#AskFedi #cars, what new hotness exists in the world of windscreen washer fluid since the last time I bought a bottle like a decade ago (which has just run out)?
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For anyone in Sydney, Genuine Edge in Lidcombe sell 500mL and 5L bottles of ACDelco Optikleen, and it's 20% off for a few days: https://www.genuineedge.com.au/acdelco-optikleen-windscreen-washer-concentrate-5l
They don't ship the 5L bottle, so it looks like I might be buying the little one from them. Can't spot anyone selling it off-the-shelf in Canberra.
And I can't find a straight answer on how big my windscreen washer bottle is - there's plenty of AI slop articles with meaningless random numbers that vary from page to page, including one claiming a Corolla's washer bottle is 300mL in size - but the consensus seems to be "about a gallon" among Americans on the topic so probably four litres ish is a reasonable volume to plan for.
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@jpm it (a previous-model Hyundai Kona) does not appear to
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@jpm Hyundai's official documentation says "add fluid if necessary", no mention of volume - this is verbatim what's in the paper manual too: https://www.hkona.com/washer_fluid-474.html
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@hwang yeah I've looked into stuff like Rain-X but I live in Canberra and we don't really get enough rain to worry about. I'm much more concerned with my windscreen being dry and dirty than wet and streaky
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@hwang yeah I've looked into stuff like Rain-X but I live in Canberra and we don't really get enough rain to worry about. I'm much more concerned with my windscreen being dry and dirty than wet and streaky
@timixretroplays @hwang the rain x stuff helps keep things from sticking
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And I can't find a straight answer on how big my windscreen washer bottle is - there's plenty of AI slop articles with meaningless random numbers that vary from page to page, including one claiming a Corolla's washer bottle is 300mL in size - but the consensus seems to be "about a gallon" among Americans on the topic so probably four litres ish is a reasonable volume to plan for.
Three bits of data to add to this thread today:
1. A Hyundai Kona's windscreen washer bottle will take exactly four litres of water before it starts to rush up the filler tube.
2. ACDelco Optikleen mixes at 10mL per L of water, so the litre of it I bought will give me 25 full refills in my Kona.
3. While putting the Optikleen away in the garage I found a full, unopened 1L bottle of Bar's Bugs I have zero memory of acquiring, so I now have approximately a lifetime supply of washer fluid.
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@haakon you're probably not *meant* to unless you're a mechanic, but you absolutely can!
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Three bits of data to add to this thread today:
1. A Hyundai Kona's windscreen washer bottle will take exactly four litres of water before it starts to rush up the filler tube.
2. ACDelco Optikleen mixes at 10mL per L of water, so the litre of it I bought will give me 25 full refills in my Kona.
3. While putting the Optikleen away in the garage I found a full, unopened 1L bottle of Bar's Bugs I have zero memory of acquiring, so I now have approximately a lifetime supply of washer fluid.
Decided I wanted a bespoke little measuring and pouring container for my unexpectedly diverse windscreen washing fluid collection. This little guy is a 38mm hollow cube with 1mm thick walls, approximately 45mL of volume, and a little spout for accurate pouring. I flattened one corner and printed it on that, and the resulting object is surprisingly strong for how dainty it is.
I will probably do the final version in clear polycarbonate for looks, and maybe even resin coat it. #3DPrinting
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Decided I wanted a bespoke little measuring and pouring container for my unexpectedly diverse windscreen washing fluid collection. This little guy is a 38mm hollow cube with 1mm thick walls, approximately 45mL of volume, and a little spout for accurate pouring. I flattened one corner and printed it on that, and the resulting object is surprisingly strong for how dainty it is.
I will probably do the final version in clear polycarbonate for looks, and maybe even resin coat it. #3DPrinting
Revisited this idea today and topped off the cube-jar with an M12-1.75 thread, modeled with #BoltGen in #Rhino3D and then physically cut into the correct geometry using the M12 die from my cheap metric tap-and-die set. That seems to have worked, so next up is a matching lid with a thread to be cut with the same kit.
This was also printed with random seam placement and scarf joint seams - that seems to work well these days, leaving an interesting but not undesirable texture. #3DPrinting
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Revisited this idea today and topped off the cube-jar with an M12-1.75 thread, modeled with #BoltGen in #Rhino3D and then physically cut into the correct geometry using the M12 die from my cheap metric tap-and-die set. That seems to have worked, so next up is a matching lid with a thread to be cut with the same kit.
This was also printed with random seam placement and scarf joint seams - that seems to work well these days, leaving an interesting but not undesirable texture. #3DPrinting
That's... worked? #3DPrinting metric threads, then cutting them with a cheap tap-and-die set appears to work just fine for making entirely printed parts that just screw together.
Lining them up is a tiny bit awkward - I think a conical cutout on both sides will help registers the parts together - but otherwise this has pretty much exceeded my expectations entirely.
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