Power Steering Fluid

[Ameer Antar]

BTW, there are 2 types of Pentosin. Pentosin 11 is for later cars, like the 200. Pentosin 7.1 is for earlier car's like the 5000. I think the main difference is that the later type is synthetic, and of course the price. If you want to switch to the synthetic, you probably should flush out the entire system unless you know there's no Pentosin 7.1 or even worse in there. I personally use the earlier version cuz that was what it was designed for, the cheaper cost and the car won't really see extreme temps...

Although you can get cheaper alternatives like mineral oil, I'd only go w/ something Audi recommended for the hydraulic system. I think the fluid cost shouldn't be a big issue unless you have a major leak in the system. If you have a leak in your system, you should fix that pronto cuz the fluid isn't cheap like reg P/S fluid. The Pentosin cans are large and should last a long time if the system is in good shape. 

You can find a good deal at:
http://www.thepartsconnection.com/     (on sale for $10!)
OR
http://www.bimmerparts.com/

and many other worldpac distributors.

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Date: Sun, 02 May 2004 09:43:20 -0500
From: Chris Thorp <thorp at spacia.org>
Subject: Re: Power Steering Fluid
To: quattro at audifans.com
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FlyGuyKy3 at aol.com wrote:

> This "green gold" that you are talking about...  do you use this?  
> Should I just wait until I can get to my local Audi dealer and get 
> fluid from them?  I appreciate the help.

Kyle,

"green gold" is just a nickname for G002000 (AKA Pentosin CHF 11S).  
It's named that because the fluid is green, it comes in a green can, and 
is pretty spendy, as car fluids go ($15+/liter).  I'm not entirely sure 
how mugh the stealership will charge for it, any listers know?

-Chris


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