2001 Toyota Solara ANTI FREEZE

2001 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA
75,000 MILES • 6 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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TAVALLONE
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OK did a stupid thing, in a rush in the dark i added widow washer fluid into the antifreeze reservoir. i siphoned the majority of it out but am obviously concerned about any of it being in there and what it might do. Advise?
Feb 14, 2010 at 8:36 PM
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GREGORYBMILLER
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I am not an auto guru so take my comments with a grain of salt...

Normal window washer fluid has a small amount of alcohol in it that should mix with the antifreeze w/o a problem and since you got most of it out the chances that you substantially impacted the 50/50 mix is negligible. At most you added a cup in a system that holds 1/2 gallon or so.

If the cleaner was a rain-ex type, well those have unknown chemicals in them but I still think it is a non-issue. If you are concerned then you can drain (and flush) and refill the system for about $10.

I once added power steering fluid to my brakes... THAT caused a big problem! (This was a while ago when they were in the same type containers).
Feb 19, 2010 at 8:18 AM