Re: Damn hydraulic fluid reservoir!

[quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk (Phil Payne)]

In message <001801bf06b8$790ff020$2143153f@connerb.rayovac.com> "Daniel Hussey" writes:

> Why does Audi use a non-transparent container to contain the hydraulic
> fluid??????  I'm trying to make sense of this.  It is damn impossible to see
> what the fluid level is during the day and at night, can be somewhat
> possible if you hold a *very* bright flashlight directly behind it, but who
> can get one back there.
>
> I just thought I had low fluid level (was actually seeing some shadow or
> something) and filled the reservoir too much (all the way to the top).  This
> wouldn't happen if Audi made these things so you could actually see the
> fluid!

I'm assuming you mean the plastic hydraulic fluid container rather than
the older solid metal one.

It helps if you rock the car gently.  The fluid level is _MUCH_ easier
to see if it's sloshing about.

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 Phil Payne
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