[V8] Holy smoke! is that Pento$in leaking?

[Kneale Brownson]

my 200q20v had a "slow" hose leak that went through maybe a half liter of 
Pento$in in 6K miles that  turned into gusher that emptied the reservoir in 
10 miles.  After replacing the hoses I discovered the gusher was from the 
middle of the pump.


At 04:11 PM 11/21/2000 -0500, Rich, Jack wrote:

>Mine was an O-ring in the power-steering pump, but it was a slow 
>leak.  Gushing I would guess is the high pressure hose.  Like most V8 
>fluid leaks, it gets directed onto the exhaust and makes lots of smoke.
>
>Jack Rich
>-----Original Message-----
>From: BustnJustn at aol.com [mailto:BustnJustn at aol.com]
>Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2000 00:09
>To: quattro at audifans.com; audi-nw at u.washington.edu; v8 at audifans.com
>Subject: [V8] Holy smoke! is that Pento$in leaking?
>
>Hi all,
>
>As I backed out of the garage this morning I noticed a rather large puddle on
>the ground.  I stopped the car and opened the hood to find that I was about a
>half tank low of pentosin.  In a rush to get to work I restarted the car and
>continued onward.  Nothing seemed different until the ride home.  As I
>stopped at a light the car was billowing smoke from the front/sides of the
>car.  I pulled into the nearest gas station to find that I had less then a
>quarter tank of Pentosin left.
>I'm not that familiar with the car or the hydraulic system so I'm not sure
>where to start.  Is there a known hose that gives up?  If so, which one.  Any
>help with the cost associated for the part(s) and the difficulty of R&R would
>be greatly appreciated.
>
>Thanks In Advance,
>
>Justin  Bowers
>90 V8q (His)
>90 V8q (Hers)