RE: Urq bleedin' brakes

["The Stevens" <the_stevens@hotmail.com>]

If Dexron II is correct, why not use it?  It sure is a heck of a lot 
cheaper--you can buy a case of Dexron for the price of 1L of Pentosin!

>From: "Lawson, Dave" <dlawson@ball.com>
>To: quk@isham-research.freeserve.co.uk
>CC: quattro@audifans.com
>Subject: RE: Urq bleedin' brakes
>Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 13:25:44 -0600
>
> >> First off, pentosin is the wrong fluid to use in the hydraulic system 
>for
> >> your
> >> vintage ur-q, a US 1983 I believe. You should be using Dexron II ATF in
>the
> >> hydraulic system. Also Dexron III is ok, I have been using that.
> >
> >By default, Audi dealers will fill with hydraulic fluid, not ATF.
> >
> >IMO this is a _good_ idea, since it prevents the minkey boys from
> >missing the fact that a 1987 ur-quattro _NEEDS_ Pentosin.  I know you
> >guys don't have any ur-quattros like this in the States, but we sure as
> >hell do and I've seen too many systems ruined by the wrong fluid.
>
>So noted, but that is just the reason why I stated the
>country and year of this ur-q. The correct fluid is this
>case is Dexron II ATF, not pentosin.
>-
>Dave Lawson
>

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