[Biturbos4] Steering Rack Update

[Kyle Owen]

Sounds like a good sign!  Perhaps your A/C run-off flows over an oily area (have you done cam tensioner seals/VC gaskets yet - if yes, old residue, if no...) and picks up some oil along the way?
 

> Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2011 17:48:23 -0400
> From: grega at pobox.com
> To: biturbos4 at audifans.com
> Subject: [Biturbos4] Steering Rack Update
> 
> OK, I'm confused.
> 
> Does Pentosin evaporate? I got home today and noticed that the spot
> where the S4 leaked is "dry", as if it evaporated, leaving a light
> stain. I'm done working on the race car for the week so I put the S4
> on the lift, put my wife in it, and went up a bit while she ran the
> car, moved the steering back and forth. Nothing, not a drop. The level
> of PS fluid is at max (actually, slightly over). The rack boots are
> dry, both sides. I had her put the A/C on full blast and got water,
> but nothing else.
> 
> I'm stumped.
> 
> Could I have mis-diagnosed A/C drain as power steering fluid? Sure,
> but why would it taste oily, have a very thin brownish color, and
> leave a light, dry stain on the driveway?
> 
> I guess I'll just drive it and monitor all fluid levels. But in the
> end I'll take this as a sign...
> 
> Greg
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