[V8] Leaking Red Fluid UH-OH

[Daniel Hussey]

Another reason why I hate where Audi mounts thier steering racks!

The main one is becuase steering sucks and is vague, firewall flex, etc.  My
944 has the rack mounted right to the subframe.  Looks like about a 1 hr
job.  :)

Later,
Dan

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Head" <v8q at bellsouth.net>
To: <driverv8 at aol.com>
Cc: <v8 at audifans.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 4:10 AM
Subject: Re: [V8] Leaking Red Fluid UH-OH


> It 'should' be green - assuming you are/have been putting Pentosin in it!
> Easy way to check - remove the airbox, reach your hand down and squeeze
> the rack boot.
> 2000 is way too high. A Jorgen rebuilt rack is like 250.00. Labor is
> like 8 hours.
>
> driverv8 at aol.com wrote:
>
> > I have been a lurker for months because the beast has been running
great.
> >No problems.
> >Now I see many drops of a red fluid, which I would call Automatic
Transmission fluid, on my garage floor.
> >I took the car today to a repair shop, one which has repaired the car in
the past, and the owner told me it was the power steering rack.
> >
> >That just didn't sit right with me.
> >
> >SO, the question for this group is, what is the color and look/feel of
the fluid in the beloved rack system?
> >Pentosin Green or Auto trans red?
> >
> >I crawled under the car, and the red stuff is leaking from the drivers
side, high up on the engine, near the fill tube, now leaking onto the
bushings and related hardware on the drivers side.
> >
> >Shop wanted to replace the rack.  $2000.  I have the car back in the
garage.
> >Only other symptom, was, that I measured the level of the auto trans
fluid while the engine was running, in park.  It was low, and I refilled.  I
will check that again tomorrow.
> >
> >Is this fluid Rack related or Auto Trans related?
> >Thanks,
> >Scott Olson
> >1990 V8
> >130k
> >
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