Filling fluid for washer windshield It is one of those types of car service, which makes an independently almost every car owner. After all, this process is very simple and does not bring any problems. But what to do when you distracted something or you did everything in a hurry and mistaken, the bay of the glass was in another automobile systemusing your special liquid?
Let's analyze every case separately. First, learn what to do, if you mistaken or intensely, you poured for a glasswater in a tank, intended for the brake fluid bay.
What if the windshield was mistaken in the brake system?
The car braking system is the main key for driving safety. It must be remembered that the optimal efficiency of the brakes is determined not only brake pads, brake cylinders, calipers or brake discs / drums, but also largely depends on the quality of the brake fluid.
The fact is that the brake fluid must comply with the specific parameters set by automakers. Also, the brake fluid should be checked at each. Naturally, mix brake fluid With other any liquids absolutely unacceptable!
The brake fluid is performed on the basis of glycol, a very hygroscopic substance. This means that this liquid absorbs water well. Therefore, if you mistakenly flooded a liquid for the glass wool in a tank with a brake fluid, then the water that is diluted with the liquid for the glass washer, will instantly contact the brake fluid, as a result of which it immediately becomes unsuitable for use.
The fact is that the boiling point of the brake fluid is at least 180 ° C. When water gets into the brake fluid, its boiling point will significantly decrease. As a result, the fluid will lose its properties, which will certainly affect the efficiency of the brake system. Ultimately, hydraulic pressure will not be transmitted in the brake system, which may result in complete loss of brakes.
If such a situation happens to you and you accidentally put on brake system The glass washer, it will instantly get into the brake system as soon as you press the brake pedal before starting the engine.
In this case, you will have to replace the brake fluid throughout the system. Also note that if you mistakenly added a very slight glass fluid into the brake system and there are no signs of the loss of brake efficiency, it does not mean that the properties of the brake fluid are not lost. The fact is that the liquid can lose its chemical properties sharply with time. The worst thing that can happen during the movement of the car at speeds. So we recommend that you in any case, regardless of the number of challenging maker accidentally in the brake system, completely change the brake fluid to the new one.
What to do if the glass washer in the error hit the hydraulicel?
What you just do not read on the Internet. For example, on various autofors in the network, there are often stories, like motorists mistakenly poured winter fiber (non-freeze) in the storage tank transmission fluid For car hydraulic power. What do you think to do in this case? Does the liquid of the hydraulic agent change? Unambiguous answer - yes. In this case, it is impossible to leave everything. The fact is that in the non-freezing fluid for the glass wool contains alcohol. It is significantly reduced by the lubricating properties of a liquid to the hydraulic system.
Thus, the lubricant of the hydraulicel will not work properly due to the hitting of the alcohol, this can lead to the failure of the components of the hydraulic agent. First of all, in this case, the steering amplifier pump may suffer.
That is why in this situation you do not have another alternative, except to completely drain the hydraulic fluid, rinse the entire system, dry it and pour a new fluid of the steering wheel amplifier. Please note that the drying of the system is required, since water can remain in the system, which can cause corrosion of the hydraulic agent.
What to do if the glass player did the cooling system in the cooling system?
Also if you poured the glass player in expansion tank Cooling systems, it also can't stay without your attention. The fact is that the glass washer in the cooling system can destroy all chemical (coolant). First of all, hitting the liquid antifreeze for the glass maker will reduce the boiling point of the coolant. As a result, antifreeze will not be able to effectively take the heat transfer from the engine excessive heat to maintain the operating temperature. power aggregate, As a result, you risk overlay the motor.
So such a mixture of coolant and the glasswater maker should be replaced as soon as possible. Including falling into the cooling system of foreign liquids can lead to deposition of the sediment in the system. This is fraught with clogging of the cooling system.
What to do if the glass was the error hit the engine?
Despite the rapid development of motorization and autothechnologies used in the automotive industry, there are still not invented engine internal combustionwhich can work properly without engine oil, which is primarily necessary to reduce friction between the metal components of the power unit.
