[V8] A6 hydraulic fluid

[D Morralee]

Ed that was Me, But a little correction, it's a 5000 . I've run Mobil ATF in My Audi 5000 CD qt 1987 for 8 years now with no problems or leaks.

V8 still has the Pentosin in it .

The ATF has no problem dealing with the Canadian cold . 

superdave Ottawa Canada  

 
> From: ekellock at gmail.com
> To: hayesmyers at gmail.com; cobram at juno.com; chance9121 at gmail.com
> Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 21:13:05 -0700
> CC: v8 at audifans.com; quattro at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: [V8] A6 hydraulic fluid
> 
> I have only done this on the cars I mentioned. I have no experience with
> anything other than that. I have added Mobil-1 Synthetic ATF to the
> pentosin reservoir. I have been doing this for a couple of years now. I
> have not replaced all fluid in the system with M1 Synth ATF. It has been
> mixed in with Pentosin and Rykon. If anything, some leaks, those related to
> hose crimps have slowed. I'm not sure what clutch you are referring to.
> The hydraulic pump provides power assist for both steering and braking, with
> reserve pressure stored in "the bomb". I am only sharing my experience. I
> found some info on a forum, I think Audiworld, some posts from someone a few
> years ago, a guy in Canada if I recall correctly, who had been doing this
> with his V8. He had some info, some comparison between the make-up of M1
> Synth ATF and Pentosin. His experience was that it actually fixed leaks on
> his car, or at least slowing them to a point that was "acceptable". I had a
> really leaky hose on my 1990 V8 and this was greatly alleviated by using M1
> Synth ATF. I have a car that I stored for several weeks during very cold
> weather. It had no leaks previously, but had a large puddle under it after
> is sat unused in cold weather. I filled it back up with Mobil 1 ATF and
> this did not happen again. It still has a bit of any issue when I let my GF
> drive the car because she is not as "gentle" with the steering in regard to
> turning the wheel only when moving and/or less assertively when parking.
> For instance, when she drives that car and parks it in the driveway, there
> is usually a small spot of hydraulic fluid under the car the next day. This
> does not occur when I have parked it there. Anyway, it's not a cure-all,
> but it seems to help swell the rubber hose where the ends are crimped on and
> I have not experienced any negative symptoms. Regular ATF will cause
> problems, but the make-up of the M1 Synthetic ATF seems to be compatible
> with the system. Just my experience.
> 
> Ed
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