i didnt know what section to put this in so this is pretty broad.

So its the winter and i used up all of my windshield washer fluid.
i put rain-x fluid in there and it took a GALLON and some...
just wondering if thats normal lol
cause i finished a whole gallon and was like ehhhh
so i started filling up a little more and then it was full.
nothing was leaking or anything so i was just making sure everything was ok ?

 

yup, it takes alot

 

ive never heard of any car taking more then a gallon?

 

If you take out your front passenger fender lining you can see how big that tank is.

 

yea all the new toyotas and past years r being built with the size tank for the fluid. they said bc that way the people dont have to keep the half empty container of fluid from there store in there car and keep refilling.its just like the oil dip stick is shaped as an o, and trans fluid as a t. oh an how a toyota vehicle cant be produced unless it can fit 2 sets of golf clubs in the trunk. hehe

 

toyota,always ahead of the game ha. but when i had my tc b4 i poured a bottle and half and didnt realize i had a leak.but a bottle and ur fine

 

they need to make one thats cheaper to put together just a cap that fits of the washer fluid jug and no need for a fancy washer bottle...

 

its a big tank.
its normal.

 

thats what she said.....

 

Leave it to yellowxhoodie to whip it out....

 

hahahahahahaha.

 

hahahaha...never a dull thread with you around man.

 

haha ty, i do my best.

 

Yes.. they were smart enough to actually make one that holds a whole bottle. I always hated how so many cars would only take half a gallon. And when you live in MN in the winter, you loathe the ones that do, since you go through about 5 gallons of the stuff during the winter months at least.

Another reason I am sure for making them take the whole bottle is to reduce people leaving the half full bottles around the house. Believe it or not, a good number of small children have seen the colorful liquid and drank it.. dying from the toxins in it. That fact blew me away as well.

 

what!!!!! I never thought about that fact engifineer. makes sense though.

 

um yellowhoodie why would u take urs out?
just wondering??

 

wire tuck.

 

The biggest washer fluid tank i have seen. Mine went enpty and took a full bottle and couldve taken more. Went about a year and 3/4 without having to add any.

 

yea that is a great point.....

 

I dont drive the tC much in winter any more, but I drive my older saturn and my wife dirves the 4Runner. Between the two I have gone through a little over 3 gallons of fluid since November Snow and salt make for constantly cleaning the windshield.