[V8] the new guy
Ed Kellock
ekellock at gmail.com
Fri Aug 15 12:10:42 PDT 2008
I have to chime in here. I've been mixing in some Mobil 1 ATF in a couple
of mine and the leaks have slowed if not stopped. I read about this
somewhere and checked with whomever it was posting and developed enough
confidence to try it. It's been about 2 years and I have no concern about
it now.
Ed
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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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