Washer Fluid - UhOh?
#1
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Been 8 months since purchase, and I normally add fluid at least every 6. So I dump some fluid into that bottomeless pit of a tunnel, it just kept dissapearing, no leaks out the bottom! But it drank a whole gallon of fluid, no big deal until I start skimming the manual today for something else, the washer fluid capacity is 2.7 quarts!
Now I'm questening I dummped it into the right place!?!
How much does everyone eles's drink? Whay no way to check the level, esp if we don't have a low warning?
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How much does everyone eles's drink? Whay no way to check the level, esp if we don't have a low warning?
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A while back we were going to be driving a long way in snowy and possibly wet conditions with lots of splashback. There is often a need to run the washers every few miles so I decided to "top off" the fluid. I don't know how low it was, but it wasn't empty. It took nearly a gallon.
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I refill mine ever 3 or 4 months and the capacity is definitely a little over a gallon. The correct fluid receptacle is usually marked with a logo of a windshield being sprayed and wiped. On mine it's in the font just to the left of the radiator and drops way down. The thing I don't like about that setup is that you can't tell how much you have left until you run out.
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Thanks, I know I'm a little goofy once in a while, but I'm positive i dumped it into a tank with the window logo thing on it. But like you said, it's sad the tank is kidden, no way to tell how empty it is ![Sad](https://electricvehicleforums.com/forums/images/smilies/emotikons/sad.gif)
Glad to see 2.7quarts really means 4+ quarts, whew.
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Glad to see 2.7quarts really means 4+ quarts, whew.
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Yeah... and your "15 gallon" gasoline tank really holds 17.5 gallons.
People want to know how I get 600 miles off 1 tank.
It's because sometimes I use that 2.5 gallons.
People want to know how I get 600 miles off 1 tank.
It's because sometimes I use that 2.5 gallons.
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A 15 gallon fill is "nominal".
A 17.5 gallon fill is "possible" if you shake the air out, yes, you got it.
-John
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Bad news is, if the tank ever leaks, this whole front end has to come off to change it, but it is protected quite well.
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In California, windshield washer fluid with anti-freeze is no longer available. Everyone I talk to just adds pint of rubbing alcohol into the tank along with the washer fluid.
Any thoughts on a better solution?
Any thoughts on a better solution?
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My suggestion for a solution? Move east or north....it's over in CA.