On 10/30/04 11:27 PM, in article 41846900.5040501@aol.com, "Terrible Tom"
<SilverEightynine@aol.com> wrote:
>
> Gary Hedlin wrote:
>> Ok people, here's a question for ya.
>>
>> I was happily speeding down the road today in the 05 when my LOW WASH idiot
>> light came on. Beings I was already on my way to Pep Boys, I picked up a
>> bottle of their 99 cent blue washer fluid. So I get out of there, pop the
>> hood, and open up the washer reservoir. I notice the little fluid in there
>> was GREEN? What the.....?
>>
>> So im wondering...is this some new synthetic washer fluid DC came out that
>> probably runs $35 a gallon or what? I checked the owners manual, and they
>> don't have any listing of the proper fluid. So I'm wondering if I should
>> just top it off with blue, or try and find some green fluid and put that in.
>>
>> For those of you who think this is a joke post...It's not! I've seen a lot
>> of weird $hit, but never green washer fluid. Only goes to show how crappy
>> of a childhood I had! :)
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>
> A few weeks back I got a call from one of the shops in the area who does
> business with our store... he said he had a stupid question to ask - but
> asked if I had ever heard of pink washer fluid? I said yeah - we sell
> it - Rain-X bug wash. He laughed and said he thought someone had put
> extended life antifreeze in the washer fluid tank.
>
> There is also green washer fluid too - Prestone Bugwash washer fluid.
> Don't know if that is what the dealership put in - but it exists. There
> is also yellow washer fluid. Prestone De-Icer is yellow.
>
> I've also seen purple washer fluid, prolly a de-icer version. Doesn't
> really matter what fluid you use - you could also use plain old water if
> you wanted - but you shouldn't because it will freeze in the reservoir
> and lines.
I've seen pink and purple fluid, but again no green. I'm just being
obscenely cautious... Don't want a situation where they void my warranty
because I didn't use green. I know this sounds insane, but seeing all that
shit with the durango owners & the oil sludge has me on the defensive.
Truck will probably sit in the garage until next weekend anyway, so I'll
call the dealer Monday and see what they say.
--Gary Hedlin www.garyhedlin.com 2005 Dakota SLT CC 4.7 5spd 1998 Dakota Sport RC 3.9
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