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Old 12-22-2006, 04:38 PM   #6
L84THSKY
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I came out this morning and there was frost on the car. When I started the car, I held the wiper stalk to get some fluid on the windshield. Normally, if the fluid is not warm, it would melt a few streaks of the windshield when the wipers went by. This time, I squirted some fluid, and within 2 wipes, the entire windshield was free of frost. My only conclusion is that the heated wiper fluid mod is working. This may save alot of time not having to scrape the windshield as it gets colder.

Of course I could always fill the reservior and put a thermometer in the tank to see what temp it is. This makes me curious, does the car automatically heat the fluid when the temperature is below a fixed point regardless of if I have the key in the ignition? Otherwise, I would have to start the car, and wait for the fluid to warm up, then use the squirter. I don't think this is the case, since I started the car and squirted the fluid within a two minutes of each other.

Another side note is the "Intensive Cleaning System" REALOEM talks about. Seems there is another container to hold that fluid. Not sure if our car can support that option.
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