re: hydr. fluid reservoir seems opaque

[Phil Rose <pjrose@servtech.com>]

>The hydraulic fluid reservoir in my '91 200q looks ordinary enough: pale
>yellow plastic, with a just bit of oily dirt on the outside here and there
>:)  But...
>
>But...the container is so nearly opaque that I'm unable to get _any_ idea
>of the Pentosin level unless I unscrew the cap and peer inside. Shop light
>or flashlight doesn't seem to help. The otherwise-identical-looking
>reservoir in my '89 100 shows the fluid level at a glance. Is it common
>for reservoirs to have this degree of opacity, or is mine clearly (heh,
>heh) defective? The fluid looks green, btw.


Just after posting, the obvious occured to me: is the reservoir simply
_overfilled_? Meaning I can't see the level 'cause it's just too high?

I need to check on that possibility, since when I looked inside last time,
I just was relieved to see enough fluid, and so I didn't think to check if
it was above the "max" line. I'll report back if this "solves" the problem.



Phil

Phil Rose		Rochester, NY
'89 100
'91 200q		pjrose@servtech.com