My car has been getting very very warm under and on top of the bonnet. I'd like to get a statistical sampling of other owners that might be sharing this one problem that my R56 has.

After the car's been run for a while and has come to full temperature, the windshield washer fluid becomes superheated (boiling?) and begins to weep out from the spray head and down the bonnet (leaving trails on the hot bonnet, of course). This begins to happen a few minutes after the car is switched off and continues until it's cold enough to stop.

If this happens to your car, post something like "me too" as a reply. I don't really want to turn it into a discussion thread.
I'm going to post this on the Mini2 site and try and get international input; please don't reply on both forums.

 

Others have reported this yes, they've also reported that it generally stops after a couple of months. But if it is too annoying you should take in to your dealer. I've seen posts about people doing that to solve the problem but I don't recall if it was successful or not.

 

I noticed this for the first time yesterday.

 

Mine has been weeping for the past couple months and it is random, not all the time.

 

Mine is 1 week old and weeping from the left washer jet.

 

Mine is 2 months old and weeps from the driver's side with some regularity; it is occasional on the passenger side.

 

"yep!"

 

Me too. My MCS is 3 months old. Last weekend I siphoned out all the wash fluid and refilled it with distilled water. Hopefully that will reduce the water spots on my hood.

 

Did you fill it back to the top? Some drivers are reporting that it helps (didn't with mine...)

I think that if you covered the lines with some self-adhesive insulated barrier it would help alot.

 

Mine does the same.Seems to do it less now that the washer tank 1/2 full. It is an unusual problem.

 

I saw it once when i purchased the car but havent seen it for a long time.

 

The dealership's official reply was that I did not actually see fluid squirting from the washer jets. That I only thought I saw it.
That, in fact, the lines on the bonnet were caused by residual cosmoline in the cracks around the jets that was liberated by rain.
Even though it hadn't rained. And I did see it squirting from the jets...
So asinine.

The folks upstairs at the dealer are better though and went to bat for me. Due to the various issues I've had with the car, they're swapping me into a new one.

 

me too!

 

Mine not only leaked from the left side,but the rear washer as well.My 2005 had the same problem in the rear.My understanding is the 2002 also leaked from the rear,design problem or to much fluid,i don't know the answer.Q

 

No weeping here....yet

 

Yes, I've got washer jet "weeping" too. I'm hoping that it's just the cosmoline and will stop once it clears out.

 

my car weeps when i don't drive it.

 

Do you guys have the "heated" jets as part of the winter package? I do and don't think i have noticed the "Weeping"

 

No heated jets on either car.
The new car wept at the dealer as we went over it...

 

I do have the heated jets and my car weeps.

 

No, but my car's rear washer has an ejaculation problem upon acceleration.

 

I weep when I cant drive my car.

 

me too.. also I've a weeping leakong problem on the side of me car just under the signal light panel. I'm not sure if this is related but it bugs me.

Justus

 

 

does it need a cigarette immediately after?