakas kahapon and when I turned on my windshiled wipers nabigla ako sa ingay niya. para bang tumatalon or nag-skip siya. when I got home, napansin ko lang na kapag basa ang salamin at wiper siya maingay ng ganun, pero kapag tuyo naman okey naman takbo niya. what do you think is the problem? 4 months palang itong gls sport ko and I don't expect na I would be needing to replace the wipers so soon (hope I dont have to).

[snyc3]

are you using any detergent or soap sa washer mo? some peeps kse use detergent sa washer w/c causes the glass to loose its natural oil so medyo squeeky na yun blades mo when it passes. It couls also be na matigas na yun blades mo coz of the exposure sa sun. Yun car ko kse nun una ok naman ang wiper but when i used yun wsher ko it started skipping also then i found out naglagay yun driver ko ng "joy"sa washer container ko... try replacing yun blades mo may refill nman w/c costs around 100P per pc, then if ayaw pa din try rubing the wisndshield, for sure ok n yan...

[Ungas]

You Adventure uses silicon type rubbers. Try switching to a cheaper alternative brand that doesn't have silicon rubbers. They will not skip, but you will have to change them once the weather gets hot again. Ordinary wiper blades tend to loose softness when left under the sun for prolonged periods.

[kimpOy]

FYI

yung orig na refill na "tridon" brand smells like chocolate.

[GlennSter]

kim...kung anu no talaga inaamoy mo ha.....

[kimpOy]

hahaha glen nag car accessories kasi ako dati kaya alam ko ang orig sa japeyk!

[ARB]

do you use wax on your paint? if yes do you use the same cloth to wipe your windshield? wax has oils that sometimes makes the wiper skip. use separete cloth wipes sa body and glass.

[RafRaf]

hmmm... yung tubig kasi sa amin ground water ... wala pa NAWASA sa amin, eh. usually nagiiwan ng residue... hindi kaya iyon ang culprit?

[Ungas]

Nope, you shouldn't use ground water in your water reservoir tank. Minerals accumulate overtime and clog the washer motor.

And you should not use ground water in your radiator too.

[RafRaf]

I use it to clean the car for lack of any other available water source in our place, but definitely not in any of my tanks. When it starts to dry it leaves a whitish residue. I wipe it off but baka meron pang naiiwan sa windshield ko or sa wiper that might be contributing to the skipping.

I go to carwarsh every other week... and I do a daily (or at least every other day) wash with just water. I'm thinking I might quit my daily wash and probably get a gallon or two of NAWASA water from my parents house and use that if I would need to wash the car.

[ian_rex]

there are winshield washer fluid available in the market, sold in gallons. this is ok. or use purified water for the washer. i use this everytime. even in my radiators.

[trup]

what about bosch "tropical" wiper blades, iba ba talaga ang rubber nun?

[rsnald]

Originally posted by RafRaf
hmmm... yung tubig kasi sa amin ground water ... wala pa NAWASA sa amin, eh. usually nagiiwan ng residue... hindi kaya iyon ang culprit?

tawag dyan, hard water... ground water, river water or deepwell water has a lot of "hardness" - dissolved minerals that come from underground,...mainly... calcium oxide or calcium carbonate, ... or in layman's terms..chalk =)... and yes.. pag natuyo ang hardwater, it does leave a whitish residue...
para sa windshield washer mo, kung walang Nawasa water... wilkin's distilled (not mineral) water gamitin mo. distilled water is also good for radiator water. medyo mahal nga lang compared to nawasa pero it's still cheaper than using those windshield washer solutions.

[baiskee]

Originally posted by trup
what about bosch "tropical" wiper blades, iba ba talaga ang rubber nun?

bosch gamit ko...so far ok sya...once a year lang ako magpalit.

[wrecker]

use bosch tropical rubber wipers and distilled water for your washer

[pajerokid]

RafRaf, please do a search on wipers dami nang helpful threads regarding this.

[nelany]

Gumamit ka na lang ng washer fluid para hindi mag skip yung wiper mo. Yung sa akin sasakyan ay ganyan din ang problem even yung bago pa siya I mean talagang bago.

[RafRaf]

Thanks for everyones help! I will clean my wipers and wiendshield thoroughly this weekend. If that doesn't take care of the problem, I'll change blades. Might as well check on my washer fluid level too. Thanks ulit tsikoteers!

I'm closing this thread now.

[pajerokid]

add ko lang... kung medyo bago pa wipers mo parekoy, most likely nga may contaminants sa winshield mo like oils, dirt or wax. so dont go replacing the wipers just yet