> From: John Caldwell <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Auto-X and Power Steering > > What kind of fluid to use? doesn't matter. just use enough. Keep the > fluid level at the max line, not the min line. Just like on your > dipstick, the min line tells you when you need to add more fluid. I've > never heard of an autox vw's having power steering troubles.
agreed. no need to get nit picky with the type of fluid. and i'm sure you can find a reccomendation in the bently or the owners manual, and im sure you can find that type of fluid at pep-boys. note that if your power steering is cutting out, you are ruining the pump. its lubricated by the fluid, and WILL break if you run it without fluid. ive gone through two seprate power steering pumps by running w/o fluid. luckily, while i knew i was ruining them, i also knew (in both cases) that i had a spare pump with less mileage to replace the unit on the car. you can probably also ruin your rack. i'm not sure if i did in the first case above (the car crapped only about 10k miles after i replaced the pump) and in the second case above, i replaced the rack, because thats where my leak was. ben _____________ List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org
