Ottawa Fiero Club Forum

Ok we as Canadians know that the winter is a mother sometimes…especially when it comes time to chip all the ice off your windshield…

So this got me (and dad) thinking…there must be a better solution than going out and buying winter wipers that lift off at high speed and fluid(s) that don’t hold up to their claims.

So after some discussion and many failed attempts, we came up with a solution! Heated windshield wiper fluid! Makes sense no? Another issue was that we wanted this to be a maintenance free system…always a plus. This mod will suit practically any make / model of car on our roads.

OK so this is what you will need to do this “modification”

-   3-5 feet (depending on application) of windshield washer tube
-   About 6 inches of some type of insulation
-   Duct tape or equivalent


Now all you have to do is disconnect the tube that connects off the reservoir tank nipple and that runs to the squirters


Grab your new tube and connect it to the tank nipple.


Then coil it around your upper radiator hose a couple of times making sure there is enough slack so you can connect the other end to the squirters.


After you have re-connected both ends of the tube, open and close your hood (if the tubes are fed under the hood) to check for enough slack.

Then take the insulation and wrap it around the coiled up tube on the radiator hose. And tape it up securely.

BOOM

You are done! Now all you have to do is fire up the car and as soon as you have heat on the feet, you will have magic ice melting fluid spraying all winter long!

As stated before, this is a maintenance free system so a yearly inspection should suffice.

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Hehehe, Canadian tire makes a device like that. it couples to a rad hose and there is a metal tube that goes through the hose into the coolant passage. Less hose. but still a good cheap idea. :)

Cheers!
Eric

he he, I hate spending money..lol

I'm tempted to try this in Sacha's car, but if I do, I'll be going for the heater core inlet hose instead.  It's a much shorter run, and should see warm coolant before the radiator does...