Accord coupe - washer fluid container

Yeah they do! I was also pleasantly surprised at their effectiveness.

Peace,
Polfus

 

Good question, that is!

Peace,
Polfus

 

Really? Are you sure? How much is "much more" would you estimate?

Peace,
Polfus

 

Yup...plus, it encourages one to check regularly, if you think about it.

Peace,
Polfus

 

About the O.P. stating it is a bad design the Accord windshield washer
reservoir does not fit a gallon of washer fluid.... Isn't this the same
arguement as, why doesn't an engine use a round quart of oil? Why would it
be 4.5 quarts, 5.2 quarts, etc. Is it a bad engine design? Nah. We just
need to redefine the volume of a U.S. gallon and a U.S. quart...

-Dave

 

Canadians also pay 15-20% more for the same vehicle than you lucky basts in
the US... maybe this is Honda's way of saying sorry... HA!

t

 

If it is, nearly ever auto manufacturer for the past 80 years or so (or
at least since the windshield-washer was invented) is guilty of it.
It's certainly not unique to the '04 Accord, or any Accord, or any
Honda, or any Japanese car, for that matter.

I always thought it would be a good idea if, instead of putting a
reservoir in the car, the manufacturers just included a "pocket" where
you could drop the bottle itself in, and screw on a cap with integral
pump and pickup hose(s).

 

The difference is you are wrong.

 

Dave L wrote:

How about catching up to the rest of the world and using the metric
system? It's mostly just the public who still use feet, pounds, etc.,
any company who wants to operate internationally converted to metric
years ago, I think the military uses it, as does the medical profession,
etc., etc.

 

And what's the story with round bologna and square bread? I smell a
class action law suit.

 

It probably has to with available room.

Automakers tend to make the washer bottles fit oddly-shaped leftover room
behind the front bumper. The bottles tend to look as though they were
"blown in place", they fit the weird shape so well. Maybe there wasn't any
room to make your bottle any bigger.

Mine happens to hold about a pint over a gallon.

You should have seen the bottles they used to put on cars in the old days.
They held a quart, if that.

 

Gotta tell those oil maufacturers that! All of the oil I see in the auto
stores still come in quarts or a gallon container. Besides, even if it was
measured in liters, an engine won't necessarily take an even liter amount
anyway!

-Dave

 

Heh...

Peace,
Polfus

 

The only reason MIGHT be that the smaller reservoir with no sensor
is half or 1/3 the price than a bigger one with the sensor...
Then somoebody very "smart" assumed that since in US there a many
states that do not see snow around the year the US version does
not need a big reservoir nor the sensor. Good luck Far North USA...

I wonder if for US version there is a "cold weather" option to buy.
I bet if it was possible even rear defroster would be removed to
save on manufacturing cost. Who cares about you dealing with winter...

 

To be more precise I have measured left over from the gallon bottle:
it was 3 1/2 cups. So my honda fits at least 3 quarts and 1/2 cup.
The reservoir was not completelly dry when I pour the new fluid there.

 

If I knew a good online part store handling Canada and knew the part
number for the canadian version reservoir I would buy it to check

Any group members from Canada are reading us maybe?

 

Anybody knows where is the switch to control heat to the mirrors?

 

It is hard to imagine that heated mirrors + bigger washer reservoir
make the car 15-20% more expensive

 

Yes, but things were much cleaner then.

 

It is probably funny to you, but me presonally - I would
trust more heartless machine and an electronic circuit
than my very unreliable human memory.

That same thinking is used to install headlights on chime
when you open the driver door - exactly because humans
tend to be forgetful. And exactly as with the headlights
chime circuit, low washer fluid light ADDS a step to
the system and does not prevent you from checking the
fluid level in a more traditional way with a dipstick,
if you want.

So for me - big YES for the warning light, it will never
bother you, because you will check the fluid level every
day and top it off every time you plan to drive, right?