Moreover motor oil Provides cleanliness in the engine by transferring fuel combustion products and other small contaminants inside the engine with an oil filter, which delays all the dirt.
See what an important role in addition to lubricating the mechanical parts of the engine plays the engine oil? That is why it is important to use only high-quality oil and change it together with oil filter as often as possible.
If you mistaken in the engine, the liquid intended for cleaning the windshield, then the engine oil will immediately lose its chemical properties and stop performing its engine protection problems from overheating and damage. Therefore, immediately after entering the glass wool in the engine in no case run the motor. Otherwise, you may encounter with expensive repair defects associated with overheating or with mechanical damage Internal components of the engine due to excessive friction.
We will look at the example of the fill of the winter fluid washer. This method is also suitable for filling the summer liquidity washer. First of all when buying a liquid must be considered climatic conditions Your accommodation (what is the average temperature) in my case I took a liquid that does not freeze at -25 degrees.
This liquid is unnecessary to dilute with water it is not concentrate. If you bought a concentrate, on the back of the canisters are the proportions that need to be mixed, and at what proportions one or another will be temperature mode. It is better to take a concentrate, but in order not to dilute, I bought a ready-made liquid for fill.
What fluid to pour into the washer?
So the concentrate looks like:
This is how the usual washer liquid looks:
Before filling fluid into the washer in winter, It is necessary to completely empty the flight fluid in the tank, simply by turning on the washer until all the liquid ended in the tank. So that in the future it does not stop. If you want to add summer fluid after winter, simply topping it, and it is unnecessary to release the winter fluid that remains in the tank after the winter. When buying a summer fluid, there are no special requirements.
How to pour liquid into the washer tank?
1. Open the hood (it is where the driver's seat).
2. For the convenience of filling fluid, you can make a watering can. We take the usual plastic bottle and cut the top with a knife.
3. We find the washer tank and open the lid.
4. Insert the watering can for convenience.
5. And pour neatly liquid into the washer tank until it is complete. At the same time you need to pour so that the canister is in a horizontal position.
6 . We close the wrath tank cover, and twist the wrath canister cover if the liquid remains there. Close the hood.
Video. How to pour the washer liquid?
Question from the reader:
« Sergey thank you for your site, for me as for the newbie a lot useful Soviets! Recently I read the article, very necessary information for me personally, the pressure itself was not even! But I still have one question may seem a bit stupid (for experienced) - but what will you pour into the washer tank in the summer? In winter, it is clear that it is not freezing. Advise? Is it possible to flood ordinary water? In many forums they write that you need to pour distilled water? Thanks for the answer. Katya"
To begin with once again I repeat about the winter.
What to fill in the washer in winter tank
In winter, it is clear that in the washer tank you need to pour a non-freezing liquid (water just freezes). However, it can be done both by mixing alcohol and water, read. It is also not necessary to always pour a concentrated "non-freeze", it can be diluted in warm winter - it will be useful.
What to fill in the inheritant tank in the summer
But what pouring in the summer? A few years ago, our fathers or grandfathers are with you, such a question would not have arisen at all! All lily ordinary tap water! The only thing that it should be very clean, without small sarnors, so as not to score the nozzles. To be honest, I also adhere to this rule. Why spend money and buy non-freeze in the summer? Or buy distilled water?
Opponents of ordinary tap water say that allegedly it is that it enters the reaction with the metal parts of the washer and destroys them! There is such a chance, but even if there is a reaction, it will last very long, I think for several years (I had several cars and there was no problem). You need to know - water can only oxidize the nozzles themselves (they have small metal elements), but the pump has a plastic housing and a plastic impeller, so water is not practically no effect, the tank is also plastic. If the nozzles are oxidized, then they can be cleaned with the same needle. Therefore, spending money also in the summer for non-freezing, personally, I think it is inappropriate - pour out the usual water, the main thing is clean without sirin and everything will be fine! Believe! And everything else is a divorce, because people who get money in winter for non-freezing want to teach you and in the summer to pay for it, therefore, you lick your money with all the truth and not true.
