Enka

Like i said!

Does this pose any sort of threat to the car? She has a 2003 nissan xterra.

JStrider

well im not expert.... but both are mostly water.... and some washer fluids even have stuff in em so they dont freeze....so it *probably* wont hurt anything....

but its not made to be in there... so i would definently drain it out and put in antifreeze...

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MSD

Drain the radiator, give it a quick flush, and put new water and coolant in. That stuff is not meant to be in a radiator.

tuffrr

I agree with MrSD. Flush the radiator and then refill with correct fluid.

onetime2

Ditto.

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Scorps

Hummm thats sounds a little familiar, My GF one time put Anti-Freeze in the windshield washer!

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89transam

Thats better than putting it where the oil should go.

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CheeseButtons

What was your GF doing under the hood to begin with?

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Stare At The Sun

Hah! Yeah, i'm w/ everyone else on the flusing of the system. And give her a few spankings to make up for all your trouble..

Elitegibson

I wouldn't think it'd hurt just being in there, but it'll boil before antifreeze does. Def flush.

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Scorps

that would screw the motor up really good!

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mazak

how much,was added?

powerclown

theres a *really* good joke here somewhere...

albion_t

I can't see it being a problem. As mentioned above, the wiper fluid is water and alcohol ( with some color thrown in ).

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Scorps

I though Alcohol made water evaporate.

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funk_1

It won't hurt it. no biggy. if you are really freakin about it, drain and refill with a 60/40 mix of water and antifreeze.

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Scorps

What ever happened to 50/50?

Sion

Im all for women under the hood of vehicles doing their own maintenance, but ONLY if they can read.

the washer fluid bottle says clearly on the cap: "Washer Fluid ONLY"

the radiator overflow/reserve bottle says clearly on the cap "Antifreeze/Coolant ONLY"


if she cant or wont read, then she does NOT belong under the hood of any vehicle.

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Enka

haha yea i wish my gf could read some of these comments cuz they are EXACTLY what i was thinking when she called me...

the reason she was under the hood was because it is her car, and i was at work.
but so far nothing has happened to her car, so uh...i guess that is good news?

Not sure how much was added cuz i kinda forgot about it, but i dont think it was that much. Her car is a few months old so im assuming that new cars come with plenty o antifreeze...

Sion

she CAN read this (assuming, of course, that she can read, which has yet to be established). just email her the link to this thread.

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noblejr

If she just topped off the reserve tank, I'd just empty that and refill it. Not much will have actually been pulled into the cooling system unless she has a leak.

gorilla

this is the only thread title that made me laugh out loud... that's freakin hilarious, your woman obviously has no reason to be under the hood

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theblackmax455

there is no reason to take the chance, drain the block and radiator at least, along with the resevoir, and refill them with a mixed antifreeze.......especially come summer, you don't want anything that isn't coolant in your motor coolant passages.....

Oh by the way, if you don't know exactly how, just buy the Haynes manual, its a good thing to have anyway, and it will give you the step by step where the drains are located and everything.........Good Luck

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Fenton-J-Cool

Actually that's pretty harmless. In a pinch, you can use antifreeze for windshield fluid, but not vice versa.

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fnaqzna

It could be much worse.

If your girlfriend hasn't found this already, it's worth visiting:
http://www.xterraownersclub.com