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Carburetor float the weather is getting colder, I often think about how the salt on the road affects my car. There are some times that the car is frozen in ice and I’m concerned I can’t wash away the frozen snow and ice. Is it best to wash off the salt at a car wash and should I be concerned about more water freezing?
You are correct that salt is corrosive to cars. The best thing you can do is rinse off the salt with fresh water at home. I always have a concern of using a high-pressure spray and getting water in places it was never designed to go. In addition some tests have shown that when car wash systems recycle water and if the system isn’t working properly that water can have can have salt in it.
Regarding the frozen ice, the frozen brine (salt and water) isn’t corrosive until it thaws. My suggestion is, if your car is covered with ice, as it starts to melt wash away any salt residue with fresh water. The good news is the todays’ cars with their robust factory coating are resistant to rust than ever, but that doesn’t mean that we don’t see rust.
Brake, fuel and transmission lines can be seriously damaged by the corrosive chemicals we put on the roads.
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