[s-cars] Heated Washer Nozzles

[Matt twentyV]

I stock up on fluid when I'm at Tahoe, as I've been
unable to find true winter fluid in the bay area.  I
cracked a reservoir on my '91cq before I figured that
out!
-Matt
--- Theodore Chen <tedebearp at yahoo.com> wrote:

> 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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