[urq] Green Hydraulic Oil or Red ATF? Confused...

[Maurits Jonkergouw]

http://www.isham_research.co.uk/quattro/brake_system.html says the original system used ATF and this should never be used on the later models (MB-RR). They use the green Hydraulic oil (P/N G 002 000) instead. This can be used in both systems, old and new.

ETKA also says to use the green hydraulic oil in my car (1986 WR-GV) but this is not the "so called later car" ! Furthermore, my old hydralic fluid was coloured RED, I assume this was ATF? I also noticed all of my hydraulic hoses to and from steering rack, hydraulic pump, pressure regulator etc. are sweating. Could this be caused by the (wrong) ATF eating it's way out thru?

When the new bomb is put back in, I'll have to refill the reservoir. Of course, the whole system has some of the old ATF left, can I just mix this with the green hydraulic oil or do I have the flush the old system and how? Or should I stick with the red stuff, if it's ATF in the first place...


Thanks again. (arrrgggg)

Regards,
Maurits

1986 GV (Swiss WR)
1985 CGT KV
1982 GL DD