[s-cars] Mystery Oil Leaks and Power Steering system questions

[iain.atkinson at tesco.net]

Did the shop who did the flush put in the correct pas fluid or was it red atf???? The seal and X ring are available if it is the sel that's gone, i had a leak from that plug on mt S6 and all i did was tighten it done, ideally you need a big draglink socket to do this however a home made tool (ground down chisel) worked for me.

Iain
> 
> From: "Brian DeWyngaert Jr" <brian.dewyngaert.jr at gmail.com>
> Date: 2006/03/28 Tue AM 12:16:04 BST
> To: audifans <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> Subject: [s-cars] Mystery Oil Leaks and Power Steering system questions
> 
> All fellow s-listers,
>    I have a wee engine oil leak, that seems to be splattering oil
> above, below and to the sides of the oil pressure sender.  So my
> question is, could this be a leaking pressure sender or something more
> devious?
> Surprise I also have a wee leak in my Power Steering pump.  This leak
> seem to be coming not from the top X screw, but on the opposite from
> which the X screw sits.  I am also seeing signs  weeping on the PS
> pump where the return hose, to the overflow tank,  connects to the PS
> pump.  This all started oh 8 or so months ago when I had my PS system
> flushed by a local shop.  I fell for the sell on the BG system P.S.
> flush.  In my case it was more out of desperation since, I accidently
> hooked my motive power bleeder full of ATE super Blue up to the P.S.
> Resivoir and successfully power flushed brake fluid into the resivoir
> and ended up with P.S. fluid in my motive bleeder tank.  (a rather
> embarassing situation, I might add since i had only had the car for
> umm a couple months. I chaulk that experience upto not double checking
> what I was about to do before I did it. anywho)  I think i may have
> damaged the seals inside the P.S. pump.  I have seen the list traffic
> that recommends spokehane <sp> for rebuilding of the J-Hose, but do
> they do P.S pumps as well or are there alternatives?  Thanks for your
> help in advance.
> 
> Cheers,
> Brian
> 94 S4 - NoVa
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