Re: When was that Pentosin thread?

["Fred Munro" <munrof@isys.ca>]

-----Original Message-----
From: Wallace White <wallace@remdesign.com>
To: duane@zk3.dec.com <duane@zk3.dec.com>; Quattro <quattro@coimbra.ans.net>
Date: Tuesday, August 04, 1998 3:29 PM
Subject: Re: When was that Pentosin thread?


>Andrew Duane USG/PE wrote:
>>
>> You use the 7.1 if that's what you're asking....
>
>I should explain my reason for asking. After buying my 5kcstq, I headed
>over to Carlsen Audi for a MFT from Linda, and I got some Pentosin while
>I was there. At the time I wasn't aware of the different types, and I
>figured she would've given me the right one anyway. But now I see that
>my empty bottle of G 002 000 is marked "synthetic," and I just bought a
>liter of non-Audi Pentosin 7.1 that is less viscous and quite green. I
>had to put some of it in a few days ago. Prior to that, the system was
>probably almost entirely synthetic, since I've used the Audi stuff since
>changing the bomb and driving and leaking 2 bottles worth.
>
>The pump and rack were already leaking, but I did just replace the bomb
>and I hope not to damage it or anything else in the hydraulic path.
>Should I go ahead and flush it (with what?) and fill with 7.1, or should
>I just wait till I have to replace the rack and/or pump? Are the hoses
>and everything else also damaged by the wrong fluid? TIA.
>
>- Wallace White
>  '87 5kcstq 148k, embarrassing hydraulic situation
>
>P.S. I misquoted Linda's price on Pentosin: it was actually $16, not $11
>like I thought I remembered.

Hi Wallace;

    I can't really answer your question, but there have been some comments
on the list that it is OK to add synthetic to mineral systems but not vice
versa. Personally, I would stick to whatever the system was designed for. As
for a flushing material, the proper grade of pentosin (ah, the horror, the
cost!) would probably be safest. Hopefully a more knowledgable lister can
give you a definative answer.
    I know you can answer my question, however - what colour is the
synthetic? Some listers have said it is red, some say it is green. You've
seen them both - what colour IS this stuff?

TIA

Fred Munro
'91 200q  256k km