[V8] Fluid leak mystery

[s4qtro at bellsouth.net]

Maybe i'm the only one to notice this, but that fluid looks red.  What kind of fluid are you using?  You should be using Pentosin 11S hydraulic fluid.  V8's are very tempermental with the kinds of fluids they recieve, so that could be your problem.  You may very well have had your rack replaced, but the fluid you are using could very well be deteriorating your lines and seals....

Shawn Head




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> From: "David Lyddall" <david at styletrack401k.com>
> Date: 2004/08/14 Sat PM 05:48:49 EDT
> To: <v8 at audifans.com>
> Subject: [V8] Fluid leak mystery
> 
> OK I'm baffled.  Anyone that has any idea on this one is a hero!
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> The car is leaking PS fluid and I don't know where it is coming from.
> Having gone through half a bucket of DTE-13M I finally got around to
> replacing the rack, which I assumed was leaking.  But the stuff is still
> gushing out.  I first thought the O ring / washers on the banjo bolts were
> to blame so I replaced them.  There seemed to be an accumulation of fluid
> around the place right below where the PS lines hook up to the rack
> http://tinyurl.com/4y4vx so it seemed that that was were it was coming from.
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> Still leaked, so I replaced the high pressure hose and made sure those bolts
> were really tight.  Then I went and sprayed everything clean and
> miraculously didn't fry anything in the process and the car still starts.
> But it is still dripping.
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> HELP.  Where else could it be coming from?  The actual drips seem to come
> from under the middle of the car so it is running along the heat shield
> above the exhaust.  You can see the drips here: http://tinyurl.com/64epn
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> Does anything else use the fluid other than PS?  Could something else be
> leaking?  The pump is dry, the hoses seem dry, and I really don't want to
> pull the rack out to see if it leaks somewhere.
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> URL's for people that don't like the tinyurl ones:
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> http://www.styletrack401k.com/family/home//Underside_Drip.JPG
> <http://www.styletrack401k.com/family/home/Underside_Drip.JPG>  
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> http://www.styletrack401k.com/family/home//Rack_Hose.JPG
> <http://www.styletrack401k.com/family/home/Rack_Hose.JPG>  
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> Thanks to anyone who has any suggestions.
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> Dave
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