Slush Collector

[nobby]

I was afraid for awhile that we might not get the typical snowfall this winter. Then February came and with it LOTSA snow. And 0 degree F temperatures. That combination seems to be a problem with the Pilot. It drives through the snow effortlessly (yea!) but collects and keeps alot of it along the way(boo). With the really cold temps it freezes in place.
The other day when I actually got to drive it, the Pilot had zero suspension. Hit a bump and man, you felt it. On closer inspection, I found, for the most part, that the wheel wells were full of frozen snow/slush with a 1" space between the tire. The front wheel wells worse than the rears. Basically one inch of suspension travel . Now that has got to be hard on the truck. I went to a self serve pressure washer car wash and spent $10 getting it all out. The pile I left behind was enormous.
Two days later...same thing...but mostly the front. Those shock towers are huge collectors and it just keeps building up.
My 93 Civic? Just the typical blobs hanging off the car behind each wheel.

[Arby1028]

I'm wondering if you spray something like WD-40 or even some type of wax in the wheel wells if that would keep the slush from building-up. Just a thought.

[Medic721]

WD-40 never worked that well. I use PAM on my snowblower and it keeps the snow from sticking but I'm not sure if I would use it on my Pilot.

-Mike

[nobby]

A trip to Florida might also cure the problem.

[krygny]

Commonly referred to as "fenderbergs", we get them all the time here from the slushy wet snow from coastal storms. Although I've never gotten them around the entire circumference of the wheel well. Usually they build up behind the wheel, on and above the splash guards. In those conditions, when I get to my destination, one tap on the splash guards with my foot makes everything just fall off. The Pilot is no more prone to this than any other vehicle I've owned.

[nobby]

Originally posted by krygny
Commonly referred to as "fenderbergs", we get them all the time here from the slushy wet snow from coastal storms. Although I've never gotten them around the entire circumference of the wheel well. Usually they build up behind the wheel, on and above the splash guards. In those conditions, when I get to my destination, one tap on the splash guards with my foot makes everything just fall off. The Pilot is no more prone to this than any other vehicle I've owned.

Copius amounts of snow plus 0 F temps = "fenderburgs" I like that word.

No "kicking 0ff" these ones, though. Besides, I have a rule....NO KICKING SNOW OFF THE CAR. I lost a mudflap on a former car that way.

[andyschneider]

Fenderbergs - great phrase! We, too, get those up here all the time as well, and the solution is to let the Pilot sit in the 45 degree garage overnight then squeegee out the melted bergs in the morning. But I'll be honest that with 3 winters in my wife's '04 and the second one in mine, I've never seen it build up anywhere except in the rear of the fenderwell - not near the springs/struts at all.

andy

[jimmyhauser]

get a really big ice pick