[V8] the new guy

[Ingo Rautenberg]

That is true. Done it myself.  But is not the same viscosity as the  
Audi Fluid.  But it is FAR FAR better than using the generic "Power  
Steering Fluid" -- er, "Blow all the Seals"  fluid.  Definitely stay  
away from that stuff!!!

On Aug 15, 2008, at 1:31 PM, D Morralee wrote:

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> now the other side of the Story, FWIW..........
> now I know the purist in the V8 crowd are going to get there nose  
> out of joint, but ATF transmission fluid works fine in the Audi  
> Hydraulic system ... After reading up on the properties of both  
> fluids I came to the conclusion that it was okay to use.These two  
> fluids can be mixed . How many of you guys run with synthetic oil  
> in you car ? so what is wrong with using synthetic hydraulic oil .  
> When my 5000 qt sprung a leak in the PS system I put ATF in and it  
> stopped leaking , that was 6 years ago :-) and I'm still driving  
> the car .  > Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2008 22:12:39 -0700> From:  
> cheshirecatsbox at gmail.com> To: v8 at audifans.com> Subject: Re: [V8]  
> the new guy> > Yeah, I figured I'd probably do the timing belt just  
> to be safe since i have> no way of knowing if it's ever been done  
> (often shops will write the mileage> on the timing cover  
> somewhere). And I remember reading somewhere that the> original  
> estimate was 90k, but was revised to 60k. Trust me, after owning a>  
> Corrado for 8 years, I'm definitely used to researching.> > II  
> haven't had a chance yet to see all where it's leaking from, but I  
> agree> that someone probably put in regular "red" power steering  
> fluid at some> point.> > From what I've ready so far, I've already  
> gotten pretty excited about owning> this car, even with all the  
> problems. However, I like the grey (Titanium)> color so much more  
> and the 5spd just makes it that much better. Plus it> probably  
> needs far less work than the one I already have.> > From what I've  
> described so far, does it sound like the $850 price tag on> mine  
> worth it? I'm about $1400 into it so far ($850 to purchase, $350  
> in> parts, $100 for a shop to look at it, $100 title transfer).  
> Should I keep> fixing it, or should I just part it and start over  
> with a better one?> > On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 8:06 PM, Kneale  
> Brownson <knealeski at sbcglobal.net>wrote:> > > Right. I meant to say  
> that while Audi originally listed 90K miles for belt> > change, the  
> concensus is it should be 60K.> >> > *lundabo at msn.com* wrote:> >> >  
> Hi Kneale and Seamus....> >> > Read this thread after work today.>  
> >> > Kneale, I think your 90k estimate for the belt is generous.  
> Ours snapped> > at 77k, which ultimately led to the replacement of  
> the engine. I agree on> > your braking advice.> >> >> >>  
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