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Old 16th March 2016, 07:38 PM
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Exclamation D2 S8 Power Steering Fluid

Just sprung a leak.

Need to order some urgently for tomorrow so that I can top up to get the car to the garage.

Amazon Prime is my quickest option, but I've only got about 30 mins to order for delivery tomorrow!


Is this the right stuff?:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Wynn-189869-...dp/B006HFM5GO/
(Wynn Oil 189869 1L Central Hydraulic Fluid 11S)

Or is there a better alternative (on Amazon)?







Edit: Took a chance and ordered it before the time ran out for next day delivery.

Did I order the right stuff?

I know it's not OEM but I'll get it flushed out once the leak has been repaired. It just needs to be the correct type of fluid; something good enough to get me to the garage.




PS - Does burning power steering fluid smell like burning plastic?
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Old 16th March 2016, 09:20 PM
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Thats the right stuff No need to flush it IMO - CHF11S is the same spec as the Audi G 002 000.

Most motor factors carry it these days, since most (all?) german cars use it.

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Great, that's a relief!

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Old 17th March 2016, 11:36 AM
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Even red ATF is a good enough short term solution in an emergency. I would have no hesitation using it if I was stranded and couldn't get the green stuff, but that would definitely require flushing afterwards since it will eventually eat the seals. We're talking many months or even years though, not hours

Just don't ever confuse CHF with Citroen LHM! Same colour, but LHM will eat through concrete
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Even red ATF is a good enough short term solution in an emergency. I would have no hesitation using it if I was stranded and couldn't get the green stuff, but that would definitely require flushing afterwards since it will eventually eat the seals. We're talking many months or even years though, not hours

Just don't ever confuse CHF with Citroen LHM! Same colour, but LHM will eat through concrete
Funny you should say that. I was thinking how similar it looked to LHM and was wondering if there were any other similarities .... I guess not. After years of BX and XM ownership, LHM is one green fluid that I'm very familiar with! Even had the misfortune to taste it once!


Do you happen to know what CHF11S smells like when it's burning? Does it smell like burning plastic by any chance?

Reason I ask is, in the lead up to this loss of fluid, very occasionally there was a smell of burning plastic, and even little puffs of smoke, coming from the engine bay, seemingly from something burning on the exhaust manifold. It was difficult to see what it was and, at the time, there seemed to be no loss of any fluids. I'm suspecting/hoping that it turns out to be the same leak, hopefully one that is simple and cheap to fix.
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I'm not sure what it smells like when burning tbh. Can't say I've ever encountered that.

Entirely feasible it could drip on to the downpipes though, since the p/s lines run over both of them. I might scoot out to the workshop and try it - I'm curious now
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Old 17th March 2016, 06:16 PM
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Yes, it does smell a bit like burning plastic when 'vigorously heated'. It doesn't want to catch fire though - it boils and evaporates before it'll ignite. It seems almost flame-retardant.

Don't try this at home


"I'm just going to the workshop for a bit"
"Ok honey what are you doing tonight?"
"Setting fire to power steering fluid to see what it smells like"
"Of course you are."

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"i'm just going to the workshop for a bit"
"ok honey what are you doing tonight?"
"setting fire to power steering fluid to see what it smells like"
"of course you are."
lol :rofl:
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Let me correct that....
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"Setting fire to power steering fluid to inhale the fumes see what it smells like"
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Good to know Mikki. Thanks for that!


My Amazon order of 11S fluid arrived too late to take it to the garage today (typical ... they normally deliver early, but not today!). I'm taking it to the garage tomorrow instead to investigate where it's leaking.

I've topped it back up though (took about 1 Litre) and everything seems ok, despite the pump protesting loudly in the mile or so I had to drive to get home yesterday. I was worried that may have damaged the pump, but it seems to be working normally. No obvious signs of leakage either, so it must be a relatively slow or intermittent leak.
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