Screenwash Test - Post up the good stuff

[cptsideways]

Did a little test over the past few days, as screenwash is a bugbear as we all know. Seems some of the cheating suppliers are far worse than others!

I assumed the blue'er it was the better it might be, seems not to be the case

So don't buy the frozen crap if anybody has any more tubs of it, leave some out overnight post up the results & the the temp recorded

Here's this mornings results after -10c here in Dorset


CARPLAN READY MIXED FROZEN SOLID AT -10C

HOLTS SCREENWASH (-15 RATED) OK AT -10C

Edited by cptsideways on Sunday 26th December 09:30

[jacobpalmer05]

Car Plan is ready mixed and the Holts is concentrate .

Edited by jacobpalmer05 on Sunday 26th December 09:31

[cptsideways]

jacobpalmer05 said:

Car Plan is ready mixed and the Holts is concentrate .

Edited by jacobpalmer05 on Sunday 26th December 09:31

All very well, but the Carplan crap is what's on sale at every motorway service station at the moment & your note would suggest that ready mixed includes a good dose of blue dye!

Edited by cptsideways on Sunday 26th December 09:35

[CooperD]

I use the Halfords Pink ready mixed. Had been OK Until last Monday Morning when it -13 and the washers wouldn't work. Still weren't working an hour and a half later when I finally got home.

[TheLurker]

Tesco pink for me. Concentrated. Never had it freeze, latst winter or this. Difficult to get hold of though.

[Yodafone]

I have car plan concentrate -5 in mine which froze at at -3 on dash on my 240 mile drive yestaday and unfroze when temp was at -1 on the parts of the journey.

Kept doing this for about 6 times in the journey.

To be fair it was only there all weather stuff which I bought in the summer for 15pence a litre when Sainsbury had a sale so can't complain as normal price was about £1.50 and was close to the rated temp but was with engine heat helping it.

[baz1985]

I use the VAG screenwash. It's rated to glacial temperatures and has not frozen.

[Bungleaio]

I'm using autoglym's screenwash, I've got it mixed 1.5L to 4.5L of water but it's not frozen on me yet and cuts through the crap on the screen and lights very well.

It's not cheap though but I will definitely be buying some more.

http://www.tscdetailing.com/autoglym-professional-...

[matchmaker]

TheLurker said:

Tesco pink for me. Concentrated. Never had it freeze, latst winter or this. Difficult to get hold of though.

Tesco blue concentrate is crap. Bottle turned to mush at -3C.

[Dr Doofenshmirtz]

The stuff from Lidl is good.
Just under a fiver for 5 litres of concentrate (Why pay for +50% water with readymixed ).
It's by far the best stuff I've ever used.

Edited by Dr Doofenshmirtz on Sunday 26th December 10:26

[ylee coyote]

tesco normal (undiluted ) froze at about -7
Holts screenwash (out of costco) been good down to -15 (rated to -35 undiluted) they are sold out tho ....
Asda undiluted froze at about -8

[Tea Pot One]

baz1985 said:

I use the VAG screenwash. It's rated to glacial temperatures and has not frozen.

I have a litre of the VAG stuff .... at 1:1 it is rated to -70C !!!

Halfords concentrate just says winter conditions at 1:1 ....

Guess the VAG stuff may be worth the money !

[Flintstone]

I give you -70C.


Allegedly.

[Waugh-terfall]

Tea Pot One said:

baz1985 said:

I use the VAG screenwash. It's rated to glacial temperatures and has not frozen.

I have a litre of the VAG stuff .... at 1:1 it is rated to -70C !!!

Halfords concentrate just says winter conditions at 1:1 ....

Guess the VAG stuff may be worth the money !

Fecking ace that VAG stuff, we usually get a silver bottle of the stuff left in the boot when the car goes in for a service, but we've run out, so I'm using Tesco blue stuff which has been okay mixed half and half.

[Tea Pot One]

Flintstone said:

I give you -70C.


Allegedly.

Quite ... but likely to be better than most I would hope

[paddyhasneeds]

VAG at £3/L or so hasn't let me down yet - I think there's something in the UK psyche that makes the average (i.e. non PH'er) motorist consider £3 to get them through the winter to somehow be expensive.

[JVaughan]

I make my own ... 75% Industrial Ethanol, 1% Methanol, 10% PEG, 14& Water.
Works a treat// and degreases nicely too.

[fuzzymonkey]

Lidl stuff rocks!
Never once froze up.

[twazzock]

Flintstone said:

I give you -70C.


Allegedly.

500ml though ... I've put about 4L in in as many weeks.

[D6GMB]

Yep another vote for the Lidl screenwash.First time ever i have not had frozen washer jets.