[W126 Coupe] 560 SEC Hydraulic Pump

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Febi sells green hydraulic fluid, I don't think it's for suspension though
but maybe for the soft top system.


On 2/5/10, Mike R. <mramay at att.biz> wrote:

>

>  Nope, shouldn't be green. It should be tan/brown color. New MB hydraulic

> oil is clear, commercial grade tends to be a tan color, older fluid gets to

> the color of maple syrup. Is this a change from a color noted earlier??

>

> I'd suggest emptying the system (reservoir metal line into a 2L soda bottle

> with the engine running) and then refill with fresh fluid. Using the John

> Deere hydraulic fluid would be fine. I'd refill the system, run it around

> the block and take a sample of the reservoir fluid to check color, then

> check it a week later to see if it changed.

>

> There is no connection between the antifreeze and the hydraulic fluid

> anywhere so there shouldn't be a change.

>

> Thanks,

>

> Mike Ramay

>

> (702) 494-8056

>

>

>

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> *Subject:* Re: [W126 Coupe] 560 SEC Hydraulic Pump

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>

> Hey Mike – I played around with the pump (loosened the hex-head bolts and

> the lines into and out of the pump) to see what problems I might have. I

> will do the work Sunday morning.

>

> The odd situation I have is that the hydraulic oil is now green like the

> engine coolant. Should that be happening or is something other than the pump

> wrong?

>

> I have the O-rings, a gasket, and the shaft seal ready to go, but don’t

> want to pull the pump, replace the parts and re-install it if I am going to

> have to pull it out again. I don’t know why the hydraulic oil is green.

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