Re: Brake/ PS Fluid

[Robert Turlington <bobbie@kcdm.org>]

Thanks for all the responses.

I'm talking about the P.S. resevoir.  Right now the fluid in it is dark
color, I think its just the stock Audi fluid.  Is this comparable to
Pentosin 7.1 or 11s?  Can the mineral and synthetic fluids be mixed just
for a couple days till I flush the whole system???

Thanks...

Robert

At 10:19 AM 11/2/99 -0800, you wrote:
>Robert Turlington writes:
>> I'm trying to find the fluid to put in the brake resevoir on my '89 100.
>> The fluid thats in there now is stock Audi/VW fluid.  I've ordered a bunch
>> of Pentosin and I'm planning on flushing out the system in a couple weeks.
>> Some questions:
>> 
>> 1.  Is the pentosin compatible with the stock fluid?
>> 
>> 2.  If it is not compatible, how much of the fluid must be flushed out
>> before I can put in the new stuff?
>> 
>> 3.  Does anyone know of an easy  way to flush the fluid?
>
>Are you talking about the brake fluid reservoir or the hydraulic fluid
>(aka "power steering") reservoir?  The two contain different fluids.
>On your car, you should use standard DOT4 brake fluid in the brake
>fluid reservoir.  For the hydraulic fluid, you should use the Audi
>G 002 000, which is also sold in the aftermarket as Pentosin 11S.
>
>Note that Pentosin is a BRAND NAME of many different products, such as
>the hydraulic fluid as mentioned, but they also make brake fluids,
>radiator coolant, etc.  So be careful of what "Pentosin" means.  On
>this list, "Pentosin" usually implies the hydraulic fluid.
>
>The fluid reservoirs should each have a label on it that says what
>kind of fluid goes in there.  Be careful.  Don't put the wrong stuff
>in.
>
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