Re: Hydraulic Oil for Dummies (101)

[Michael Sheridan Williams <mike@urquattro.com>]

Rex Pedersen decided to speak these words:

>My question is, why? Will it cause the rack to leak? Will it cause the bomb
>to go bad? Will it make the pump leak? Seems like these all take a s#%t on
>these cars anyhow.....I started using NAPA power steering fluid AFTER my
>rack started to leak at 80k miles. Car now has 125k miles with same pump and
>bomb. I don't say this should be the answer, but got tired of the $$ for
>Audi stuff. If it is SO GREAT, why does everybody have to replace everything
>Pentosin related?


There are a couple possible answers to that one: 1 that at some point in 
the lives of the cars, someone used ATF which then started the process of 
leaking and hence the necessary replacement of said parts.  2.  That you 
are right, that there is just a problem iwth the systems themselves and 
will always leak eventually anyway...only problem with that is that 
basially, you could put atf in there, have it leak almost immediately, or 
you could put pentosin in there and have it leak every 10-15 years.  
Which would you rather have???

I mean, considering the work and pressures that are always present in 
these hydraulic systems, its amazing they work for so long as is....

later...

Michael Sheridan Williams
San Francisco, CA
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1983 UrQuattro, MC--1.8 BAR, borla, 2B Coilover/Koni Yellows, Delrin 
Bushings f/r, 16x7.5 OZ Mito's w/ Yoko A520's, Cibie H4/H1's, K&N (blah)
1985 4000S Quattro, Koni Yellows/Coilover (2B), strut brace, Sport 8000 
Tires, K&N
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