Public Service Announcement - Washer Fluid

"Busslayer" (Busslayer) 10/05/2016 at 21:37 • Filed to: None

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I noticed the local big box store had a big display of blue windshield washer fluid for cheap. I was about to load up for winter and noticed it said +32 formula. Here in the upper Midwest it is likely we will see freezing nights beginning in the next few weeks.

I passed in the “deal” but remembered I had a jug or two in the garage and thought I better check them out. Sure enough, I had summer fluid. I don’t really ever remember seeing summer washer fluid except those specialty bug washer or rain-x stuff, not the basic blue. So double check your fluid the next time you buy if you are in a cold climate. Nothing is worse than frozen washer fluid when you have salt accumulating on the windshield.

dogisbadob > Busslayer 10/05/2016 at 21:53

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That cheap dollar store summer shit is basically just water

better to spend the $2 on real washer fluid

Urambo Tauro > Busslayer 10/05/2016 at 21:58

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Nothing is worse than frozen washer fluid when you have salt accumulating on the windshield.

Here’s a picture I took a couple years ago while riding shotgun in a company truck:

Busslayer > Urambo Tauro 10/05/2016 at 22:00

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It looks like someone thought to bring a backup washer fluid option and that froze too. That sucks.

Urambo Tauro > Busslayer 10/05/2016 at 22:04

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The sprayer circuit had failed; only the wipers worked. Instead of fixing it, my boss instructed me to pick up a bottle of glass cleaner from Home Depot and lean out the window to spray it every once in a while.

I didn’t even think to bring the bottle inside overnight. That’s why it’s sitting on the defroster vent.

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > Urambo Tauro 10/05/2016 at 22:09

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I thought that was a feature in Ford E-Series?

Urambo Tauro > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock 10/05/2016 at 22:10

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Close enough. Chevy Express.

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > Urambo Tauro 10/05/2016 at 22:12

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My back hurts seeing you mention that van.

facw > Busslayer 10/06/2016 at 00:29

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I won’t even buy the 32 degree stuff here in Texas. As you say, frozen fluid is so awful I don’t even want to worry about it for a few days below freezing.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > Busslayer 10/06/2016 at 02:20

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Summer fluid in cold climates is just dumb. What if you don’t use enough of it by the time winter rolls around to lower the freezing point to a safe level? Suck the summer stuff out and throw money away? Nah. Just use winter stuff all the time.

Nick Has an Exocet > Busslayer 10/06/2016 at 12:18

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Correction: the only thing worse is finding out that your washer fluid tank has cracked after all the fluid froze inside.

Gizmo - The Only Good Gremlin, but don't feed me after Midnight > dogisbadob 10/13/2016 at 21:26

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I haven’t used washer fluid on my windshield in 4 years. I buy -20 and mix a gallon of it with a gallon of pure methanol and pump it into my supercharger to keep it cool and boost my octane a little.