Pentosin

[john at westcoastgarage.net]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John S. Lagnese" <jlagnese at massed.net>
To: <john at westcoastgarage.net>; "quattrolist" <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Monday, August 06, 2007 4:27 PM
Subject: Re: Pentosin


> ETKA calls for G 002 000 with no suffix for the 91 200 Quattro. MG 4 SG 22 
> Illustration 43-10
> John
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "John Larson" <westcoast at mypowerpipe.com>
> To: <jlagnese at massed.net>; "quattrolist" <quattro at audifans.com>
> Sent: Monday, August 06, 2007 7:21 PM
> Subject: Re: Pentosin
>
>
>> You asked: "Hi,
>> Does the Pentosin 11s supercede the 7.1? Can I use the 7.1 in my 91 Audi 
>> 200 TQ 20V? I have checked online and I get both as part # G 002 000 as 
>> called for."
>> John
>>
>> Hi, John.  The part numbers are NOT the same.  11s has an "A" suffix.  As 
>> always, every digit or number of a part number is significant, sometimes 
>> indicating a supercession, sometimes a color, and sometimes a different 
>> part.  There's ALWAYS a reason.  Leaving part of the number off can 
>> result in confusion, or a mechanical problem I recently ran across a VW 
>> output shaft seal with an "A" suffix that fit the case fine, and puked 
>> oil all over the brand new clutch.  Late mainshaft seal, early mainshaft 
>> tranny.
>> To answer your question, yes, you can use 11s in a 7.1 designed car, but 
>> you "shouldn't" use 7.1 in a car designed to use 11s.  For the responder 
>> with the '91 200, 11s is the original fluid, IIRC.
>> John
>>
>
My bad.  I didn't look it up .....  John