Re: 5kcstq:Banjo fitting and pentosin questions

["Stefan Bendevis" <audiman@sprint.ca>]

Fellow Audi fanatic,
    I just replaced my bomb this past weekend.  Here's some advice that my
friend (diesel mechanic) gave (showed) me, he took the washers (seals) from
the banjo fitting and hung them on a coat hanger and took a propane torch to
them, this causes them to expand or thicken.  Then just cool them off and
reinstall them just as before.  He says he has never had a problem doing
this.  Its been 2 days and still no leaks;)

Stefan Bendevis, audiman@sprint.ca
1987 5000 CD Quattro (1.8 bar, 3" exhaust, soon to have H&R springs)

-----Original Message-----
From: Randall Paquette <QPILOT@compuserve.com>
To: Quattro <quattro@coimbra.ans.net>
Date: April 20, 1998 9:46 AM
Subject: 5kcstq:Banjo fitting and pentosin questions


Dear fellow listers,
I have a small pentosin leak from a banjo fitting at the bottom of my
"bomb".  It is a slight leak that I figgred I would remedy before the wife
gets upset at the stains on the driveway.
My questions are:
What should I use for washers/gaskets on this fitting (thats where the
lleak is)?  The bentley is unclear on what they are and what size they are
Is there any value in changing the pentosin in the system while I am at it?
Also, I believe there are two types of pentosin - something like an 11s and
a 7.1s or something.  I think one is synthetic and one is mineral.  I
believe both are green :-)  Any wisdom as to the proper option.

Thanks for any help,
Randy P.
QPILOT@COMPUSERVE.COM