The windshield washer fluid on my Mini freezes at temps below 20-25. Not on the glass, but in the lines I guess. I activate the washers and nothing comes out. Wait for the temps to rise and it washes fine. I cannot vouch for exactly what is in the bottles since I bought the car last fall and they were filled with a blue liquid. I have been using official windshield washer fluid when it runs low. Does anyone else have this problem?

 

You just need fluid with a lower freezing temperature. Some will indicate on the bottle that they have a "freeze protection" up to -20 or -25 degrees. Some only go to 32 degrees, which is clearly not ideal for winter because liquid freezes at that temperature.

 

Makes sense, but I never had problems with this sort of stuff before until the tmps really went down, like near zero. I also didn't realize that windshield washer fluid had temp ratings. I'll have to pay more attention. Thanks.

 

Just pour some whiskey in there......you'll be fine!

 

 

You reminded me of years ago when I had a boat we used to use cheap vodka in the drinking water systems for winterizing. It was less expensive than the available anti-freezes at the time and in the spring when you started up the system, you didn't have to deal with funky tastes. Get a glass with some ice cubes and viola! First cocktail of the season!

 

Next time it is working ....run it till dry....then refill...run a few seconds...good to go!!

 

Yeah, I've had trouble with the window washing fluid freezing too! I think the label on the fluid doesn't live up to the temperatures it claims. Maybe congress needs to hold a hearing on this and bring these lousy culprits to justice! I'm pretty laid back about most things, but messing with my Mini is way over the line!
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