where oh where is the power steering fluid going...

[George Harris]

There may be a dying bomb in the works, but the leaks must be stopped
first before you can be sure. The fluid for the hydraulic reservoir is
'Pentosin' available as CHF 11.S through Altrom. Brake reservoir takes
brake fluid Dot 3.5?

Cheers
George

millertyme wrote:
> I was worried that this may be the trouble
> I will check it on the weekend.
> Btw, what is the fluid of choice for the reservoir.
> Thanks
> Brian
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: quattro-admin at audifans.com [mailto:quattro-admin at audifans.com] On
> Behalf Of Joseph Pizzimenti
> Sent: March 20, 2003 22:01
> To: millertyme; 'George Harris'
> Cc: 'audi mailing list'
> Subject: RE: where oh where is the power steering fluid going...
>
> Sounds like a dying bomb to me.
>
> There's a high pressure line going from the pump down
> under the car to this thing that looks like a
> cannonball.  Check for leaks.
>
> Joe
> --- millertyme <mlrtym at nbnet.nb.ca> wrote:
>
>>George,
>>Yes I am in new Brunswick
>>And yes I use ultrom almost exclusively
>>My uap dealer has helped out a lot with that
>>The trouble is that I don't have hydraulic leaking
>>on the floor.  And it
>>isn't full when hot and low when cold.  I fill it up
>>and it just goes
>>away.
>>One thing that I don't understand much yet is the
>>booster for the brakes
>>My brakes start acting like non-power and that tells
>>me that the fluid
>>is low.  We went for a drive tonight and all was
>>good, but after about
>>20 minutes, the brake pedal took 2 feet to stop on a
>>hill.
>>Still confused
>>Thanks
>>Brian
>>
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: quattro-admin at audifans.com
>>[mailto:quattro-admin at audifans.com] On
>>Behalf Of George Harris
>>Sent: March 20, 2003 16:48
>>Cc: millertyme; audi mailing list
>>Subject: Re: where oh where is the power steering
>>fluid going...
>>
>>I think you will find that it is difficult to find
>>all of the leaks in
>>the hydraulic system of this 16 year old car. That
>>may be why when it
>>starts to leak someone suggested that whoever was
>>having the problem at
>>the time should replace everything; rack, pump, and
>>hoses. That might
>>fix the leak ;-)
>>
>>I think most of the leaking will occur when you are
>>driving and the
>>components are under pressure:
>>- There is the famous volcano effect of the pump
>>sucking air in through
>>the seals at higher rpm and pushing the air under
>>pressure back to the
>>reservoir and causing it to overflow. Evidence of
>>hydraulic fluid
>>leaking down the side of the reservoir would
>>indicate this.
>>- If the seals in the rack are leaking then the
>>hydraulic fluid would
>>fill up the rubber boot before leaking out onto the
>>floor.
>>- There are many hoses and either clamped rubber
>>hose to metal line
>>connections or metal to metal with copper washers to
>>check.
>>- And I suppose if the diaphragm in the hydraulic
>>bomb sprung a leak,
>>you could have fluid leaking out of there too.
>>
>>Have fun, and if you are doing the work yourself,
>>enjoy mechanical work,
>>  are getting the parts at wholesale, then there is
>>no doubt that the
>>car is worth it :-)
>>
>>BTW Brian, I'm guessing from your e-mail address
>>that you are in New
>>Brunswick Canada. If that is the case there is a
>>Canadian distributor of
>>auto parts for imported cars on the net;
>>'Altrom.com'. If there isn't
>>already a parts house in your area that deals with
>>them, maybe you can
>>get your favourite to get themselves set up. You can
>>get on the net,
>>look up the parts yourself, order through your parts
>>house by part
>>number, then go get them after delivery.
>>
>>Regards
>>George
>>
>>The Loves wrote:
>>
>>>Maybe the rack is leaking into the car?
>>>
>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: "millertyme" <mlrtym at nbnet.nb.ca>
>>>To: "audi mailing list" <quattro at audifans.com>
>>>Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2003 11:55 AM
>>>Subject: where oh where is the power steering
>>
>>fluid going...
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
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>>>>Guys,
>>>>I just got my 87 5K turbo on the road today.  It
>>>
>>is running great.
>>Very
>>
>>>>pleased with my first audi
>>>>The only question that I have is.where is the
>>>
>>power steering fluid
>>
>>>>going?
>>>>I topped up the reservoir last night, and then
>>>
>>went to get the
>>
>>>>inspection this morning.  I noticed the brakes
>>>
>>were feeling funny.
>>
>>>>Then the power steering level alarm came on.  I
>>>
>>checked the level and
>>it
>>
>>>>was empty.
>>>>There is no fluid on the garage floor, except for
>>>
>>a leak in the oil
>>pan
>>
>>>>that needs to be replaced.  But that will be after
>>>
>>the car proves to
>>be
>>
>>>>worth the extra money.
>>>>Any input would be appreciated
>>>>Thanks
>>>>Brian
>>>>
>>>>--
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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