I poured winsheild fluid in my coolant reservoir...

jsnuff1 · 03-06-2007, 08:45 PM

Ya so apperently tonight I was out of it...My windsheild wiping fluid was out so I put the car in the garage quick and proceed to start filling what I thought was the windsheild fluid reservoir....after I filled it ALLL the way up and close the cap is when I realized what I had done. So i naturaly freak out start running all over the place find a hose and siphoned out all the fluid up till the full mark.

Now my question is how ****ed am I? The winsheild stuff i poured down there was the blue kind and acording to the lable is a water/methenol mix. Now I realize both winsheild fluid and coolant are both antifreeze so I hope I am more or less ok. Do you guys think I need to go flush my whole coolant system or will I be ok? I am at 12k miles so I have another 13k before I need to do that.

twigg107 · 03-06-2007, 08:48 PM

If you got most of it out, then I wouldnt worry about it.

vandersti · 03-06-2007, 08:59 PM

FLUSH! That would be the safest bet, Subaru coolent, Subaru conditioner, and distilled water come to about 15-20 bucks. I would just clean it all out. That is my opinion. Also I always just use distilled water for every thing. I dont bother with the windshield washer fluid.

VAN

valvestud · 03-06-2007, 09:01 PM

i wouldnt worry about it at all lol.

eze13sti · 03-06-2007, 09:02 PM

where do ya get the subaru coolant at?...

**Rac10000** · 03-06-2007, 09:08 PM

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Originally Posted by eze13sti

where do ya get the subaru coolant at?...

the dealer

eze13sti · 03-06-2007, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Rac10000

the dealer

ah i knew the dude was lyen when i asked him!

***snorky*** · 03-06-2007, 09:14 PM

you shouldn't have to flush the whole system. esp. if the car was cold, the fluid wouldn't have been syphoned into the system. Just remove the overflow tank, empty it out and refill it with coolant/distilled.

tripod · 03-07-2007, 04:01 AM

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Originally Posted by snorky

you shouldn't have to flush the whole system. esp. if the car was cold, the fluid wouldn't have been syphoned into the system. Just remove the overflow tank, empty it out and refill it with coolant/distilled.

IAWT

***Crewchief*** · 03-07-2007, 05:36 AM

jsnuff1 you must of read the thread about alcohol injection for your radiator. It was a freakin' joke, damn. ahhaha, jk.

. Flush it out, you should be fine.

vandersti · 03-07-2007, 07:18 AM

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Originally Posted by eze13sti

where do ya get the subaru coolant at?...

Subaru seriously sells their own brand of coolant, and the cooling system conditioner. I am sure stores sell the same thing and cheaper.

VAN

***VSGTS14*** · 03-07-2007, 07:21 AM

you will be fine, just try to get out as much as you can. it shouldn't hurt anything.

evodon84 · 03-07-2007, 07:27 AM

if all you did was put it into the coolant overflow tank while your car was cold/off then just take out the overflow bottle and clean it. It wouldnt hurt to flush your system though would it. You could use this as a good excuse lol.

amg destroyer · 03-07-2007, 08:06 PM

Just get out as much as possible. I wouldn't worry about it.

abenchwarmer · 03-18-2007, 07:25 AM

do you flush out the system w/ distilled h2o, or strictly the coolant?

03-06-2007, 08:45 PM	#1
jsnuff1 STI Driver Car: OBP 06 STI Location: New York Posts: 283 Join Date: Aug 2006 Trader Rating: (0)	I poured winsheild fluid in my coolant reservoir... Ya so apperently tonight I was out of it...My windsheild wiping fluid was out so I put the car in the garage quick and proceed to start filling what I thought was the windsheild fluid reservoir....after I filled it ALLL the way up and close the cap is when I realized what I had done. So i naturaly freak out start running all over the place find a hose and siphoned out all the fluid up till the full mark. Now my question is how ****ed am I? The winsheild stuff i poured down there was the blue kind and acording to the lable is a water/methenol mix. Now I realize both winsheild fluid and coolant are both antifreeze so I hope I am more or less ok. Do you guys think I need to go flush my whole coolant system or will I be ok? I am at 12k miles so I have another 13k before I need to do that. This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad.

03-18-2007, 07:25 AM	#15
abenchwarmer Amateur STI Driver Car: 05 STI Location: TX Posts: 34 Join Date: Oct 2006 Trader Rating: (0)	do you flush out the system w/ distilled h2o, or strictly the coolant? This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad.

03-06-2007, 08:48 PM	#2
twigg107 Spec C Club Car: 08 DGM STI Fav Mod: Me..... Location: Vancouver, Wa Posts: 1,518 Join Date: Jun 2006 Trader Rating: (1)	If you got most of it out, then I wouldnt worry about it.

03-06-2007, 08:59 PM	#3
vandersti Junior STI Driver Car: 05 STi OBP Fav Mod: KW Variant 3's Location: South Dakota Posts: 192 Join Date: Jan 2006 Trader Rating: (0)	FLUSH! That would be the safest bet, Subaru coolent, Subaru conditioner, and distilled water come to about 15-20 bucks. I would just clean it all out. That is my opinion. Also I always just use distilled water for every thing. I dont bother with the windshield washer fluid. VAN

03-06-2007, 09:01 PM	#4
valvestud STI Driver Car: 05 Platinum Silver STi Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 205 Join Date: Sep 2006 Trader Rating: (0)	i wouldnt worry about it at all lol.

03-06-2007, 09:02 PM	#5
eze13sti Professional STI Racer Car: 05 STi Location: corpus Posts: 830 Join Date: May 2005 Trader Rating: (0)	where do ya get the subaru coolant at?...

03-06-2007, 09:14 PM	#8
*snorky* If in doubt, flat out Car: 32J GDFDYEH Fav Mod: Fullerton's Qrack on my car Location: Chicagoland Posts: 3,758 Join Date: Apr 2006 Trader Rating: (23)	you shouldn't have to flush the whole system. esp. if the car was cold, the fluid wouldn't have been syphoned into the system. Just remove the overflow tank, empty it out and refill it with coolant/distilled.

03-07-2007, 05:36 AM	#10
*Crewchief* Authorized Member-Vendor Fav Mod: Being IWSTI's Pawn Shop, lol Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 3,947 Join Date: Sep 2004 Trader Rating: (52)	jsnuff1 you must of read the thread about alcohol injection for your radiator. It was a freakin' joke, damn. ahhaha, jk. . Flush it out, you should be fine.

03-07-2007, 07:21 AM	#12
*VSGTS14* Muller Chevrolet Car: 08 Chevy 2500HD Fav Mod: a new 08 STi Location: Milford, NJ Posts: 9,967 Join Date: Oct 2004 Trader Rating: (11)	you will be fine, just try to get out as much as you can. it shouldn't hurt anything.

03-07-2007, 07:27 AM	#13
evodon84 Professional STI Racer Car: 2006 Kawasaki Ninja Fav Mod: Power Sliding doors on my Minivan beotch Location: San Diego Posts: 692 Join Date: Jun 2005 Trader Rating: (0)	if all you did was put it into the coolant overflow tank while your car was cold/off then just take out the overflow bottle and clean it. It wouldnt hurt to flush your system though would it. You could use this as a good excuse lol.

03-07-2007, 08:06 PM	#14
amg destroyer Iron Fisted Car: '05 STi Fav Mod: Sparco seat Location: OC Posts: 4,163 Join Date: Sep 2006 Trader Rating: (4)	Just get out as much as possible. I wouldn't worry about it.