[urq] Power steering loss Update

[Pasqualoni, James E]

Should be 10 mm from the top of the reservoir after pumping brakes until the
fluid no longer rises.  There is a marker inside of the reservoir, and my
reservoir has these specific instructions on a sticker on the outside of the
reservoir cover.

HTH,
Jim 

-----Original Message-----
From: urq-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:urq-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf
Of Brandon Rogers
Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 12:07 PM
To: urq at audifans.com; Maurits Jonkergouw
Subject: Re: [urq] Power steering loss Update

My understanding is that after shut down and pumping the brakes til the bomb
is empty the fluid should be about 30mm from the top of the reservoir

Brandon

----- Original Message -----
From: "Maurits Jonkergouw" <urq at moregraphics.nl>
To: <urq at audifans.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 5:13 AM
Subject: Re: [urq] Power steering loss Update


Yes, all that stuff inside has been replaced recently, including a new bomb 
and new ATF. There is and has been a lot of talk about whether to use ATF 
(red) or Mineral (green) in the past, because the PN used for ATF in the old

ETKA is the same as the PN of the Mineral in the new ETKA because the green 
stuff can be used in ATF systems, but NOT viceversa. If you look in ETKA for

the parts inside the container, you will notice different screen mesh, paper

filter and wood type filter, which do not match the old parts (just one wood

type filter and simple flat mesh).  It happens that I fitted all that new 
Mineral filter stuff according to the new ETKA but still use ATF. Could it 
be the ATF is dissolving this new kind of filters, just like ATF will 
dissolve the sealings in Mineral based steering racks and pumps?

Another thing is I don't have any MIN-MAX marks inside the container. Could 
you tell me how much mm from the top these markings are and how much the 
level would rise if the bomb is emptied (to prevent overflow)? My current 
level with a charged bomb is a half full container and perhaps this is just 
to low.

Thanks


>Drain the reservoir, inspect the round wood type ring in the bottom, if it 
>is not perfect, replace it immediately, the initial hard brake pedal is 
>caused by a bad bomb, aka brake accumulator, the loss of PS assist is 
>prolly caused by dirty fluid, do not drive the car until you know the 
>condition of the filters or you could end up needing a pump, a rack and the

>valve body the bomb screws into. saw that happen, it filled the driver side

>of the interior floor with ATF, feel free to contact me for P#'s or advice 
>or sources for parts, yeah the BMW stuff is cheaper and the same stuff.
>Bestus, Bill
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Maurits Jonkergouw" 
><urq at moregraphics.nl>
>To: <urq at audifans.com>
>Sent: Monday, October 10, 2005 7:31 AM
>Subject: [urq] Power steering loss Update
>
>
>Mmmm, after some cooling down the steering assist is back, could it have 
>been a glitch or is this typical premature failure of the PS pump: only 
>when it's getting hot -in the beginning-??
>
>
>My power steering is lost, can I asume the pump is at fault considering my 
>current brake problems i.e. initial hard pedal if applied real hard 
>(emergency stop) and after fast acceleration?
>
>Bummer, just what I needed (not).
>--
>.................................................................
>Regards,
>Maurits
>.................................................................
>'86 quattro GV (WR)
>'85 coupé KV
>'82 coupé DD
>.................................................................


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