[camry.toyota1998]

In my car windshield fluid symbol lighting up since couple of days Is it bad driving without windshield fluid and can you suggest a good windshield fluid for all seasons especially for winters.

I appreciate your reply.

Thanks

 

[projektvertx]

I throw this in all year round. Awesome stuff:

 

[TedL]

OP, you don't show a state, so can't tell if "winter" means -40F or +40.

But for our winters, which can go to -10F, the Rain-X orange stuff is our family favorite. Pretty much year round, but I'll throw in their green summer stuff April to Aug.

 

[camry.toyota1998]

OP, you don't show a state, so can't tell if "winter" means -40F or +40.

But for our winters, which can go to -10F, the Rain-X orange stuff is our family favorite. Pretty much year round, but I'll throw in their green summer stuff April to Aug.

I am from New Jersey, It's same around here too. But right now the fluid seems to be bluish in color is it ok? if i use some other fluid which is yellow

 

[fenixus]

my favorite is Rain-X stuff, now running green one for summer (de-bugger), in Winter I throw in any blue one down to -20F i can find, not always Rain-X (which I prefer, but cannot always get it when needed).

I can't remember now, but i think one of cheapest blue (some grocery store shit brand) was very stinky, you could get high from smelling it in cabin

 

[camry.toyota1998]

I bought this and filled the wind shield wiper fluid pump and it filled it to full, but i could still see the windshield light glowing in the panel, does it take sometime, why is it still glowing?

How much liquid does it take, i mean capacity of the pump.?

Any ideas

I throw this in all year round. Awesome stuff:

 

[fenixus]

I bought this and filled the wind shield wiper fluid pump and it filled it to full, but i could still see the windshield light glowing in the panel, does it take sometime, why is it still glowing?

How much liquid does it take, i mean capacity of the pump.?

Any ideas

once empty it will take almost full bottle like that. i usually fill it up to the top end of "filler neck".
if your washer fluid level warning stays on , then i would say your sensor is shot (floating magnet is permanently making contact with sensor).
I happen to have exact same symptom, but I have installed this sensor today and made a stupid mistake by putting it upside down, so magnet is always making contact (instead of floating in some distance from the sensor...).

 

[projektvertx]

^ What he said:lol:

 

[LynchburgCSI]

In my car windshield fluid symbol lighting up since couple of days Is it bad driving without windshield fluid and can you suggest a good windshield fluid for all seasons especially for winters.

I appreciate your reply.

Thanks

What symbol...?

 

[fenixus]

What symbol...?

he refers to dashboard warning light (instrument cluster on far right) for low washer fluid.

 

[LynchburgCSI]

he refers to dashboard warning light (instrument cluster on far right) for low washer fluid.

Must be a gen 4 thing. I got REALLY scared that he was talking about the low oil pressure light. :lol:

 

[cruisn76]

my favorite is Rain-X stuff, now running green one for summer (de-bugger), in Winter I throw in any blue one down to -20F i can find, not always Rain-X (which I prefer, but cannot always get it when needed).

I can't remember now, but i think one of cheapest blue (some grocery store shit brand) was very stinky, you could get high from smelling it in cabin

Rain-X hands down. Some will argue it leaves a wax residue that is hard to clean off. (I don't know what kinda rain-x those people use but I have never had a problem)

Pink Rain-X is the best one for summer
Green Rain-X is second best. I think they use the green to replace the pink. Cuz pink is harder and harder to find.
Yellow Rain-X is for winter use (-40 degrees). If you want all year round go with the Yellow

From experience and many many free Rain-X bottles, Pink is the best at sheeting the windshield with rain repellant. It helps alot when travelling at higher speeds (80 km/h) or more as the rain repells straight up. Yellow is a bit weaker since there is more alcoholic substance to keep from freezing.

Choose wisely cuz Jersey winters are not pretty and if you have the PINK stuff in there below 0 degrees... you better whip out the hairdryer lol

 

[fenixus]

Rain-X hands down. Some will argue it leaves a wax residue that is hard to clean off. (I don't know what kinda rain-x those people use but I have never had a problem)

Pink Rain-X is the best one for summer
Green Rain-X is second best. I think they use the green to replace the pink. Cuz pink is harder and harder to find.
Yellow Rain-X is for winter use (-40 degrees). If you want all year round go with the Yellow

From experience and many many free Rain-X bottles, Pink is the best at sheeting the windshield with rain repellant. It helps alot when travelling at higher speeds (80 km/h) or more as the rain repells straight up. Yellow is a bit weaker since there is more alcoholic substance to keep from freezing.

Choose wisely cuz Jersey winters are not pretty and if you have the PINK stuff in there below 0 degrees... you better whip out the hairdryer lol

ah gotcha. so there is no blue Rain-X ? hmm, maybe I have never used Winter formula of Rain-X yet ...
anyways, will give a shot to Yellow Rain-X this Winter

thanks or the tip on Pink Rain-X, haven't seen it, but will look around. from your description it pretty much behaves like the Rain-X windshield wax spray (repels water upwards when driving over 45mph or so).

 

[paperbanjo]

Just thinking about how I'm going to need to change windshield wiper fluid soon.. how would I go about draining what's in there right now since it's not appropriate for winter?

 

[LynchburgCSI]

Just thinking about how I'm going to need to change windshield wiper fluid soon.. how would I go about draining what's in there right now since it's not appropriate for winter?

Siphon it out.

 

[cruisn76]

ah gotcha. so there is no blue Rain-X ? hmm, maybe I have never used Winter formula of Rain-X yet ...
anyways, will give a shot to Yellow Rain-X this Winter

thanks or the tip on Pink Rain-X, haven't seen it, but will look around. from your description it pretty much behaves like the Rain-X windshield wax spray (repels water upwards when driving over 45mph or so).

Yea we have Pink in Canada. I have seen it at Targets in New York before but I have never seen Blue Rain-X. Maybe its a USA thing.

Also the PINK Rain-X has Bug remover as a summer fluid. Green has it also.

 

[fenixus]

Just thinking about how I'm going to need to change windshield wiper fluid soon.. how would I go about draining what's in there right now since it's not appropriate for winter?

keep spraying it on the windshield, you will nicely wash it as well
it shouldn't take more than a few minutes of constant spraying to make it mpty

 

[paperbanjo]

Suppose it wouldn't hurt to just use it, eh? Haha.

 

[fenixus]

just visited the local walmart's and they stock only the orange rain-X which is a 2-in-1 mixture of winter formula (-25F) and bug remover.
in autozone on the other hand they had only the green rain-X (bug remover, summer formula)...

i think the pink one is a goner.

 

[TedL]

i think the pink one is a goner.

I have never seen it anywhere.