Re: What is in my hydrolic fluid?
- From: "N:dlzc D:aol T:com \(dlzc\)" <dlzc@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 24 Dec 2006 12:22:50 -0700
Dear Butter:
"Butter" <clannorm@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Its a white color. It came out of my power steering. My
brother put some in his vacume chamber and thought
this would take the air out of the fluid. I had told him I
thought it was air mixed with hydraulic fluid. Didn't
work. Next he heated it to 140degrees and tried again.
Nothing but a small layer of clear fluid on top.
Water doesn't float on oil.
He now thinks its water. So how can we figure this out
without any fancy equipment. Should we raise temp to
boiling point of water? But would this tell me what it
was air or water?
Probably a solvent. Alcohol, or something like that.
If we could get this clear fluid out of there
Might be a bad idea. Might be providing some "enviromental
protections", or preventing aging of the seals.
is there a test specific for water.
Yes, does the liquid float on the oil, or vice versa? Water is
more dense than oil. Water will dissolve salt, oil will not.
And this is a home project so recources are limited.
Why are you doing this? Did you have a power steering pump fail?
The fluid can be made milky by passing over the relief valve.
Are you having difficulty in steering?
David A. Smith
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