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09-15-2006, 03:29 PM
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Hey I am going to start using my system again I was wondering if any of you guys just use Winter Washer mix since it seems to contain some meth. Or where do you guys get your bottles to mix the good stuff from?
09-15-2006, 04:37 PM
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AQ jets should be ok with the blue stuff but snowperformance jets have a....
fine stainless screen around the inlet that should get clogged after long use of the blue stuff. You can still use it (I was) but check the nozzle every once in awhile.
09-15-2006, 04:52 PM
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I usually have the blue washer mix and some additional water or
methanol depending upon what I'm doing. I haven't yet found a mix that I'm going to stay with.
A couple things about the washer fluid. Contrary to that Snow Performance FAQ most of the blue washer fluid does not contain glycol. It is in some washer fluid, but typically the bottle will also say anti-freeze, and it will be good down to about -30F. It is definitely wise to check the bottle and make sure it just contains methanol and not glycol.
Typical blue stuff for the winter is good to -20F or -25F, and that corresponds to about 34-37% methanol. Which bring up another questionable fact from the snow performance statement, that most washer fluid is up 50% methanol. If that were the case most washer fluid would be good to -55F, I have yet to find a bottle of winter washer fluid that was just methanol and rated for that temperature.
If you're looking to up the methanol percentage of the blue washer fluid HEET in the yellow bottles is an easy way and readily available. Two bottles of HEET added to a big bottle of washer fluid will bring it up to around 47% methanol, which is about as high as you want to go if you're using the mixture for cooling and suppression of detonation.
A couple things about the washer fluid. Contrary to that Snow Performance FAQ most of the blue washer fluid does not contain glycol. It is in some washer fluid, but typically the bottle will also say anti-freeze, and it will be good down to about -30F. It is definitely wise to check the bottle and make sure it just contains methanol and not glycol.
Typical blue stuff for the winter is good to -20F or -25F, and that corresponds to about 34-37% methanol. Which bring up another questionable fact from the snow performance statement, that most washer fluid is up 50% methanol. If that were the case most washer fluid would be good to -55F, I have yet to find a bottle of winter washer fluid that was just methanol and rated for that temperature.
If you're looking to up the methanol percentage of the blue washer fluid HEET in the yellow bottles is an easy way and readily available. Two bottles of HEET added to a big bottle of washer fluid will bring it up to around 47% methanol, which is about as high as you want to go if you're using the mixture for cooling and suppression of detonation.
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09-16-2006, 02:05 PM
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Oddly enough after searching through multiple auto parts stores for a
bottle of winter fluid that was good to -25F, and having no luck, it was at a Giant grocery store that I found what I was looking for.
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