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 Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2010 10:25 am |
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hey guys, just read sum1 ask about a froozen washer bottle... is it bad to have it froozen or can you just leave it if you dont use it?
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Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2010 10:27 am |
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Just leave it, let it melt
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Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2010 10:34 am |
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thats what i was gnna do to be honest,  thanx
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Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2010 10:34 am |
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throw some screen wash with anti freeze in there after it thaws, and dont try to use it to wash teh windscreen in the meantime, might damage the pump
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Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2010 10:36 am |
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antifreeze? 
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Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2010 10:38 am |
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only if its already in the screenwash as part of the solution  sure i've seen some with it in!
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Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2010 10:39 am |
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I thought you meant antifreeze as in what you use for the radiator 
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Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2010 10:40 am |
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LOL no, that would be a pretty stupid thing to do really haha
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Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2010 10:46 am |
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screen wash was antifreeze in it anyway
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Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2010 10:51 am |
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| deebee wrote: |
| ... is it bad to have it froozen or can you just leave it if you dont use it? |
Yes, it's very bad to have the washer bottle freeze up...........when water freezes, it expands....and likely to split the plastic washer bottle, more so if the bottle is old and brittle ....(a bit like me...  )
That's why its best to use washer bottle additives that contain an antifreeze during the winter.
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Mercedes, ML270CDI, 2002, 200,000 miles
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Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2010 10:55 am |
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| panason1c wrote: |
| deebee wrote: |
| ... is it bad to have it froozen or can you just leave it if you dont use it? |
Yes, it's very bad to have the washer bottle freeze up...........when water freezes, it expands....and likely to split the plastic washer bottle, more so if the bottle is old and brittle ....(a bit like me... )
That's why its best to use washer bottle additives that contain an antifreeze during the winter. |
also depends how much is in the bottle, could just expand into the free space 
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Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2010 10:55 am |
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Should use it all year round tbh for the amount it costs. Just have it more concentrated in winter
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Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2010 10:58 am |
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Aye cleans the glass better.... there was a thread on here somewhere about it being BOGOF at euro parts
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Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2010 12:11 pm |
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| Antknee wrote: |
also depends how much is in the bottle, could just expand into the free space |
Doesn't quite work like that my friend  .......regardless of any free space, when water freezes it expands outwards as equally as it expands upwards..........just half fill a glass of water and leave it in the freezer for a day and see what happens (dont use one of your best glasses though!)..............
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Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2010 1:01 pm |
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Dont use the stuff with antifreeze in it as you dont really need it, plus it will strip any wax you have put on the car.
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