[s-cars] Heated Washer Nozzles

Wed Jan 17 21:45:41 EST 2007

Oh, right!- the red one *is* from incline. I forgot about that  
one............ AND i forgot about the one that German Motors  
mechanic's wife has. I know of that one from the guy i mentioned w/  
the '92 that he is waiting to die; he said after working on his for  
so long and being so impressed w/ the beast that is the UrS, he got  
one for himself and loves them.

Now, I forgot about yours (foolishly) but did not know about the  
black one down that way. An LTUrSMU (Lake Tahoe UrS Meet Up for the  
lay people) would be pretty rad. I am on the west shore @ Meeks/ 
Rubicon Bay area.... although it would be quite a trek to get my  
avant out there from here ; )

Anyway, I am glad to know about all of these and I will not forget  
again when i 'list' the UrSs in Tahoe. : )

matt.

1995.5 S6 Avant
South Portland, Maine

On Jan 17, 2007, at 7:11 PM, Paul DAnneo wrote:

> Matt,
>
> I was just in Tahoe City and there seems to be a red one with NV  
> plates, probobly someone from Income Village.
>
> The owner of German Motors in Lake Forest has 3-4 of them. His wife  
> has the pearl white for a daily driver, seen it a few times.
>
> There's (that I know of) 2 '93's in South Shore, a Black/Black  
> owned by a friend and my pearl. There's also a pearl white S6 on  
> the NV side, seen it poking its nose out of a garage.
>
> Been cold and I run the Prestone De-Icer and it hasn't frozen yet.
>
> Paul
> S.Lake Tahoe, CA.
>
>
>
> "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 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 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"
> >>> To: "'Mark Strangways'" ;
> >> "'S Car List'"
> >>>
> >>> 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"
> >>>>> To: "'S Car List'"
> >>>>> 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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