There is a truth to a small advice, especially if you go to far journey by car. Then you need to pour into the washer tank with water a few drops of dishwasher type "Fairy" (not advertising, can be replaced by any other), the main thing is not to overdo it! At 1.5 liters, there is enough a couple of drops. Such a composition cleans the windshield from flies, butterflies and other livelihoods, which will die in the windshield, and also cleans the gum of wipers and they are more tightly adjacent to the windshield (unless of course they are not worn). So pour ordinary water + you can add a little dishwasher.
When we click on the windshield washer lever, then a small motor under the hood of our car leads to the movement of the same little pump. As a result, the washing liquid from the tank is pumped into the washer nozzles - these are such small protrusions with holes on the hood, directed towards the windshield. It is from there under pressure, created by the pump, splashes "Omevik" or, as it is also called, "non-freezing". Let's find out what to do, if suddenly the washer ended. Where can we find the washer tank under the hood and where to pour a new non-freeze?
First, in the autumn-winter-spring seasons, it is best to always have in the trunk of the reserve of the washer in the amount of 2-4 liters. It is very unpleasant to be in slicety weather without it and without the prospects to find in the nearest kilometers of auto shop. The second thing you need to know is the washer happens summer and winter. The first is much cheaper, but freezes when low temperaturesAnd the second usually holds in a liquid state up to -30 degrees. Therefore, choosing one or another type of non-freezers is necessary, based on weather conditions. Remember that in some cases, the frozen washout (especially, poor-quality) can lead to the destruction of the injectors and the subsequent replacement.
So where to pour non-freeze and where is the washer tank in our car? The answer to this question is quite simple. In 99% of cases, the Omvivak tank is located under the hood. Therefore, the first thing you need to do is to pull the hood opening lever (as a rule, it is at the level of the left knee depicting open hood On him). Then we leave, raise the hood cover and fix it with the help of a special holder lever - you will also find it without any problems - usually it is inserted into the retainer on the raised hood lid.
Further, we are looking for where the washer tank is located. Standing in front of the car, look into the left part of the contents of the boost space (relative to you), almost all models of cars it is immediately behind the headlight. The washer tank is a white or translucent tank about 3.5-5 liters of non-freezers.
And more specifically, to identify the washer tank, its cover will help us. It is often blue or blue, but can also be yellow or black. And on it is depicted windshield with splashing wash. And to follow the fact that this is the tank we need, we will be able to appreciate its contents - because once we have ended the washer of the glass, then it should be empty (except for rare cases of clogging of nozzles or vehicle breakdown or pumping system).
Yellow Washer Tank Cover
So, we decided where to fill the wash. You simply open the lid (more often it just snaps up, less often - unscrewed) the washer tank and the bottle cover with a new non-freezing and begin to neatly pour the contents of the bottle, trying not to sprinkle a wash on other units and parts. If suddenly you spat out something, then see if the wires do not move away from this something. If not, then everything is in order. Also, Omayvika is undesirable to fall on drive belt - This (however, in very rare cases) may worsen its characteristics.
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In the fall, in winter and early spring it is very important to observe the purity of the car windows, the safety of driving depends on this. If in the summer they can be washed with ordinary water, in winter this method will not work due to low temperatures. Drivers are used special fluid For windshield washing. Such a non-freezing for cars is sold in any specialized store, but you can make it yourself.
Usually car enthusiasts in the store are guided by price or temperature of fluid freezing. According to these two parameters, they make their choice.
You can distinguish a high-quality non-freeze at a price. Than more expensiveMoreover, the quality ingredients are in the composition. Do not save on non-freezing fluid. A good product will effectively clean the glass from the dirt, will not freeze the ice crust when driving and will not harm the driver and passengers.
It is more profitable to buy in plastic bottles of 3-5 liters. Then the cost of 1 liter is cheaper by 10% compared with other packages. But it is precisely in them most often sell diluted or poisonous liquid.
