Hydraulic Oil Leak

[Cody Forbes]

Sounds like a leaking rack.

-Cody

-----Original Message----- 
From: Max Hoepli
Sent: Saturday, October 01, 2011 8:14 PM
To: w-t_audifans at yahoogroups.com ; quattro at audifans.com
Subject: RE: Hydraulic Oil Leak

Checked out for leaks and found that around the hose connections to rack is
dry, around brake booster is dry, below the bomb is dry, but below rubber
boot in the middle of rack feels slimy. The right control arm by subframe is
dry. Only control arm connection at subframe is slimy.

Ideas?

Max

-----Original Message-----
From: Max Hoepli [mailto:mhoepli at vif.com]
Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2011 20:56
To: 'Max Hoepli'; 'Cody Forbes'; quattro at audifans.com
Subject: RE: Hydraulic Oil Leak


The oil is red since it is Exxon HVI13 which I have been using since May
2005



-----Original Message-----
From: Cody Forbes [mailto:cody at 5000tq.com]
Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2011 20:49
To: Max Hoepli; quattro at audifans.com
Subject: Re: Hydraulic Oil Leak

Red is very odd as there are no red colored fluids in this car unless
somebody has mistakenly added ATF to the central hydraulic fluid. ATF causes

leaks in this system fairly easily. By this age though these cars commonly
leak at the rack and pretty much all of the hydraulic fluid hoses. You'll
need to clean thoroughly then figure out which hose is leaking or if it's
the rack. When you do the repair make certain you flush well and refill with

correct CHF-11s or other substitute.

-Cody

-----Original Message----- 
From: Max Hoepli
Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2011 8:22 PM
To: quattro at audifans.com
Subject: Hydraulic Oil Leak

Hi all,



Oil is leaking from the hole at bottom of the subframe by the left control
arm connection, brake booster appears dry. The rubber part with the metal
sleeve of small hose from steering rack to reservoir can be turned relative
to the metal tube connecting to the steering rack. Should that be movable?



I've degreased around steering rack, let car run for 5 minutes to see from
where oil is coming from. Oil is red. Have not noticed any leaks.



1986 Type 44 Turbo Quattro

Max







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