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myvatn



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we have to wait
unfortunately in central Munich it has only -2.6 °C Rolling Eyes
and we do not expect more cold for the next week
Post #43671 27th Dec 2010 12:45pm
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myvatn wrote:
had the same experience -10°C and the jets are frozen ;-( Filled up with pure antifreeze (-60°)


Shocked Shocked Neat radiator antifreeze/ coolant is caustic enough to take the paint off your car................................ it's what vandals and tree huggers used to spray on cars they thought nobody should own a few years back!

I'd better get extra locks fitted to my garage door then as I have 60 litres of Halfords super concentrated winter screen wash good for down to -30c that I bought last spring when they were selling it off dirt cheap - the girl on the checkout couldn't believe I was stock piling it ready for the coming (ie this )winter Cool
The Sainsbury's own label super concentrate that was on sale while I was at home is good for something down to -40 as well. 2012MY RREvoque Dynamic Lux Plus Auto SD4 Coupe in Fuji White with full ebony interior

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myvatn



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Tim in Scotland wrote:
Shocked Shocked Neat radiator antifreeze/ coolant is caustic enough to take the paint off your car................................ it's what vandals and tree huggers used to spray on cars they thought nobody should own a few years back!


It was a screen wash antifreeze not for the cooling system.
It is mixed 1:1 good for -25°
Post #43749 28th Dec 2010 7:11am
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Laughing Ahh yes, that's the language barrier - despite myvatn's excellent English.

In German, to distinguish between summer screen wash and winter screen wash they say 'Frostschutz' = anti-freeze. The distinction between radiator and windshield anti-freeze is either from the context or you add Scheiben-Frostschutz (windshield-) or Kühler-Frostschutz (radiator-).

Then again, I just outed myself by saying windshield rather than windscreen, didn't I? Whistle 
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Post #43761 28th Dec 2010 11:13am
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myvatn



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thx for the compliment, but my english is not that good Wink

Now I try to complete the confusion:

Itr is possible that this green bad smelling stuff i emptied out from the screen wash tank was a coolanrt antifreeze.
Maybe thats the reason both liquids did not mix very well. Big Cry

However
now we have a new filling with blue screen wash antifreeze and some °C above zero and no chance to test the system ;-(
Post #43766 28th Dec 2010 11:28am
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As it's getting colder I'm interested to hear if wrapping the pipe around the radiator hose has made much of a difference?

I look forward to not being able to see a thing out of my windscreen again soon! 
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myvatn



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sorry
no winter here in Bavaria - only <+5° but not freezing cold
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