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Date:         Mon, 14 Feb 2011 08:55:32 -0500
Reply-To:     Edward Duntz <eduntz@HOTMAIL.COM>
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From:         Edward Duntz <eduntz@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: What power steering fluid to use?
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Are the ATF, Audi hydraulic oil, and Mobil 1 synthetic fully miscible with each other, or does one have to fully drain the system before switching fluid types?

Ed

> Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2011 22:08:39 -0500 > From: d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM > Subject: Re: What power steering fluid to use? > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > All the Dexron fluids are basically the same viscosity. The later ones are > performance-stability improvements and friction modifier characteristics. > For power steering viscosity over temperature is the thing that matters > most. It should be noted that VW changed the specification from ATF to the > Audi special mineral oil to improve cold weather performance. As that stuff > is excessively expensive I use the Mobil 1 synthetic ATF. Any of the > synthetic ATF's will work fine even in winter as it does not thicken up like > conventional fluids. > > Dennis > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of > David M > Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2011 3:32 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: What power steering fluid to use? > > Manual says just "Dexron" but there are several types II, III and IV, also > Mercon. Which to use?


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