windscreen washing liquid gets frozen, what to do?

squeakyclean226

sensibly_insane wrote: »

Hi all,

Its been happening for a few days now. The windsreen washing liquid gets frozen while the car is parked overnight and it takes at least half an hour for washing liquid to come out after I start driving the car.

I use ready to use, washing liquid (blue one, normally the cheapest brand) available on any superstore. I dilute the liquid a bit becasue otherwise it doesnt clean up the screen and gets clogged all over the screen.

Can somebody please advise me how to cope with it

Regards

I've been using Windscreen Stayclean from Permaclear which you dilute and put in the washer bottle. It seems to be doing quite a good job as i haven't had a problem with it freezing. I do use a higher concentrate in winter though, especially with all the snow!

ttoli

Surprised that No one has mentioned Rain X, have been using it for years now very rarely had to de-ice.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1S_Jm_FwM0

http://reviews.halfords.com/4028/303018/category.htm

Another thought, when did you last renew the wiper blades?, though more expensive, Bosch ones pay for themselves

Smiiithy

Do you have much need to de-ice in Northern Cyprus???

rictus123

Cant go wrong with good wiper blades aswel. Im going to make my van smash through the 200k mark for miles before i give up on it

so il need to check into threads like this. Hopefully next year i can remember all the stuff from this year thats went wrong and try to make things easier for myself.

NikkiP_2

great post, lots of tips.
However, my water container is frozen, so I cant get concentrated stuff in !!
Anyone have any tips as to how to defrost it.
Ta

gary38uk

NikkiP wrote: »

great post, lots of tips.
However, my water container is frozen, so I cant get concentrated stuff in !!
Anyone have any tips as to how to defrost it.
Ta

warm up the car, go for a drive, heat from engine should start to thaw it.
then empty washer and fill with neat screen wash.

molerat

NikkiP wrote: »

great post, lots of tips.
However, my water container is frozen, so I cant get concentrated stuff in !!
Anyone have any tips as to how to defrost it.
Ta

If the bottle is visible pour hot water over it or use a hairdryer. If, as in many cars, it is hidden in the wing it is very difficult to do anything but possibly pour hot water in it if there is space and syphon out again and keep on doing same.

hewhoisnotintheknow

Smiiithy wrote: »

Do you have much need to de-ice in Northern Cyprus???

rainx is a water beader, great for rain

also helps stop frost forming as much

gsmmad

mine froze the other day but it was just water, it unfroze once i drove for awhile.
What i did is i got windscreen washer liquid from bmw and it has not frozen since, i was told at bmw that with that in there it will not freeze until a crazy temperature.

eslick

if you have a costco near you they have 5 ltr of holts screenwash concentrated goes down to -36 for 3.99 + vat its excellent