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i have a 2.o non quattro b7. the power steering fluid has run dry but no one in my country seems to know which fluid can be used. someone suggested valvoline dex/merc. can anyone say if this oil will work or ruin?
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Len, not knowing what country you are in, the only acceptable fluids are:
Pentosin CHF 11S
Pentosin CHF 202
It's a semi-serious issue to let the pump "run dry".
Do NOT run alternate fluids. You'll be in for a complete system rebuild following that. HTH.
Welcome aboard!
Pentosin CHF 11S
Pentosin CHF 202
It's a semi-serious issue to let the pump "run dry".
Do NOT run alternate fluids. You'll be in for a complete system rebuild following that. HTH.
Welcome aboard!
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thanks. i am in guyana, south america. there is no audi dealer and therefore no access to a parts bin. but your advice taken on board. it will have to wait until i travel and find the right stuff...
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Len, any sightings of Jim Jones??
I truly pray that your power steering pump can hold out...
Best of luck.
I truly pray that your power steering pump can hold out...
Best of luck.
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lol. i had the misfortune to have been in the first wave of journalists into jonestown after the mass suicide. it wasn't a pretty sight nor smell!
I will park the car until i can get the oil. fortunately there is another car.
cheers
I will park the car until i can get the oil. fortunately there is another car.
cheers
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In that case, you're dating yourself if you remember that!
Glad to hear there's alternate transportation. Good luck with it!
Glad to hear there's alternate transportation. Good luck with it!
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Bogota:
http://co.traetelo.com/autos-motos/a...12_m19017.html
Audi has a presence in Venezuala.
Mercedes uses the fluid in many of their vehicles as does BMW...
Volkswagen uses the same fluid.
http://co.traetelo.com/autos-motos/a...12_m19017.html
Audi has a presence in Venezuala.
Mercedes uses the fluid in many of their vehicles as does BMW...
Volkswagen uses the same fluid.
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Bogota:
http://co.traetelo.com/autos-motos/a...12_m19017.html
Audi has a presence in Venezuala.
Mercedes uses the fluid in many of their vehicles as does BMW...
Volkswagen uses the same fluid.
http://co.traetelo.com/autos-motos/a...12_m19017.html
Audi has a presence in Venezuala.
Mercedes uses the fluid in many of their vehicles as does BMW...
Volkswagen uses the same fluid.
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should be the Pentosin green can hydraulic fluid. Also the problem could be the filter in the reservoir. It gets clogged and fluid over flows and leaks. Usually a new reservoir fixes the problem.