Freezing windscreen washers

teffers

I have fresh 50/50 mix in mine and it still froze at around -5.

Oh well, I just drive with my head out of the window, for some reason my eye-brows are a little stiff when I get to work though

forgotmyname

I thought the LIDL stuff was -60 when used neat?

Although i did notice a different bottle in the store recently. Is that the ready mixed stuff? It looked rather pale.

All that cheap vodka customs seize??

neilmcl

forgotmyname wrote: »

I thought the LIDL stuff was -60 when used neat?

Although i did notice a different bottle in the store recently. Is that the ready mixed stuff? It looked rather pale.

All that cheap vodka customs seize??

The Lidl stuff you want is this: http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/lidl-screenwash-with-anti-freeze-5-99-for-5l-1351464

I've been using it for a couple of years now and never had a problem. This morning the washers worked at -8C without even turning the engine, and that was with a pretty diluted mix.

fivetide

Also have the Lidl stuff.

It's diluted 50/50 at the moment. The canal is frozen over, my washer jets aren't.

GolfBravo

Ditto.

Lidl -60ºC winter screen wash, diluted 50/50 - no problems this morning at all (-7ºC)

I don't understand the point of -5ºC winter screen wash that Tesco/Sainsburys/Asda sell. Well, apart from the fact that they make absolute fortune selling you blye-dyed tap water with traces of alcohol in it. Useless in winter.

hewhoisnotintheknow

oldhand wrote: »

Always wondered why car makers dont route the windscreen washer pipe which runs from the washer bottle and put it in a coil round one of the car heater pipes in the engine bay,then when the engines warmed up it would be spraying very warm water onto the windscreen and along with the screenwash antifreeze should stop jets freezing up.

my old citroen did, along with heated jets, really good system

spacey2012

An the old vauxhall Omegas, the hot water is great for dead flies.

mkirkby

I also use the Lidl stuff but only at 1/3 concentration. Hasn't frozen yet