[s-cars] Heated Washer Nozzles

Wed Jan 17 14:29:31 EST 2007

Yeah, we're on north shore too (Squaw Valley) but
usually drive the '00S4.  It gets the best mileage and
is less rare so I don't care about wearing it out with
road rash etc.  Note I didn't say most reliable
though, both of the I5's are more trustworthy than the
V6.  I'm up for audi talk over beers or a couple ski
runs with anyone happens to be at Squaw.  I'm there
pretty much every weekend, drop me a note!
But Matt, I wouldn't plan a trip right now just to
ski, the snow is well, there isn't much.
-Matt Rooke
'91cq//20vt
'95.5S6//avant
'00S4//30vtt
--- "matt ludwig." <urs6avant at gmail.com> wrote:

> man, all this tahoe talk! i grew up there partially
> and am there a  
> couple times a year. : )
> 
> there are 2 UrS4's i know of on the north shore; one
> tastefully done  
> black/black ('93 i would guess) and a white '92 w/
> something like  
> 400k on it that is in decent shape. that same guy
> has a '95 S6 that  
> he literally has sitting on jack stands w/ all the
> fluids drained he  
> will transfer all parts over too when his S4 finally
> dies. it's got  
> like 40k on it or something i think! nutty.
> 
> 
> matt ludwig.
> 
> 1995.5 S6 Avant
> South Portland, Maine
> 
> 
> On Jan 17, 2007, at 1:23 PM, Matt twentyV wrote:
> 
> > 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?
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> 
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