alcohol in washer fluid resevoir??

[steve-o_95_GST]

i live in wisconsin and since its cold here in the winter, my washer fluid always freezes. i was wondering if running straight alcohol in there would work without destroying any parts, because it gets really annoying to stop at a gas station to clean my windows when they get salty.

-steve

 

[95blackGsTurbo]

Washer fluid shouldn't freeze. Splurge and b
uy the 2.99 stuff that is good to -50. I got it all the time in Iowa and never had a problem. Just make sure your nozzles aren't clogged.

 

[blackGSX2g]

Yea, I bought the same stuff that 95BlacKGSTurbo bought and have never had problems. I filled up my system with the stuff about 2 winters ago and haven't had a problem since. I've never had anything freeze up on me.

 

[Defiant]

Blue washer fluid is about half alcohol. It won't hurt the washer system.

 

[hereitcomes]

Washer fluid shouldn't freeze.

Ya and you live in Arizona. It dont get hot.

 

[nightstocker99]

Ya and you live in Arizona. It dont get hot.

I feel you man the fluid in my car is blue and frozen right now I hate this place

 

[95blackGsTurbo]

Ya and you live in Arizona. It dont get hot.

I've only lived here 3 weeks. I lived in Iowa for 20 years before this so I know what happens when it gets cold.

 

[Spyder50Trim]

Blue stuff sucks... i found out that if you get orange stuff from rain x.. its a de-icer.. works wounders slighly a little more.. But Your vision while driving should be priceless.

 

[nightstocker99]

Blue stuff sucks... i found out that if you get orange stuff from rain x.. its a de-icer.. works wounders slighly a little more.. But Your vision while driving should be priceless.

eclipse gsx 10,000 dollars on master card

gas to drive for christmas shopping 20 dollars on master card

orange de-icer 2.99 on master card

oreos 1.75 on master card

being able to see clear while driving in the snow......priceless

 

[Trainer7904]

You can put alcohol in the resevoir and run the hoses into the car so when you can't see you have a tap for some jack daniels that will warm you right up while you let your defrost warm up.

 

[steve-o_95_GST]

Blue washer fluid is about half alcohol. It won't hurt the washer system.

thank you for answering the question.


i took out the frozen hunk of blue ice last night and thawed it out, i couldnt find the rain-x stuff so i replaced the fluid with the yellow prestone de-icer fluid b/c the store that carries the alcohol was closed. the yellow stuff is supposed to be good to -25*

-steve

 

[93EagleTalonDL]

my friend has a s10 and she did that with her car, she wired the hoses into the dash and she had vodka! it was pretty cool but if she drove around it got warm. =)

 

[93EagleTalonDL]

thank you for answering the question.


i took out the frozen hunk of blue ice last night and thawed it out, i couldnt find the rain-x stuff so i replaced the fluid with the yellow prestone de-icer fluid b/c the store that carries the alcohol was closed. the yellow stuff is supposed to be good to -25*

-steve

i live in North Dakota (we have insane winters-alot worse than iowa i am sure.) i have a 1g and i use that orange stuff it was -48 last night and it worked fine this morning. =)

 

[xveganxcowboyx]

I've never had any problems with the blue stuff freezing in MN or MT winters, but I suppose it can happen. I have yet to try my new bottle, but my friend swears by "volcano juice." I think you just add it to regular fluid.

It won't help keep it from freezing, but you can also put a metal coil/tube around a heater hose and superheat the stuff before it hits the nozels. Cooks ice right off! (it will also cook off rain-x if you use it)

 

[TJGoSurf]

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Walmart, buy it, use it. Don't argue.

 

[Defiant]

i took out the frozen hunk of blue ice last night and thawed it out,

Dude. Move away from there.

 

[steve-o_95_GST]

thanks for the pic ill go look for it next time im at wal*mart.

 

[steve-o_95_GST]

Dude. Move away from there.

if only... i wish i could move somewhere warm like california or arizona.

 

[joosdawg]

hey im in WI too and my blue stuff also froze then again i forgot my line is T'ed off to spray the intercooler aswell so i had some ice hanging from the IC

 

[eclipse_20g]

if only... i wish i could move somewhere warm like california or arizona.

Bah, those places have their downfalls just as well. Try passing emissions w/ a highly modified street car with no hassels, for instance.

 

[joosdawg]

steve-o just remembered your the one that bought my old LICP. Hows that working out for you btw? we should really meet up somtime and thaw out our washer resivours

 

[fiveSFE]

if only... i wish i could move somewhere warm like california or arizona.

yeah, never had a problem with anything freezing on the car, once in a while a lil bit of ice on the windsheild if i dont park the car in the car port.

 

[nightstocker99]

Bah, those places have their downfalls just as well. Try passing emissions w/ a highly modified street car with no hassels, for instance.

I don't think Arizona has anything emissions I saw a Supra (it's the fastest Supra in AZ it runs in like the 9's and is street legal and runs 52 PSI) on Sports Compact Car that is from Arizona. Florida has no state inspections but that have things like hurricanes. What about Texas, or Nevada , anyone?

 

[Shmikey]

trust me FL isnt that great either... a damn tree fell on my car during the last hurricane (thats why i have a DSM now ) but still i miss my turbo'd prelude.