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Old 12-12-2011, 11:01 AM
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What kind of washer fluid do you guys use? Regular, de-icer etc? Might be a lame question but on my e53 it was a pain. If I used anything besides water or bmw it would leak out from the pumps.

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Any -40 fluid from a gas station. Never straight water. Didn't use OE BMW, but sometimes OE Volkswagen, which seemed similar to the BMW fluid.
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The genuine BMW anti freeze window washer fluid is currently . I'm currently running the VW -25 safe fluid in my cars. So far this winter I haven't had any icing issues on my windshield that the VW Fluid was not able to take care of. VW suggest a 50/50 blend of the fluid and water, I'm a more diluted solution than that with no issues.




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Is water from a bathroom faucet ok? There are minerals and chemicals. Or is it better to use water from filtered drinking water which contains absolutely no mineral.
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Your best bet is distilled water for no mineral deposits left behind.
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Is water from a bathroom faucet ok? There are minerals and chemicals. Or is it better to use water from filtered drinking water which contains absolutely no mineral.
I have a few jugs of distilled water for use in the cooling system and window washers. As stated distilled water is going to have less impurities which helps keep the windows clean.

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I'm sure it's not as "fancy" as OEM coolant, but I have always been pleased with the orange Rain-x used year round. $2.50/gal at walmart.
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I'm sure it's not as "fancy" as OEM coolant, but I have always been pleased with the orange Rain-x used year round. $2.50/gal at walmart.

Why would anyone use coolant OEM or Aftermarket on the windshield?
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Why would anyone use coolant OEM or Aftermarket on the windshield?
Sorry it was a long day...brain fart

Correction: washer fluid
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whatever you do make sure it is at a suitable concentration not to freeze. I had mine at 1/3 concentrated washer fluid last year and it froze at -16C causing the rear washer pipe to split soaking the internals of my car. It took forever for the carpets to dry out.
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