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1Z Einszett Anti-Frost Washer Fluid Quick Review
I had picked up a bottle of this product from a local guy selling out his stock since he was giving a good price for it. I have seen it but it sells for $8.99 for 1 litre (about 34 ounces) so definitely a bit more than the less expensive ready to use stuff given the dilution for 7 F is 1:2.
Autopia Car Care's web site shows the mixing ration as 1:1 equal -5 F but the bottle labels say 1:1 is -15 F so better.
I ended up mixing some at 1:2 for testing initially.
Scent: If you know the scent of 1z Cockpit Premium it has a somewhat similar scent that you immediately detect. You can even smell it when inside the car and activating the windshield washers !!
Cleaning/Bugs: Very good to excellent. It makes an immediate difference over the cheaper stuff I have been using. It is labeled more as a deicer than a cleaner but it worked well.
I also took some and just added some to some cheap stuff to see what it would like a booster and it also improved the cleaning performance.
Anti-frost properties I did not even try to test this.
Summary: Excellent product but obviously not very cost effective for the price using it per directions. However, if you a car that you do not drive often or do not use the washer function it may not end up nearly as much of an impact if you constantly used it like during the winter or bug season.
This actually made me conscious of how much washer fluid I use and realize that 3 quarts actually would last a long time for me in 3 different vehicles - 6 months or so. But it would take 2 bottles to fill the reservoirs completely up.
If you are looking for something to bump an order to get free shipping, you could splurge on something like this. It is definitely something you can use as opposed to some product that just may sit on the shelf for a long time.
1z also makes a wash concentrate (1:100) but does not offer any protection from freezing. This product may be more appropriate as a wash booster.
I previously experimented with PoorBoy's Bug Squash in the reservior (a few ounces) but I really could not tell that much difference.
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I had picked up a bottle of this product from a local guy selling out his stock since he was giving a good price for it. I have seen it but it sells for $8.99 for 1 litre (about 34 ounces) so definitely a bit more than the less expensive ready to use stuff given the dilution for 7 F is 1:2.
Autopia Car Care's web site shows the mixing ration as 1:1 equal -5 F but the bottle labels say 1:1 is -15 F so better.
I ended up mixing some at 1:2 for testing initially.
Scent: If you know the scent of 1z Cockpit Premium it has a somewhat similar scent that you immediately detect. You can even smell it when inside the car and activating the windshield washers !!
Cleaning/Bugs: Very good to excellent. It makes an immediate difference over the cheaper stuff I have been using. It is labeled more as a deicer than a cleaner but it worked well.
I also took some and just added some to some cheap stuff to see what it would like a booster and it also improved the cleaning performance.
Anti-frost properties I did not even try to test this.
Summary: Excellent product but obviously not very cost effective for the price using it per directions. However, if you a car that you do not drive often or do not use the washer function it may not end up nearly as much of an impact if you constantly used it like during the winter or bug season.
This actually made me conscious of how much washer fluid I use and realize that 3 quarts actually would last a long time for me in 3 different vehicles - 6 months or so. But it would take 2 bottles to fill the reservoirs completely up.
If you are looking for something to bump an order to get free shipping, you could splurge on something like this. It is definitely something you can use as opposed to some product that just may sit on the shelf for a long time.
1z also makes a wash concentrate (1:100) but does not offer any protection from freezing. This product may be more appropriate as a wash booster.
I previously experimented with PoorBoy's Bug Squash in the reservior (a few ounces) but I really could not tell that much difference.
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