[s-cars] Heated Washer Nozzles

Thu Jan 18 02:30:31 EST 2007

Real winter washer fluid provides protection against freezing down to minus
40C. It's 2:15 am right now up North-Up-East-Right in Quebec so I'm too lazy
for the conversion in degree F.

My best advice is: make the trip to the 2007 NE-S//Fest that Paul will not
organize as every year, while you're there fill your trunk with real winter
washer fluid (they have all the required winter stuff in CT even if they're
only experiencing poor-man winters but that's Quebecers Talk so don't take
it for granted - I mean the comment about winter, not about winter washer
fluid) and then you'll be set-up for a few CA winters, which shall not be a
reason not to come back to the NE-//S-Fest every year as the trunk can still
be filled with remaining of fine Belgiums or unused S-Parts if your winter
stuff reserve have not been depleted yet.

Or you can order winter washer fluid (Should say -40C or the F equivalent)
on the net, but you'll be missing sumthingggg!

Vincent

-----Message d'origine-----
De : s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
[mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] De la part de Theodore Chen
Envoyé : 17 janvier 2007 12:52
À : 'S Car List'
Objet : 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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