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Old 01-23-2007, 10:07 AM
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Endless Washer Fluid
I bought my car July 1, 2006. I have yet to refill the washer fluid. I use it fairly liberaly and have yet to run out.

How much fluid does this car hold?
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Old 01-23-2007, 10:11 AM
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A whole damn lot. I refilled it once since August... and it took like 2 gallons lol.
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yeah. i noticed too.
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Old 01-23-2007, 10:17 AM
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i got mine in May and it stills spits lol
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Old 01-23-2007, 10:17 AM
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I've never filled mine either and I got it in June. lol This thing does have a huge resevoir.
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Old 01-23-2007, 10:18 AM
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My sedan was bone dry for the first time since I owned it Nov 2005 and one gallon was all it took to fill it up.
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i got mine in May and it stills spits lol havent filled it up once
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Old 01-23-2007, 10:19 AM
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Well, I usually almost empty a 4L of washer fluid in this car.. It's really usefull during the winter since I don't have to refill each 2 weeks
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Old 01-23-2007, 10:20 AM
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I have had mine since June of '05. I topped it off last spring, and it still kicks.
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Old 01-23-2007, 12:32 PM
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I just drained my factory fill washer fluid from feb. 06 and filled it with the rain-x winter stuff.
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Old 01-23-2007, 12:33 PM
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Mine squirters stopped working.. LoL.. may be ice in there.. dunno. But the crap just trickles out of em
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I used mine constantly and I bought the car in april and just ran out thiss week.
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so... with a tank that big... would removing the washer fluid count as a weight reduction mod?
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Old 01-23-2007, 12:40 PM
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got mine in august last year and i havent refilled yet.
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i had my car for about a year, put a gallon in, and couldn't even see it in the tank... has to be at least 2 gallons to fill it
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its true these do take forever to empty and i use mine constantly in the winter. Now that i think of it i havnt filled it since i bought in june 05 haha
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Originally Posted by SilverStreak
so... with a tank that big... would removing the washer fluid count as a weight reduction mod?
no. lol The tank itself weighs next to nothing. The fluid in it doesn't weight much. You would never notice the difference if you took it out. There are plenty better ways to save weight.
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Old 01-23-2007, 02:07 PM
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so i didnt want to make this thread because now that i have ill go out to my car and it will be empty
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Old 01-23-2007, 02:09 PM
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Yeah, I say use it for a water/meth injection tank and get a smaller tank for your wipers.

Water is 8lbs to the gallon is it not? It's over the wheels though so that will help your traction woes.
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Old 01-23-2007, 09:48 PM
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Originally Posted by sushidog
Yeah, I say use it for a water/meth injection tank and get a smaller tank for your wipers.
Just don't let some clown at the service station try to fill it with washer fluid.
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Old 01-25-2007, 09:24 AM
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well i think i ran out today...it didnt help that i was trying to by using a bunch but at least now i can get some good orange fluid for it
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Old 01-25-2007, 09:29 AM
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I got my car in november of 2005 and its still spittin. I dunno if they fill it up when i go in for service or what but ive never put any fluid in it.
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Do we not have a DIC light for an empty tank? I thought my squirters were frozen or something, turns out I was bone dry, 1 bottle and I couldnt even see the fluid in the tank! haha
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Almost 20months since purchase and have never ran out or re-filled my washer fluid.
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ok next time I run out...which is normal....cause I hate a dirty windshield, I will measure the amount of fluid I put in it!
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