I discovered my sprayers wouldn't spray the other day in extreme cold. I thought the little motor might be bad so I changed it. My first spare was split down the side. Apparently, the previous owner used water in the washer system. It looked like it had frozen and split. My other parts car had one and it worked. Then I discovered my Honda Pilot had the same trouble. Wouldn't spray at all. It started working when it warmed up. Both have the same washer fluid in them.
When testing the Fiero's sprayers, the driver side shoots too high. Adjustable?
Freeze... use better fluid. Normal Blue fluid use methanol and can freeze after alcohol dries. Many adds Ethylene Glycol to help stop that.
Aiming... some say yes but I Don't know. Never tried.
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Blue washer fluid is JUNK in the winter we are having this year, and it is difficult to find anything better. I got some orange stuff they said was good to -40*F, and it was frozen at -5*. The spray could be going too high because of ice in the line.
You can use this stuff if you can find it.....
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While living in Germany there was a blue windshield washer fluid concentrate that was sold. It could be mixed in different ratios for different temps. The stuff worked great in the winters there. I'm not sure if something similar is available in the states or not.
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I've been using the cheapest off-brand blue washer fluid from Wal-Mart in all of my cars. It has been consistently below zero here in Minnesota for the last month and I've yet to have my washer fluid freeze up. Even on the cold -25° mornings we've had, it still sprayed. It made some cool looking ice crystal formations across my windshield at -25°, but it sprayed.
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Use a stick pin in the nossle and carefully move to the spot you want.
Thanks for this tip. I'm going to try it if my sprayers don't seem to be aimed correctly when it warms up and I can confirm that they are doing the best that they can do.
I have been wondering the same thing. One of mine shoots at the very bottom of my windshield, and the other shoots over my windshield. Comes in handy for tailgators...