Re: "new" '84 5000S, the ps fluid saga

[Lowell Lamb <lamb@macs.oandm.uiuc.edu>]

[re... "ps" fluid...]

> >
> One list member talked of filling it from the "minimum" mark to the "max"
> mark with brake fluid.  Again, the ps system DOES NOT use ps fluid.  It uses
> pentosin, a mineral oil that's about $15 a quarat!
> 
> John Karasaki
> 


Ok, tried some brake fluid on the 45 mile interstate trip
to the "local" dealer.  It was running out like water by
the time I found the place.  Dont' know if it was the BF
or the mile long stop lights I got stuck in.

The "official" fluid purchased at the dealer made it home
ok and only leaves the now expected puddles.  

Question: I noted somewhere the pentosin is, as you say,
a mineral oil.  However the green fluid the dealer sold 
me "for an Audi" clearly states it is a "petroleum 
product."  Also, it was $10 a pint, where is the 
bargain $15 a quart stuff?

Also, is "pentosin" audi-speak, or is it a general 
product name?  Anybody have any spec or reference
numbers on it?  Anybody ever check a farm supply
store for some green hydraulic fluid?


Lowell