Editor’s note: Dr. Lee Pickett has retired, but Creators continues to distribute columns from her archive. This one is from 2022. Q: While adding windshield washer fluid to my car’s reservoir, I ...

We've all been there. You're behind the wheel, and the windshield needs cleaning. You activate the windshield washer fluid pump, only to hear a whirring sound and see nothing spray. The instinct might ...

If you use standard tap water in your windshield washer fluid reservoir instead of a cleaner, you may have effectively turned your vehicle into a biological weapon. Sure, that sounds cool and all, but ...

Q: While adding windshield washer fluid to my car's reservoir, I spilled some on the ground and my dog started licking it. I sopped up the liquid before he got more than a taste, but afterward, I ...

C windshield washer fluid because the product doesn’t meet labelling or child-resistant packaging requirements in Canada.

On a normal car, refilling the windshield wiper fluid is simple. You pop the hood, unscrew the cap on the reservoir, and pour the fluid in. Sure, you should probably use a funnel, but you don't have ...

I recently was driving my delivery truck to the convention center in our fair city. I hopped out to speak with the gate guard and discovered that my truck was leaking bright green coolant. The guards ...

Q: The rules restricting cold-weather windshield washer fluid that Dylan Rogers complained about are the kind of thing that gives environmentalists a bad name. As he pointed out, this kind of rule can ...