Power Steering Fluid Question:
03-03-2002, 01:08 PM
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Power Steering Fluid Question:
Noticed some fluid on my garage floor near the driver's side front wheel.
Checked fluids and found that my Power Steering fluid is below the "min" mark. Everything else (coolant, washer fluid) seems ok.
Before I bring it to the dealer, can i top it off w/ PS fluid from PepBoys/Kragen or do i need some special Audi stuff?
TIA
Checked fluids and found that my Power Steering fluid is below the "min" mark. Everything else (coolant, washer fluid) seems ok.
Before I bring it to the dealer, can i top it off w/ PS fluid from PepBoys/Kragen or do i need some special Audi stuff?
TIA
03-03-2002, 01:37 PM
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Mine was low this week also. Called the dealer, and he said that in very cold weather........
the piece of crap crimp clamps they use have a tendency to loosen-up and leak a little. Luckily, there is a VW dealer right down the street from where I work. Picked up a liter of the "special" fluid that both VW and Audi use. Not exactly cheap, at $21.00 per liter.
03-03-2002, 02:00 PM
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Um, you should not have to pay for it.. I got my litre for free. My car eats it and I live in NorCal
a very warm climate. So your dealer is misinformed about the cold.. Gone through over a litre in the 20k I have had the car. It doesn't eat oil, go figure..
03-03-2002, 02:09 PM
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ok. Q2: just below the "min" line shouldn't be too bad for a couple of days, no?
03-03-2002, 03:12 PM
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should be ok..my level was not even registering on the dipstick before i replenished it
here's what the 1L bottle looks like:
<img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/1515/dscn3546.jpg">
<img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/1515/dscn3546.jpg">
03-03-2002, 03:34 PM
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I had to pay..
Most dealers won't just give you a liter for free... if you want them to give you fluid they'll have to "look at it" which usually means make an appointment... at my nearest dealer that takes a month so I can pay or drive with it low for a month :-P
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03-03-2002, 04:08 PM
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The dealer was 15+ miles away, I was at lunch, and the VW dealer was a few hundred yards...........
down the road. The pump was making ugly noises, so the $20 was more than worth it.