Need help with my car

My friend's dd kid decides to help me by topping off my wiper fluid with deicer but put it in the coolant. Will a few ounces hurt my engine? What do i do?

Update: i was told the wiper fluid and the antipra would not mix. Because they are 2 different ways. If I can get to it soon enough. I got a pump and put it down the reservoir. I pumped as I was lowering the hose and I got 3 full pumps of blue deicer. Then it turned a dirty orange. I checked my radiator and it was bright orange. I talked to multiple mechanics, half say it's good to go. The other half say it needs flushed. So is it good?

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lissah · 36-40, F

If you put windshield washer fluid in your coolant, do not start the engine; immediately drain the reservoir using a turkey baster or siphon, flush the system with water a few times, then refill with the proper 50/50 coolant mix and bleed the air out, or tow it to a mechanic for a full flush to prevent damage from chemicals like methanol potentially harming seals and the radiator

NativePortlander1970 · 51-55

@lissah Imagine the cat piss smell (ammonia) when you turn on the heater.

lissah · 36-40, F

@NativePortlander1970 lol no i dont want to imagine that

SomeMichGuy · M

@lissah 👆👆👆

It's not just the chemicals, per se, @Ragnarock1276 but the environment. The high heat (the "internal combustion engine" should be called the "rhythmic fuel explosion containment device") is a big factor, bc chemical processes proceed at higher rates with higher heat.

Iwillwait · M

@lissah Sound advice

ShenaniganFoodie · 36-40, M

@lissah But the engine will be very clean

Ragnarock1276 · 46-50, M

@lissah he didn't tell me about it til we got to walmart. I asked why my jug that had a few ounces left was empty. He showed me where he put it. I bought a pump and pumped it as i lowered it into the overflow tank. A few ounces of blue came out followed by brownish orange. I checked the radiator and it was bright orange.