I'm getting sick of the cold and it's only January

[AdamHLG]

Between yesterday and today my 6 week old X100D has a full coating of road salt and I can barely see the paint. It was 9 degrees this morning. I'm averaging 2000 k/wt hour of energy just to idle (ok maybe I'm exaggerating) and my range is cut by a third (not exaggerating). Poured a glass of wine after a tough work week back after the holidays and went into the garage to implement my anal retentive winter no water Chemical Guys wash routine however the entire bottle of product is frozen solid. My car didn't sleep all day because presumably it is smart enough to keep vital components warm so it does not freeze to death. The wind chill is -10 tonight and I am in Maryland not Antarctica. I can't even wash the windshield because I guess they filled the washer fluid with water so it's frozen.

It is time for Spring.

 

[rjdoc74]

And this is why we put up with California taxes

 

[jelloslug]

And people scoff at us in the south because we only have "three seasons"..

 

[Pdkj]

I hear ya. I’m in Indiana with similar weather. I just took my pearl white MX in to the car wash and drove out with a red multicoat.

 

[brkaus]

Yup. Hate that generic blue 32 degrees washer fluid.

 

[EV-lutioin]

Between yesterday and today my 6 week old X100D has a full coating of road salt and I can barely see the paint. It was 9 degrees this morning. I'm averaging 2000 k/wt hour of energy just to idle (ok maybe I'm exaggerating) and my range is cut by a third (not exaggerating). Poured a glass of wine after a tough work week back after the holidays and went into the garage to implement my anal retentive winter no water Chemical Guys wash routine however the entire bottle of product is frozen solid. My car didn't sleep all day because presumably it is smart enough to keep vital components warm so it does not freeze to death. The wind chill is -10 tonight and I am in Maryland not Antarctica. I can't even wash the windshield because I guess they filled the washer fluid with water so it's frozen.

It is time for Spring.

Add some alcohol to your washer fluid. Rubbing alcohol that is... save your scotch for making you feel better about the cold weather.

 

[mattack4000]

As Tupac would say, California love

 

[Unpilot]

I hear ya...my 3 week old MS is dirty and gunky and I can't do a damn thing about it!
It is supposed to warm above freezing for two days next week....and I am out of town for work....grrrr

 

[ViperDoc]

My Roadster is my year round daily driver in VT, and I have gotten used to it not looking like a showroom car in the winter long ago!

 

[RDoc]

People in CA have no excuse whatsoever for hot buttered rum!

 

[mattack4000]

It’s been cold here though, 40s at night.

 

[Gen3]

I'm enjoying this winter! not like its -40 or anything that bad

 

[bariiings]

Yeah just came home from a week away. Opened the garage door to pull in, while I was getting out of the car a pipe burst. Home Depot is already closed, so Ill be up early to fix that after tearing the drywall out this evening.
I just wanted to enjoy my bed tonight!

 

[Shock-On-T]

Greetings from Australia

 

[Ketchups]

At least you have heated seats.

I wonder if the washer fluid system will crack when frozen, then start to leak when thawed. I've seen/experienced this on other cars.

 

[timatraw]

Why would it be filled with water?

 

[AdamHLG]

Why would it be filled with water?

I had read on other TMC posts while searching about it that cars manufacturered in California, unless you are at or near the mountains, get some sort of "smog water" for washer fluid for environmental reasons and that it freezes. But then I read that blue washer water freezes too. All I know is that my wipers wipe but pushing the wash button does not work when the past weeks temps averaged 7 to 23 degrees. I was / am concerned I may need a SC visit but I will wait for the 45 degree thaw mid next week and see what's up.

 

[Drewflux]

AdamHLG I'll trade you. It was 104F here in Australia today.

 

[HabitualUser]

And this is why we put up with California taxes

No state tax here, but we have a lot of crazy people

 

[William13]

Tesla is a California company. All the original Roadsters and Model S cars were filled with summer window washer fluid. The service center in Chicago refilled the car in winter with this. Once I understood the problem I waited for the car to warm up one night in the garage, drove into the driveway and spent 5 minutes using up all the fluid and replaced it with winter fluid. Be happy that the Model X has a better design position for the spray nozzles to clean the windshield.