Hydraulic system fluid capacity (Type-44)

[Ben Swann]

Ti,

They can be mixed with no funny chemical reaction occuring.  These are not like working gases, where if you mix two, you generally kill the properties of both.

That said, It probably would be good to try to flush as much of the older fluid out of the system when doing a system overhaul.  Although the DTE-13M does not have the extensive specifications of the Pentosin, it works fine in general climates.  I have seen no problems with the mixing of the two.

Ben

[Date: Mon, 3 May 2004 18:19:52 -0700 (PDT)
From: Ti Kan <ti at amb.org>
Subject: Re: Hydraulic system fluid capacity (Type-44)
To: illuminaudi at comcast.net
Cc: quattro at audifans.com
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illuminaudi at comcast.net writes:
> [ hydraulic fluid ]
> -M

Absolutely not!  The Mobil fluid is a *different* substitute,
with lower specifications than the Pentosin version.  If you
choose to use the Mobil, flush the system first.

-Ti]