Frozen Washer Fluid

RISSR · Jan 20, 2005

So after another 6 inches of snow last night I left the house to drive to work. The snow had stopped early in the morning and the roads were just wet. After a few minutes on the highway I go to clean my windshield and no fluid comes out. :eek Now my wipers are just spreading salt across my windshield. :mad I figure I am out of fluid so I pull off at the next exit to pick up some. I pour it in and it only takes about a quarter of a gallon (takes close to 3/4's when empty). I try the pump again and still no fluid. I check the lines on the wiper and they are frozen solid. :cuss When is GM going to realize that exposed washer fluid lines DO NOT WORK in cold weather. :banghead I had the same problem with my Avalanche. The lines are exposed so they will not thaw from the engine heat. I only run pure washer fluid in and never add water into the tank.

Has anyone else had this problem?

:rant

fiftiesnut · Jan 20, 2005

Buy the good antifreeze fluid and it won't happen again. Here in Missouri the yellow colored fluid is the only one that doesn't freeze in the low teens. I don't know about any single digit weather yet. Good luck keeping it from happewning again. I was told that adding "Heat" to the washer fluid is even better, but I am not sure as to how much and if it would hurt the paint.

RISSR · Jan 20, 2005

fiftiesnut said:
Here in Missouri the yellow colored fluid is the only one that doesn't freeze in the low teens.

Plus its great for writing your name in the snow :glol

fiftiesnut · Jan 21, 2005

RISSR said:
Plus its great for writing your name in the snow :glol

Actually I was thinking the same thing when I read it back to myself. :lol :lol

dingbat · Jan 21, 2005

fiftiesnut said:
Actually I was thinking the same thing when I read it back to myself. :lol :lol

All great minds think alike.

rick418cars · Jan 21, 2005

A company called Webasto has heater for your washer solvent......... works
great...........also works in summer .......melts the bugs off ?

wildcat66 · Jan 21, 2005

I'm m e l t i n g, :lol

RISSR · Jan 25, 2005

Couldn't resist....

http://pi.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/snow.html

dbdguam · Jan 26, 2005

We dont have this problem much in Guam. :glol

dbdguam · Jan 26, 2005

Of course I am origionaly from Buffalo so I do remember what you are talking about. Thats why I moved to Guam. :cool

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