Washer fluid

[CharlieJ]

I use the 303 Brand washer fluid tablets mixed with... tap water. The tablets clean good enough, I like the convenience of carrying a pack of them in the glovebox. I do not worry about freezing too much here.

 

[rszappa1]

Same here. But I use softened water from the house. Those little blue pills work great. In the winter I purchase the blue stuff and drop a pill in it.

 

[benjamming]

Duntov,

What material are the plastic windshield washer nozzles? Methanol is not compatible with ABS plastic, polyurethane, & Viton.

 

[jcwit]

I've never concerned myself with it, and just used my windshield washers whenever I wanted.

 

[wapacz]

My 15 year old truck ran through 2 to 3 gallons of washer fluid a year since I bought it 8 years ago and was still shooting just fine when I sold it a few months ago.

 

[Herz]

Originally Posted By: JustinH
The sprayers on my girlfriends sunfire always freeze up no matter what fluid I use in them.

I might go for the real pricey stuff this season.

Last year, I left a bottle of the +32 degree stuff in the trunk, solid as a brick..


careful with those pontiacs resovoirs. My sunbirds' exploded when it froze once.

 

[Kestas]

Originally Posted By: JustinH
The sprayers on my girlfriends sunfire always freeze up no matter what fluid I use in them.

Does it freeze up in the fluid reservoir, or just stop working? It's possible that the water from winter weather wicks into the nozzle, then freezes, and forms a clog.