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  1. Easyrider7467

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    #1 Easyrider7467, Aug 7, 2006
    Yesterday I was snooping around under the front bonnet and decided to remove my washer bottle cap. I took a sample of the fluid with my finger b/c it smelled kinda pungent.

    Well it certainly was, I tried to place the odor and the best I could come up with was that it reminded my of Acetone. The car did come back from the dealer after a major.

    Does anyone know what this is?

    My next approach was to syphon it out.
     
  2. Crallscars

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    #2 Crallscars, Aug 7, 2006
    If it smelled like something you wouldn't want to drink....I would pour it out, disconncet the spray nosels and find a way to flush the system with lots of clean water being carefull to not let the smelly fluid anywhere near the paint.
     
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    #3 Rifledriver, Aug 7, 2006


    U dont spel any beter than i du. Must be genetik.
     
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    #4 Crallscars, Aug 7, 2006
    I think Mom liked our other brother better, he speels real good
     
  5. Easyrider7467

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    #5 Easyrider7467, Aug 7, 2006
    Yea, ill do tat. I spil it out 'an refull it wit watr.


    All kidding aside, I'm gonna empty it and clean it out, fill it with water. Thanks.
    Though maybe it was some sort of special fluid wash I wasn't familiar with.
     
  6. Easyrider7467

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    #6 Easyrider7467, Aug 10, 2006
    The fluid in the bottle was ALCOHOL, as in Isoprophyl ETOH.
     
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    #7 Rifledriver, Aug 10, 2006
    Well at least it would not have frozen come December.

    In Ca we just don't worry about that.
     
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    #8 Crallscars, Aug 10, 2006
    I guess you can't be smoking while washing.....
     
  9. Perfusion

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    #9 Perfusion, Aug 10, 2006
    Isopropyl alcohol (IPA) and Ethyl alcohol (ETOH) are not one and the same - one is the rubbing kind, the other is the drinking kind. Neither smells like acetone, and you wouldn't want to drink the former. :)
     
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    #10 don_xvi, Aug 10, 2006
    I believe most windshield washer fluid is Methanol.
     
  11. Crallscars

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    #11 Crallscars, Aug 10, 2006
    They often have different mixtures for different seasons,
    Winter mix for up north is often good for 20 below zero...not much need for that in Florida or California
     
  12. Easyrider7467

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    #12 Easyrider7467, Aug 10, 2006
    IPA. definetly not acetone. I did a re-smell and confirmation by another olfactory.
     

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