Heated washer fluid?

[Steel Angel]

Opinions needed, good and bad please..

I've seen the unit at Canadian Tire for like $45? Or online at a US store, I think, for like $129 :eek:

[Dren]

i heard they had problems with the crappy tire one where it would set a fire in the engine

[Supa Dexta]

Glass guy I know laughs about then, people come out at -40 and start spraying the shit out of their glass and then it shatters...

[LilDrunkenSmurf]

haha yea, that's what i first thought about... wouldn't that at least spider the glass? haha

[eblend]

Hot water freezes faster......

[Fado]

Originally posted by eblend
Hot water freezes faster......

Mpemba effect. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mpemba_effect)

[djayz]

Stupid idea.

Windshield washer comes with antifreeze in it for a reason.

[black_radiation]

well the main problem is that everyone is too impatient to let their car warmup so they can defrost their windows so they come up with even stupider ideas to try and solve that issue lol

[Steel Angel]

So .. umm, bad idea then? Very bad idea ...:thumbsdow

[Dayclone]

Yeh don't buy it... there's a reason why they don't make it in vehicles cause it's worst! and you get what you paid for... for $45 that's gonna wreck your car.

[e36bmw///]

nm

[Sharpie]

Originally posted by Dayclone
Yeh don't buy it... there's a reason why they don't make it in vehicles cause it's worst! and you get what you paid for... for $45 that's gonna wreck your car.
Wrong mo-fucka GM put it in the Buick Lucerne like last year and I believe one of their trucks or suvs.

Also how the fuck is it gonna wreck your car? the worst it will do is crack your windshield...

[Envitro]

$400 later... every other week?:whocares:

[Dayclone]

Cracking your windshield...

^ is that not wrecking your car? To me it is... but we all have different understandings of the term "wreck"...

I just wouldn't put it in my car though... and GM is pretty dumb to put that in a car like it gets pretty cold here in Calgary I couldn't imagine up north...

[barbarian]

Originally posted by Sharpie

Wrong mo-fucka GM put it in the Buick Lucerne like last year and I believe one of their trucks or suvs.

Also how the fuck is it gonna wreck your car? the worst it will do is crack your windshield...

If you have an existing window chip or imperfection, it would possible extend the crack.

[Sharpie]

Originally posted by Envitro
$400 later... every other week?:whocares:
I am actually curious as to what the failure rate is... It cant be that bad, we'll you would hope.

[DayGlow]

Audi's, BMW's and most more expensive cars come with heated washer sprayers, so I doubt it has an adverse effect on the windscreen. I doubt they heat the fluid to near boiling and the windscreen itself is a thick piece of glass compared to what you drink out of.

[ZedMan]

Originally posted by Dayclone
Cracking your windshield...

^ is that not wrecking your car? To me it is...

Please, send me your write-offs! :rofl:

[djayz]

Originally posted by DayGlow
Audi's, BMW's and most more expensive cars come with heated washer sprayers, so I doubt it has an adverse effect on the windscreen. I doubt they heat the fluid to near boiling and the windscreen itself is a thick piece of glass compared to what you drink out of.

The sprayers themselves are heated not the fluid coming out.

[Lexxan]

i have it stock on my new avalanche.. and well it's cool to say you have it.. useless. You push the button.. wait 1-2 minutes (-20 or so) it steams and comes out in 20-30 second intervals 4 times. In that time I can easily get rid of the ice with washer fluid like any old car.

I must say washer fluid at 60C is a good advertisement.. just another feature they can add to make money.

wow now reading the thread more thoroughly.. cracked windshield? what the fuck? you people are retarded. I really love how poor people can try to justify anything they can't afford is crap.

[Lexxan]

Originally posted by djayz
Stupid idea.

Windshield washer comes with antifreeze in it for a reason.

amen. the only intelligent post in this thread.

[Mangina]

LOL at cracking windshields. You guys are retarded.

[rc2002]

:werd: Running heat for your defroster is the same thing or worse for the windshield than some hot water.

I've never had a problem with windshield washer anti-freeze freezing. Heated fluid is just a gimmick. I think it's a stupid idea.

[Lo)2enz0]

i have never had mine freeze either. just let your car warm up and don't start spraying the second you start the car and there is frost on the wildshield

[sneek]

Originally posted by Dren
i heard they had problems with the crappy tire one where it would set a fire in the engine

mhm, the ones made in china were all recalled.

:D good enough reason for me not to try it

[Annoyingrob]

I have one of those (new) hot wash units, and they don't really do much, I think it's a waste of money.

[The Cosworth]

Originally posted by djayz


The sprayers themselves are heated not the fluid coming out.

:thumbsup:

yeah VW does it as well so that the nozzles wont freeze

[scat19]

Originally posted by DayGlow
Audi's, BMW's and most more expensive cars come with heated washer sprayers, so I doubt it has an adverse effect on the windscreen. I doubt they heat the fluid to near boiling and the windscreen itself is a thick piece of glass compared to what you drink out of.

That is so the jets dont freeze..... the actually washer fluid is not heated. The washer fluid is as warm as the ambient temperature, but not frozen due to the anti-freeze agent.

[2BLUE]

I have this on my 4x4 and works perfect...Alittle slow but works :)