pentosin substitutes revisited - verrrrrry interesting stuff

[Brett Dikeman]

At 12:07 AM +0100 10/1/02, rob hod wrote:
>     Somewhere in the archives you should be able to find  a mention of a
>cheaper alternative to 'Pentosin' that was checked out by one of the list
>regulars, I forget who. I think it was a Ford product that they were talking
>about.

There is a NON SYNTHETIC hydraulic fluid called DTE-13M, made by
Mobil.  About $30-40 for a 5 gallon pail.  My 200q20v has been
running it for maybe 9 months now.  Except for a reduced temperature
range, almost all other specs are nearly the same.  I've had nary a
problem with it in rather temperate MA, but those in Arizona or
Canada may wish to think twice.  Other listers in this area have been
running it in multiple cars for years.  Original credit goes to
Cobram and other V8 listers.

Mobil does have a synthetic version, unknown what the price is. I
might check with the local distributor, they were certainly friendly
enough(happy to take cash/individual sales etc.)

That DTE-13M paid for itself about 5 times over when my pump->bomb
hose blew and I had to top it off a few times(and then when I had to
flush the system, twice.)  One nice benefit- the fluid is clear(well,
very slightly yellowish), so its easy to judge its condition/see crap
floating around in it.

>     In the UK the word Pentosin is unknown, so I guess its a US tradename.

Pentosin is the German company.  Febi is most likely a brandname of
Pentosin(just a wild guess.)

Brett
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