[s-cars] Heated Washer Nozzles

[Vincent Frégeac]

With a mix of summer fluid and water at -8C, I don't think the open circuit
heated washers are the problem. Remember, this will only heat the washers,
not the tubing, pump, tank, etc. where the mix will keep freezing.

I found that the heated washers are only useful when you leave the car for a
week or more and the alcohol evaporates in the washer nozzles. Except that
particular case, the only solution is to use a washer fluid that does not
freeze in winter.

At least, change for a mix of winter fluid (any -40C), preferably pure
winter fluid. I've not seen yet a winter fluid that will react with Rain-X
or stain the paint. Some summer fluid does some weird thing depending on the
detergent but usually winter fluids don't. I've also found that the cheaper
the winter fluid the best. All the fluids with fancy additives such as
Rain-X and similar does not leave the windshield as clean as the no brand
name, .99¢ a gallon, blue stuff.

My .02¢ of washer fluid



Vincent.

-----Message d'origine-----
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[mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] De la part de Mark Strangways
Envoyé : 15 janvier 2007 11:00
À : Sean Douglas; 'S Car List'
Objet : Re: [s-cars] Heated Washer Nozzles

I have never found that windshield washer fluid stains the paintwork, I find

it odd actually that it would.
Sounds like it may result in a few lawsuits :-)

You can get a winter mixture of rain-x that will not freeze, I believe you 
mix that with some water (not sure, from memory of years ago).

My choice is the blue fluid, for winter windshield washer and summer water 
injection, good stuff all round.
Except I have to buy it by the boxes in the winter because they don't seem 
to sell it in the summer, just that detergent crap.

Mark (side tracked on a snowy day) S
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sean Douglas" <quattro20v at telus.net>
To: "'Mark Strangways'" <StrangConst at rogers.com>; "'S Car List'" 
<s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Monday, January 15, 2007 10:47 AM
Subject: RE: [s-cars] Heated Washer Nozzles


>I would run 100% washer fluid but I find that the alcohol reacts with the
> windshield treatment (Rain-X) and smears, while straight water or a 
> mixture
> of winter fluid does not.
>
> Also, the alcohol tends to stain the paintwork.
>
> Sean
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Mark Strangways [mailto:StrangConst at rogers.com]
>> Sent: January 15, 2007 6:07 AM
>> To: Sean Douglas; 'S Car List'
>> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Heated Washer Nozzles
>>
>> 1st suggestion... run 100% washer fluid.
>> 2nd replace washer jets, if they are at 500,000 ohms then they are open.
>>
>> Mark
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Sean Douglas" <quattro20v at telus.net>
>> To: "'S Car List'" <s-car-list at audifans.com>
>> Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2007 7:03 PM
>> Subject: [s-cars] Heated Washer Nozzles
>>
>>
>> > I'm trying to diagnose my heated windshield washer nozzles.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > I'm getting 12V at the connector and the resistance across each nozzle
>> is
>> > about 500K ohms. Bentley does not seem to have a spec for this.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > To be honest, not sure if they are working, but in -8 Celsius, the
>> washer
>> > fluid is frozen. Perhaps, it's frozen in the plastic tubes?
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > I'm running about a 50/50 ration of washer fluid to water.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Any suggestions?
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Sean Douglas
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > 1997 S6
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
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