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Old 01-21-2008, 06:37 AM
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Default That's interesting. Sounds analogous to the ATF stuff - came packaged as Pentosin or Febi-Bilstein

but it seems like the Febi stuff isn't around anymore either. Wonder if they stopped marketing it due to low sales (well, for the US anyway).
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Default I think you are right.

They never tried too hard to market it. I suspect that most of their sales went as drums to car manufacturers. Manufacturers like to have at least two sources for everything. I wouldn't mind betting that many new Audis actually came with Febi fluid and not Pentosin.

Anyway, I have a bottle and a half of it left. Then I guess I'll be using Pentosin like everyone else (except Bernie). :-p

I just hate it when one supplier has an effective monopoly on a market.

By the way, the bottle of S6161 I have specifices the range of operation as -40C to +130C.

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Generic hydraulic fluids, including Pentosin CH 8 or 11S, are not ATF fluids. Do not use the latter!
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Can't think of anyplace you can go on this planet and be outside that range (that has roads...).
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What else would you expect from the Germans? :-p
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Vee tink of evrything...for a price, of course!
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