Pwr. Steering Fluid Question ?

[Herm TDI]

Can anyone tell me of an "After-Market" product that is compatible with the VW power steering fluid. I refuse to pay $28 a quart at a stealership.

Thank you

HermTDI

[ February 21, 2003, 08:27: Message edited by: Herm TDI ]

 

[dieseldorf]

Herm, short answer: NO.

The last time I acquired Pentosin 11S I paid $11 for a 1 litre. You don't have to source it at the dealer.

HTH

 

[bowlerman]

dieseldorf, where can i get pentosin 11s for that price?

 

[MOGolf]

I've seen it on the shelf at a Carquest auto parts store. It can also be had mail order from many VW parts suppliers (Germanautoparts, etc.).

 

[dieseldorf]

lichty in Waterloo

 

[dzcad90]

What exactly is the fluid change interval for power steering fluid on an A3 TDI. My book isn't real clear on this.

 

[MAFterburner]

interval? maybe vw thinks it's one of those "life" fluids.

 

[dieseldorf]

Originally posted by MAFterburner:
interval? maybe vw thinks it's one of those "life" fluids.

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Yeah, that's probably reality. I changed our fluid around 100k miles. Things really quieted down after that.

1 litre is plenty for a quik flush.