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Hi all, I picked up my Audi A3 a few months ago and noticed a strange smell coming from the windscreen washer tank. Noticed it a few times when cleaning my screen on the motorway but thought it might be the A/C. After further investigation (sticking my nose inside the WW tank) its definitely not the AC! Did a quick search online and found it is a common problem and there is most probably bacteria/algae in the reservoir tank. I've tried all the methods listed online apart from taking the tank out, as i'm sure you can appreciate, is no easy feat on these cars. I came across "Aqua Tabs" on amazon for roughly £6 (link below) which is meant to cleanse water so much so, that you can drink it - definitely don't want to check if this is true or not! However I thought it might do the trick. So purchased the tablets and got my fingers crossed that it works, as my next option would be to remove the tank :( Just thought i'd pop it on here as a topic in case anyone else is having the same problem. Will update thread to let you guys know if it works or not! Link for Aqua Tabs: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Clean-Tabs-Water-Purifying-Tablets/dp/B0018337GW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1503059581&sr=8-1&keywords=aqua+tabs
