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The VW Passat is pretty much mechanically that same car as a front wheel drive only version of an A4 of the same year model, so if you get VW oem'ed fluid for a Passat, it'll be the same stuff.
If your power steering has had improper fluid out in... or mixed with the original fluid, then you need to do a flush and refill with the proper stuff. There are some good DIY articles available on how to perform this procedure.
Here's a simplified one: https://www.audiforums.com/forum/b5-...5/#post1034945
BTW, from what I've been reading, it takes two 1-liter containers of new fluid to do the job.
I bought two 1-liter cans of Pentosin CHF-11S to do my car, since the fluid in it is old and turned dark... but just haven't gotten around to it yet. I'll probably do that at the same time I do an upcoming control arm replacement job.
If your power steering has had improper fluid out in... or mixed with the original fluid, then you need to do a flush and refill with the proper stuff. There are some good DIY articles available on how to perform this procedure.
Here's a simplified one: https://www.audiforums.com/forum/b5-...5/#post1034945
BTW, from what I've been reading, it takes two 1-liter containers of new fluid to do the job.
I bought two 1-liter cans of Pentosin CHF-11S to do my car, since the fluid in it is old and turned dark... but just haven't gotten around to it yet. I'll probably do that at the same time I do an upcoming control arm replacement job.
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The VW Passat is pretty much mechanically that same car as a front wheel drive only version of an A4 of the same year model, so if you get VW oem'ed fluid for a Passat, it'll be the same stuff.
If your power steering has had improper fluid out in... or mixed with the original fluid, then you need to do a flush and refill with the proper stuff. There are some good DIY articles available on how to perform this procedure.
Here's a simplified one: https://www.audiforums.com/forum/b5-...5/#post1034945
BTW, from what I've been reading, it takes two 1-liter containers of new fluid to do the job.
I bought two 1-liter cans of Pentosin CHF-11S to do my car, since the fluid in it is old and turned dark... but just haven't gotten around to it yet. I'll probably do that at the same time I do an upcoming control arm replacement job.
If your power steering has had improper fluid out in... or mixed with the original fluid, then you need to do a flush and refill with the proper stuff. There are some good DIY articles available on how to perform this procedure.
Here's a simplified one: https://www.audiforums.com/forum/b5-...5/#post1034945
BTW, from what I've been reading, it takes two 1-liter containers of new fluid to do the job.
I bought two 1-liter cans of Pentosin CHF-11S to do my car, since the fluid in it is old and turned dark... but just haven't gotten around to it yet. I'll probably do that at the same time I do an upcoming control arm replacement job.
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