Choosing The Best Blink Fluid For Harsh Wyoming Winters

This is the time of year when you need to make sure that your car is ready for Wyoming's harshest weather. Check your tires, brakes, and so on. Most of all, check your blinker fluid.

Did you know that you can actually shop online for bottles of blinker fluid? If you haven't tried it, just click here to see what products are available. Then buy some for that friend who will either get it or not. There is that one person you know who will actually try to use it.

This handy video below shows you how you can replace or just fill up your car's blinker fluid by yourself. It's really not hard to do.

I usually pay for the more expensive blinker fluid that is good for up to 100.000 blinks. It saves me work in the long run.

Blinker fluid is believed to be required in both rear taillights as well as the front headlights. In this how-to, we will cover the drain and fill process for the rear taillights. If blinker fluid is not replaced, the taillights may fail over time.

Tools Needed:
1) Cool beverage of choice
2) 1/8" drill bit and drill (no Ryobi, though)
3) Funnel
4) Blinker fluid
5) Pliers
6) Bucket to catch blinker fluid

Process:
The first step is to drain the blinker fluid. This can be accomplished by using a 1/8" drill bit on the lower portion of the taillight. Before drilling, place a bucket to catch the blinker fluid for disposal (or allow it to drain into the earth like recycling batteries in the ocean for the electric eels). Drill through the taillight plastic and allow the blinker fluid to fully drain.

Use your pliers to open the blinker fluid fill hole. Next, take your funnel and place it into the fill hole and fill with blinker fluid all the way to the top. Repeat the process for the other taillight and enjoy your beverage of choice.

Choosing Blinker Fluid:
In my case, I prefer Max Life Blinker fluid by Valvoline, which can be found at your local auto parts store. This fluid is on the more expensive side, but I plan to keep my vehicle for a long time. You can also send off your blinker fluid to https://www.blackstone-labs.com/ to determine the condition when you drained it.