pentosin substitutes revisited - verrrrrry interesting

[james accordino]

I've cross mixed in 5 different cars with no known ill
effects.  I buy cheap on the web and get whatever they
ship me.  Sometimes it's Febi and sometimes it's
Pento.  Go figure.  All the web suppliers I've used
seem to substitute this stuff just based on whatever
they have on hand.  Never seen any difference or
problems.

Jim Accordino

--- George Nimmer <george164 at earthlink.net> wrote:
> I use the Febi stuff.  The "Febi" logo on the bottle
> has the word
> "Bilstein" below it, so I believe that Febi is a
> Bilstein owned brand
> and not a Pentosin owned brand.
>
> The Febi/Bilstein stuff that I use is labeled as a
> Mineral base
> hydraulic fluid, while the Pentosin CHF-11.S is
> advertised as a
> Synthetic base hydraulic fluid.  Both are advertised
> as being equivalent
> to Audi G00200.
>
> How could a mineral base fluid and a synthetic base
> fluid both be
> equivalent to G00200?  The Febi stuff is about $3/L
> less expensive than
> the Pentosin.  Both are made in Germany.  Is it safe
> to have a mix of
> the two in your system?  I assume not since they are
> of differing
> composition?  The Febi stuff is very close to clear,
> just slightly
> yellow.  What does the Pentosin CHF 11.S look like?
> Any way to tell
> which one is already in a given hydraulic system?
>
> George
>
>
> >    In the UK the word Pentosin is unknown, so I
> guess its a US
> >tradename.
> >We either buy the Audi dealer stuff 'G002' as I
> call it, for 7GBP a
> >litre,
> >or the equivalent german stuff branded 'Febi' for a
> bit less money.
>
>


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