The quality product is immediately visible on the label. It should be indicated:
- the name of the manufacturer and its address;
- rules for use;
- release date;
- structure.
On each label, manufacturers write a temperature at which non-freezing liquid Loses its properties. All information should be written with a clear font and easily read.
Another important quality for washing fluid is ease of pouring into the tank. Most products are produced in an uncomfortable container, so the driver needs to keep a funnel in the car.
What is the composition of the winter fluid for the windshield washer?
Another important selection criterion for non-freezers is safety for the driver and passengers. The fact is that most non-freezes for the car include methanol - poison, excessive inhalation of the vapor of which is dangerous to health. His feature quality is the absence of smell. Therefore, spharine non-freezers speaks of its safe composition.
Legal and pure non-freezing fluids are made based on isopropyl alcohol. This is a substance with a strong smell that can irritate the skin and respiratory tract. But it is not so poisonous as methanol.
In order not to scare buyers with an unpleasant aroma, manufacturers add fragrances and flavors to make up. This increases the cost high-quality fluid compared to non-freezing based on methanol.
The composition of non-freezers is always calculated so that it does not freeze at a negative temperature to the state of the ice. At the critical mark, the liquid acquires a casual consistency. For most brands, this is 25 degrees below zero. There are non-freezers that work perfectly at -40 degrees.
Precautionary measures:
- It is not recommended to work with such a liquid for the windshield washer to people who wear contact lenses.
- Inhalation of caustic vapor fluid can provoke exacerbation of ulcerative gastric disease.
- It is not recommended to inhale the pairs of non-freezers allergic, chemical fragrances and flavors can provoke an attack.
- Do not use windshield washing at long stops, for example, in traffic jams. At such moments, the most likely to enter the dangerous vapor to the car salon.
Inventive motorists invented several recipes for cooking non-freezers in garage conditions. The main rule is the more alcohol in the composition, the lower temperatures it withstands.
The first method of cooking:
- Take ethyl alcohol, distilled water and dishwashing agents.
- Mix the ingredients in proportions: 20% alcohol and 80% water. Add a few drops of detergent.
- Move the composition and fill in the tank.
The second way of cooking:
- Take vodka and dishwashing agents.
- Add a pair of drops to vodka and pour into the tank.
- It is better not to dilute the composition with water, as it can freeze at low temperatures. But if there is no strong frostIn order to save it, you can add 20% water.
How to pour liquid into the washer tank?
Usually, non-freezing fluid is sold in the form of a concentrate. In this case, it needs to be diluted with water according to the instructions on the label. It is impossible to pour a concentrate into the tank of the washer, as this can lead to fire under the hood.
If you bought a liquid ready for use, it cannot be diluted with water. At low temperature, water will freeze, it will lead to a breakdown of the washer mechanism.
How to pour liquid into the washer tank:
- Pump the wash system and make sure that it does not have water left.
- Find the washer tank under the hood, unscrew the lid.
- Pour the liquid into the tank to the level. It is not necessary to pour the full tank, since at low temperatures water will begin expanding, and the volume will increase.
AT ordinary car The driver learns that he has ended with a liquid for the washing of glasses, in fact: nothing is spattered on the glass. AT modern machines Install the fluid level sensor in the washer tank, which warns the driver in advance so that he can come to the store and buy a non-freeze.
If there is no such sensor in your machine, you can install it yourself. There are several ways to display information about the level of fluid for the driver:
- LED embedded at any convenient place - the easiest way;
- Digital or arrow sensor;
- Reprogramming standard dashboard.
The last method is the most difficult, it requires the powerover powerover from the traffic supervisioner. To implement this method, you need to find an icon that is not used in your car. It is powered by the non-freeze level sensor. It triggers with a residue in a tank of 1 liter of fluid.
Unimportant fluid is indispensable in cold weather. It is best to buy it in proven stores and do not save. But if you quickly pour liquid into the washer tank, and the store is far away, you can cook it yourself.
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