[s-cars] Heated Washer Nozzles

[Bruce Mendel]

Doesn't plain water also provide protection against freezing down to 32
degrees F? :)

B
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Theodore Chen" <tedebearp at yahoo.com>
To: "'S Car List'" <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2007 12:52 PM
Subject: Re: [s-cars] Heated Washer Nozzles


speaking of washer fluid, mine froze during a trip to lake tahoe this
past weekend (where the temperature hit -5 degrees), and the windshield
washer didn't work at all.  when i got back to the bay area and the car
warmed up, the low washer fluid went on.  i refilled the washer reservoir,
only to see the fluid dripping out below the car.  :(

haven't had a chance to look at it closely yet.  but i did look at the
label on the bottle of blue washer fluid.  it says "antifreeze" and then
"provides protection against freezing down to 32 deg. F".

-teddy

--- Vincent Frégeac <s.sikss at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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-----
> De : s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
> [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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