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Dec 12th, 2017, 09:51 | #1 |
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washers nozzles and wing mirror frozen this morning
I have the winter pack, and whilst I get why the passenger side door mirror was frozen in the folded position, and doors (as no lubrication on the rubbers).
I don't see why the nozzles should be, with (supposedly) heated nozzles, and 50/50 mix? I live in the south, and this is the first cold snap, it was -4 at start out, but I'd driven 40 miles and the temperature was -1. Not much use if they can't cope with that! Sweden and Scotland etc, get much colder than that. The seats and the heated windscreen worked great.
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Maybe the 50% water froze in the bottle!
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What temperature does your windscreen washer liquid cover, before adding water?
Most supermarkets, only have liquid that is suitable for -5C. I use the windscreen washer fluid that Lidl sells and it is suitable for temps down to -60C. tem.
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Although the jets are heated the fluid in the bottle still freezes.
50:50 mix out of the window for me 100% washer fluid for me this time of year. Better to spend a bit on fluid than not be able to see
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I'll need to check that out. Foolishly I believed the dilution percentages on the label of the bottle. I don't remember the brand, but I also bought some from ALDI, so I guess that would be 'Single Malt' strength too. Worth topping up at a higher concentration level, there should be plenty of room, as the car drinks the stuff like pop.
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Agree. I think -60C is a slight exaggeration, although isopropyl alcohol freezes at -89C so it could be a very concentrated mix. But from Lidl ?
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I guess the supply the stuff they do to Northern Europe, being a German group?
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It might sound silly but pure antifreeze freezes at a higher temperature than diluted antifreeze
best mix is around 65/35 antifreeze/water
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