Pentosin replacement?

[ScottyCBoy at aol.com]

Why is everyone so bent on finding a replacement for pentosin? If your car leaks fix the leak. A liter of the real stuff costs 8 bucks through the right suppliers, fix your leaks buy two cans to fill up the system and throw the rest in the trunk to sit there and collect dust?

Mike,

Your problem is probably that when the P/S and P/B system gets hot (from highway driving) it will leak (probably on the rack and pinion or the power steering pump) but when cold no leaks are present. Your best bet to find the leak is to power wash the engine (stay away from the distributor and fuel meter) ake sure to get the pump real good. After that go for a drive and you will see oil spots on the pump or oil spots on the transmission (from the rack). Typically the pump leaks at the seals where those weird screwdriver slots are.

Scott

In a message dated Mon, 7 Jan 2002 10:53:05 AM Eastern Standard Time, Mike Arman <armanmik at n-jcenter.com> writes:

>
>
> What was the Mobil number for replacing Pentosin v.7? I seem to recall
> DT13M or similar - local hydraulic supply place sells it for $40 for a 5
> gallon pail - at that price I ought to be able to afford a turkey baster to
> transfer from the pail to the one quart carry-along container in the car . . .
>
> I also notice that when I am driving around town, the pentosin level stays
> up for weeks at a time. Two hours on the highway, and Hal starts
> complaining about wanting a sip of Green Gold. Any ideas? There are no
> obvious "dripping leaks", but there is some "moisture" around the system in
> several places.
>
> Car is an 86 5KS.
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Mike Arman