I have mistakenly put a pint of windscreen wash in the water coolant tank. What probs would this cause?

I want to get it to a garage to flush out and refill however I cant get it to the garage for a week will it be ok to run for a week?I have mistakenly put a pint of windscreen wash in the water coolant tank. What probs would this cause?
None, 95-97 % of the wash is water the majority of the rest is detergent and this will do no harm to the cooling system.


Not enuff to clean it, but for sure not enuff to hurt anything!





';BRILLIANT';!!!!I have mistakenly put a pint of windscreen wash in the water coolant tank. What probs would this cause?
A frothy water coolant overflow. It may just clean out the system. Keep topping it up though. I think that if you have not run the car I would try and syphon it out. Plastic tube in the coolant tank. Take it below the level of the tank a quick suck (don't swallow any) and it will drain. Then start again. If youput diesel in the petrol tank or vice versa you would have something to worry about and need about 拢200 to spend
I wouldn't flush good antifreeze out of the radiator unless it was time to do it, anyway.





The windshield washer fluid is not corrosive, and mostly water, anyway. There's a little alcohol in it, and the worst that happens is that boils off in time.
If you are that concerned and you have not run the car yet just syphon the coolant/washer fluid mix out of the tank and refill will motor coolant.





Needless excercise though. That much W/S washer fluid will not affect the performance of your coolant in any way.
Just remove the coolant tank and clean it out. Only takes a few screws to remove it. The window cleaner will evaporate fast, so that's the only problem it would really cause BUT one should do the right fluids in the right HOLES. ;-)
Not a big problem. To be safe, I would drain the radiator and refill it with new coolant. Many people use water in their coolant tank in the summer. Do it yourself and save money.
It will be ok ,but you cant be checking the fluids like you should be ,for the coolant to be a pint down .


Keep a check on the coolant level to make sure that you have no leaks .
Just a pint shouldn't hurt. Most washer fluids are made with alcohol. Most antifreezes are made with ethol glycol. Shouldn't worry about it.
a pint won,t hurt nothing. about all it might do is foam a little but you can still drive it.
No problems other than a frothy residue perhaps when you remove the rad cap,don't worry about it
no problems as long as the freeze level is ok . washer fluid has a freeze level in it if u bought antifreeze washer fluid
Don't worry about it, no harm with come to the coolant system.


Ja.
Nothing at all homeboy!
Should be fine and i nearly did that the other night as it was dark!!!
nothing to worry about+
no damage what so ever....just forget about it...honest.
i mate done the same thing done worry all will be fine