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Old 20 October 2015, 10:49 PM
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Hi all, do you drain the water from your IC spray tank? In STI where spray bottle is in engine compartment it shouldn't be a problem but when the tank is in the boot water can easily freeze, any thoughts on this?
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Old 21 October 2015, 07:50 AM
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Drain it, wont realy be of use in really cold weather anyway
Old 21 October 2015, 01:54 PM
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Its quite well insulated but if you want then just put some screen wash in there to stop it freezing.
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I'd be more concerned with the nozzles rather than the tank tbh
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Originally Posted by TonyBurns
Its quite well insulated but if you want then just put some screen wash in there to stop it freezing.
well it's not insulated at all, there's no any sound profing in the boot and it's just bare tank, but I'll drain as much as I can and it should be alright
Old 21 October 2015, 09:25 PM
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Originally Posted by bro82
well it's not insulated at all, there's no any sound profing in the boot and it's just bare tank, but I'll drain as much as I can and it should be alright

You can't tell Tony about spec c's buddy, he'll tell you about them

He is MR SPEC C on here
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Just add screenwash to avoid freezing, DON'T use anti-freeze for obvious enviromental reasons!
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Or could fill it with vodka
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Originally Posted by BBB3
You can't tell Tony about spec c's buddy, he'll tell you about them

He is MR SPEC C on here
sorry I didn't mean that but from my point of view there's no insulation unless my car is missing something


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Or could fill it with vodka
that's the best way of wasting vodka, I'd like to see the faces of coppers if they would pull me in
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No you're not missing nothing, I have nothing in the back of my spec c.
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Well so it seems I'll have to drain it or get it empty in more pleasant way
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