Best winter screenwash?

[skiptontweed]

The screewash in my Clio keeps freezing up so I want to buy some decent stuff that wont freeze.

Any suggestions?

Whats the coldest your car has been without the screenwash freezing?

 

[fUbAr]

I use some lemon stuff from Halfords. It smells of lemons.

 

[skiptontweed]

Does it freeze at minus 10?

 

[Fletcher]

I use some lemon stuff from Halfords. It smells of lemons.

I'm using this in the lux.

IIRC it's good up to -23.

 

[fUbAr]

Does it freeze at minus 10?

It's been fine so far, but rarely gets that low down here on the coast.

 

[todd100]

i got some off my mate who works at porsche and tbh it is the best stuff ive used, ran out today tho so gonna go to halfrauds and get some lemon stuff agen

 

[Addz]

Any cheap winter one, just chuck loads in

 

[Gaz_]

I buy the AG stuff in baulk, mixed to winter spec, no problems yet!

 

[harribo66]

I may have to get some of the halfords lemon stuff! . .

 

[MarcB]

Volkswagen / Audi / Seat & Skoda Genuine Screen wash goes up to -70 so thats whats been going in my Clio and Vectra ST.
Its £2.88 a bottle from any VAG dealer and the part number is G052164M2

Alot of supermarket and halfords screen wash will do up to -20

 

[SC03OTT]

Up to -70? Down to -70 surely.

Anyway, OP are you mixing the screen wash with water or using it neat? I'm pretty sure that screen wash that is in the pipes to the washer jets can still freeze.

 

[Fletcher]

Up to -70? Down to -70 surely.

Anyway, OP are you mixing the screen wash with water or using it neat? I'm pretty sure that screen wash that is in the pipes to the washer jets can still freeze.

I'm using the -23 halfords stuff neat. No problems with freezing.

 

[todd100]

mine froze this morning think i added too much water as was down to the last bit of my screen wash

 

[bunzee]

i got some off my mate who works at porsche and tbh it is the best stuff ive used, ran out today tho so gonna go to halfrauds and get some lemon stuff agen

I had Porsche stuff last year and it froze for a past time - different car though.

God knows what's in mine currently but it doesn't seem to freeze! It was in there when I bought it though so I don't have any more.

 

[todd100]

I had Porsche stuff last year and it froze for a past time - different car though

God knows what's in mine currently but it doesn't seem to freeze! It was in there when I bought it though so I don't have any more.

gonna go get halfords stuff tonite and pour some boiling water in the bottle if its still frozen then empty and fill it agen so no more freezing

 

[Jonny1*2]

smirnoff for me Any neet cheap crap will be fine in these conditions.

 

[todd100]

smirnoff for me Any neet cheap crap will be fine in these conditions.

bit of a waste dont ya think??

 

[Cliotoby]

Mine froze this morning. Homebase ftl. -9

Was hoping the engine would warm it up but no.

 

[Lagerlout]

Halfords pink coloured ready mixed screenwash. Not frozen at all thus far.

 

[Gray]

Halfords pink coloured ready mixed screenwash. Not frozen at all thus far.

I have been using that stuff, but most mornings / evenings I am seeing -10 to -15 FFS... Frozen every time I come to use it!

 

[john.med]

Neat cheap stuff should do the trick. I'm sick of mine freezing too.

 

[daydotz]

the halfords lemon stuff any idea of dilution ratios :S

 

[172lover]

im using holts screen wash


i think it goes to -23
bought it round here for €7 for 5 Litres of it

 

[Riley!]

my screenwash has been frozen for the last 4 days with about a 30% mixture. Fookin carplan

 

[todd100]

carplan ftl neat maybe

 

[Martin_172]

ive got some car plan stuff in pure with no water and its been fine, sometimes seems a little low pressure as if the lines have a bit in them thats frozen, the stuff from renault that came with the car wouldnt freeze no matter what temp it was awsome

 

[Munson]

Any old s**t will do. Halfords ready mixed or something. Heated washer nozzles FTW.

 

[Gaz.]

Vodka (the cheapest you can find).

 

[MikeoftheQuays]

im using holts screen wash
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i think it goes to -23
bought it round here for €7 for 5 Litres of it

Same here. Mainly cos I get it for free.

Worked pretty good so far.

 

[Jonny1*2]

neet screen wash should be fine even at -15. If you check the resevoir I'd be suprised if they are frozen. It will just be the jets that have blocked up with ice.

 

[stokie4ker]

Vodka (the cheapest you can find).

nah, buy some really cheap perfume, the cheaper the better.
the really cheap stuff is nearly pure ethanol alcohol (~98% Vol is what you are looking for)
running that at around 40% mix should see you OK down to -23° see here
no idea what ethanol will do to your paint or wiper blades though :drunk:

 

[daydotz]

random fact of the day i bumped into a work friend filling his rover 75 with screenwash it takes nearly 10litres to fill it

 

[Gaz.]

nah, buy some really cheap perfume, the cheaper the better.
the really cheap stuff is nearly pure ethanol alcohol (~98% Vol is what you are looking for)
running that at around 40% mix should see you OK down to -23° see here
no idea what ethanol will do to your paint or wiper blades though :drunk:

I'd rather my windscreen smelt of vodka than cheap perfume, I'd wretch every time I went near it if I put perfume in there.

 

[smit247]

Any idea how much notice I should take of the warning 'rinse neat product if it comes in to contact with paintwork'?

I've just topped up my washer bottle with a whole bottle of screenwash so it should be a little diluted

Anyone else find that the stuff from Halfords has a tendency to dry smeary? Not put any in the 182, but in the old 306 I had this problem with it all the time

 

[Jonny1*2]

Any idea how much notice I should take of the warning 'rinse neat product if it comes in to contact with paintwork'?

I've just topped up my washer bottle with a whole bottle of screenwash so it should be a little diluted

Anyone else find that the stuff from Halfords has a tendency to dry smeary? Not put any in the 182, but in the old 306 I had this problem with it all the time

WTF, no contact with paintwork :S wierd!

 

[Dave..]

Oddly enough, urine makes a brilliant screen wash, dilute down with a bit of water and it has similarly low freezing temperatures to the £10 bottles you buy at halfrauds.

The amonia in it helps stop the water freezing see.

 

[Alastair.]

Renaults pink stuff, smells great (comes in new cars) goes down to -23 iirc, it a small 100ml bottle but has never froze on me in the 5 years ive used it. Not smearey either.

 

[prabmire]

Asda cheapo vodka, 4 quid for a big bottle, 50/50 mix with water job done cleans nicely to

 

[Tigger]

bit of a waste dont ya think??

He licks his windows!

 

[ripp]

Oddly enough, urine makes a brilliant screen wash, dilute down with a bit of water and it has similarly low freezing temperatures to the £10 bottles you buy at halfrauds.

The amonia in it helps stop the water freezing see.

spraying pee all over the car, that should be neat )