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Originally Posted by MNlotus
so do you have to keep refilling some container with methanol? where do you get this and is it expensive?
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Yes, depending on where you live and how you drive you can use anything from 100% distilled water to 100% methanol. I use a 50/50 mix (by weight).
Since windshield washer fluid is usually water and methanol, you can use 50/50 mix in your wiper fluid reservoir to feed both your wipers and your injection system.
With the Lotus wiper fluid reservoir, it will typically last you equal to a full tank of gasoline on the track... fill it when you fill up with gas. On the street, it lasts for weeks of normal driving depending on the mass of your right foot.
Methanol is about $3/gallon around here, you can get it from race shops. Never put methanol in a container that has had gasoline or oil in it. The hydrocarbons aren't good for the pump internals.