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Old 11-26-2009, 05:53 PM
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Container on the far right with the green lid? just got an audi and noticed this container is almost empty what is it for? words are all blurred out so cant read it. car is a 1998 Audi A4 1.8t quattro
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here is an image of similar engine
 
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Old 11-26-2009, 06:03 PM
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thats a good question lol... mine is all blurred out too, but my liquid level isnt low haha

but another question, where is power sterring resevoir? my car whines at time when making tight turns and its getting annoying lol
 
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Old 11-26-2009, 06:04 PM
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that is the power steering resevoir.
 
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Old 11-26-2009, 06:08 PM
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ok thanks ant specific kind to use?
 
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Old 11-26-2009, 06:10 PM
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ooh **** that sucks... well hopefully the whining noise is jsut cuz its getting colder and not cuz the pump is going out... is that a problem with our audis? or are the pumps pretty good on those?
 
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Old 11-26-2009, 06:18 PM
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ok thanks ant specific kind to use?
yes, only mineral based PS fluid. like Pentosin CHF 11S (OEM)
 
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Old 11-26-2009, 06:33 PM
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^ Can be easily bought at the stealership.
 
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Old 11-26-2009, 06:51 PM
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since we are under the hood... what color is our coolant supposed to be?
 
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Old 11-26-2009, 06:54 PM
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Coolant is the G12 purple/pink color.

B5 Audi - You need to clean the engine bay! That engine totally look crazy to me since it's the pre-facelift.
 
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Old 11-26-2009, 07:37 PM
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lol not mine just googled a pic
 


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