2 Bilsteins and oil in strut?

[Suffolk GameServer LAN]

The german directions say no oil.  How funny.
Read this section:
BUT WE DON'T WANT OEM Inserts!
We can decipher German and want Bilsteins!
at:
http://www.avacationhomerental.com/MPTSAudiFansBilsteinGallery.htm

-----Original Message-----
From: Roa, Greg [mailto:Greg.Roa at Cinergy.COM
Sent: Friday, October 11, 2002 7:35 AM
To: Suffolk GameServer LAN
Subject: RE: quattro digest, Vol 1 #4058 - 19 msgs


Thanks Scott, that's exactly what I was looking for!

Greg Roa


-----Original Message-----
From: Suffolk GameServer LAN [mailto:suffolk.associates at verizon.net]
Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 11:36 PM
To: quattro at audifans.com
Cc: Roa, Greg
Subject: RE: quattro digest, Vol 1 #4058 - 19 msgs



Bilsteins:  No oil in strut.  They are built "upsidedown" as the oil just
cools the piston rod area.
Also the bumper stop is internal.  At least on 200's you discard some items.
Oil is for conventional shocks to disipate heat from the shock getting a
work out from the raod thus genrating heat around the Strut cartredge
insert.
( a Boge or similar etc.....)
HTH -Scott in BOSTON 200 & 4KQ


Obvious answer is, don't put any oil in, but why is the reason for this?  O=
r, should I put oil in anyhow?

The only thing that I can think of, is the fact that there seems to be hole=
s on the bottom of the insert, unlike what I have seen on other shocks in t=
he past.  Is this why?