think i need to invest in better screenwash....

[TheBoy]

he did say capful.... that mixture to 7L of water is not going to do much.

Yep, a touch of coolant as opposed to a Touch of Frost. 

Fantastic series, i love every one of those episodes 

Nah, hate 'em.  Can't see him in non comedy roles to be honest

I think they are excellent, and he does well in all of them.

Porridge, Open All Hours, and of course Delboy.  Can't see beyond that I'm afraid.

Have had the pleasure of meeting him though

[Marks DTM Calib]

Vx screen wash, works well, cheap enough and does no turn to snot (like comma and carplan crap)

[feeutfo]

mine where frozen on the m4 at lunch time today. Looks like i'm going to have to use it neat. 25%sw roughly and frozen solid. Melted when i got to Slough as it was plus 2 degrees here at 12 o clock. Snow falling but its just slush on the ground.

[TheBoy]

Vx screen wash, works well, cheap enough and does no turn to snot (like comma and carplan crap)

I found, with GM, that the headlight washers used to leave foam done the side of the car when it was really cold. Can't complain about its effectiveness though, and would happily use it again. Its just the Holts seems to be equally effective, but much cheaper (from cash&carry), and the amount mine gets through (with the headlight washers) makes it a good saving.

[Andy B]

..... and the amount mine gets through (with the headlight washers) makes it a good saving.

Screen wash lasts loads longer if you put the headlight washer relay's fuse in your door pocket!  ......        

[TheBoy]

..... and the amount mine gets through (with the headlight washers) makes it a good saving.

Screen wash lasts loads longer if you put the headlight washer relay's fuse in your door pocket!  ......        

But HIDs seem to degrade so horribly with even small amounts of crap on them, I'd have to stop 3 or 4 times on the way home.  I primarily flick the stalk to improve the lights rather than do anything with the screen

[Del Boy]

Vx screen wash, works well, cheap enough and does no turn to snot (like comma and carplan crap)

I found, with GM, that the headlight washers used to leave foam done the side of the car when it was really cold. Can't complain about its effectiveness though, and would happily use it again. Its just the Holts seems to be equally effective, but much cheaper (from cash&carry), and the amount mine gets through (with the headlight washers) makes it a good saving.

Had that today on the motorway lots of white stuff 

[Andy B]

.......
But HIDs seem to degrade so horribly with even small amounts of crap on them,  ........

So they say :-/, but I can't say I've ever really noticed 

[Entwood]

Just driven back from Cardiff on the M4, and had to do exactly as TB says, an occasional (sometimes quite frequent) wiper flick was enough to clear the screen with the spray kicked up from other cars , but the lights just got worse and worse... a quick squirt and all was good.

I'm running a 20% solution at the moment and... touch wood... its not frozen up... yet ...

[TheBoy]

.......
But HIDs seem to degrade so horribly with even small amounts of crap on them,  ........

So they say :-/, but I can't say I've ever really noticed 

If you can get away with it,

I find the dark lanes around the back of Silverstone a bit dark with my inadequate candles!

[hotel21]

I use the holts/carplan stuff from makro.  Stock up over the summer when its 2 for one and work my way through it when the price is too high in wintertime...

Normally run 1 screenwash to 3 water ratio over spring to autumn then up it to 1/1 (or 2 screenwash/1 water if its getting too cold) and not really had a prob, either this year or previous.

Guess the secret is to ensure that the stuff in the system does not freeze in the first place!

As per TB, also use the splash from the oncoming lorry to wet the screen before a quick one flick of the wiper to clear the crudd.  If it builds too much, a quick squirt of the screenwash clears both screen and lights....      

[feeutfo]

did you know, some BMW's have two bottles for screen wash? One for ordinary summer mix, tother for winter almost neat mix.

But dont worry, its equally useless in the cold. The summer freezes in the pipes anyway, so the winter cant get out the nozzle. Load a rubbish.
(If the bloke who told me understood it correctly of course, but being a Bmw owner he probably didnt)

Bmw. They really do need a slap.

[Hannah Judes Dad]

Screwfix have got Carplan dilutable screenwash  at 1.99 at the moment for 2.5 litres(reckon it makes upto 25 litres)

[Kevin Wood]

did you know, some BMW's have two bottles for screen wash? One for ordinary summer mix, tother for winter almost neat mix.

But dont worry, its equally useless in the cold. The summer freezes in the pipes anyway, so the winter cant get out the nozzle. Load a rubbish.
(If the bloke who told me understood it correctly of course, but being a Bmw owner he probably didnt)

Bmw. They really do need a slap.

I've never understood why manufacturers don't wind a couple of turns of 8mm pipe round the screenwash reservoir and along the route of the pipe to the nozzles. Connect it up to the cooling system and it would never freeze. Would cost them a couple of quid though, so I guess there's my answer.

Kevin

[Ken T]

Yes, when you consider all the K-Joules of heat getting chucked away from the exhaust and cooling system, its a shame they can't use it a bit more efficiently. The LPG feed has to be kept away from the exhaust by 6", but when they get it to the front of the car, first thing they do is to heat it up.

Ken