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Old Feb 5, 2015 | 03:18 PM
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Default Windshield washer fluid capacity

My S2k is on a diet and I am making a list of weight savings. My windshield washer fluid is empty and I'm going to leave it like this.
Anyone have any idea?
I'm guessing just the fluid alone is 2-4 lbs, depending on how much.
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Old Feb 5, 2015 | 03:46 PM
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about 8 lbs to a gallon give or take, so yeah maybe 3 lbs est ?
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Old Feb 6, 2015 | 01:00 PM
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Our Windshield washer reservoir takes a whole gallon??
Idk about that.
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Old Feb 6, 2015 | 03:31 PM
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The reservoir will easily take 3/4 of a gallon. I would much rather lose 10 lbs from my fat ass, than ride around with no windshield fluid. Untethered mass is only second to unsprung weight for it's effectiveness on chassis dynamics.
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Old Feb 6, 2015 | 04:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Slowcrash_101
The reservoir will easily take 3/4 of a gallon. I would much rather lose 10 lbs from my fat ass, than ride around with no windshield fluid. Untethered mass is only second to unsprung weight for it's effectiveness on chassis dynamics.
U filled yours recently?

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Old Feb 6, 2015 | 04:26 PM
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It's less than a bottle, it's about 3/4.
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In my earlier reply I was saying that fluid weighs about 8 pounds per gallon. I thought it might have held less than 1/2 a gallon but I never really measured it or looked up the info, hence my estimate of 3 lbs. If it holds 3/4 of a gallon then it would weigh about 6 lbs.
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Old Feb 6, 2015 | 05:29 PM
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Yes I recently filled mine, turns out my reservoir is cracked near the top, so I can't fill it to the brim but it easily swallowed 3/4 of a gallon.
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Old Feb 7, 2015 | 04:53 PM
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Originally Posted by JFUSION
In my earlier reply I was saying that fluid weighs about 8 pounds per gallon. I thought it might have held less than 1/2 a gallon but I never really measured it or looked up the info, hence my estimate of 3 lbs. If it holds 3/4 of a gallon then it would weigh about 6 lbs.
Your post was perfectly clear. I guess some people can't do basic math. Or read. Or posses simple comprehension skills.
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Old Feb 7, 2015 | 06:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Car Analogy
Originally Posted by JFUSION
In my earlier reply I was saying that fluid weighs about 8 pounds per gallon. I thought it might have held less than 1/2 a gallon but I never really measured it or looked up the info, hence my estimate of 3 lbs. If it holds 3/4 of a gallon then it would weigh about 6 lbs.
Your post was perfectly clear. I guess some people can't do basic math. Or read. Or posses simple comprehension skills.
Or maybe someone's tired after getting up at 3 am for work and putting in 10 hours of hard manual labor in 36 degree temps.
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