Pagoda SL Group

W113 Pagoda SL Group => Drive train, fuel, suspension, steering & brakes => Topic started by: wwheeler on March 05, 2021, 03:34:14

Title: Power Steering Reservoir label
Post by: wwheeler on March 05, 2021, 03:34:14

I think I have seen this before here and not sure. The attached picture is from a '70s W108. Did the W1113 cars ever have this?

Thanks.

Title: Re: Power Steering Reservoir label
Post by: Pawel66 on March 05, 2021, 12:15:28

I think I asked once about it and the answer was "no" . But let's see!

Title: Re: Power Steering Reservoir label
Post by: MikeSimon on March 05, 2021, 14:24:14

I find this strange. The wording cannot be correct. "Nur" is German and "Transmission Fluid" is English. It should either say "Only Transmission Fluid" or "Nur Automatic Getriebe-Öl"

Title: Re: Power Steering Reservoir label
Post by: wwheeler on March 05, 2021, 16:00:23

I thought about that also. Kind of weird. The person that had this also has seen it on some 3.5 W111 cars. Also note the knurled nut, not a wing nut to hold the cap.

Title: Re: Power Steering Reservoir label
Post by: Baybear on March 05, 2021, 16:07:47

I have that labelling on my 4.5 and 6.3. Knurled nut on 4.5 and wing nut on 6.3. Nothing on the '71 280sl.
Will

Title: Re: Power Steering Reservoir label
Post by: Sead on March 05, 2021, 17:41:11

This is what it looked like on my 64 230SL

Title: Re: Power Steering Reservoir label
Post by: wwheeler on March 05, 2021, 18:07:34

Sead,

Did you have anything on the top cap?

Title: Re: Power Steering Reservoir label
Post by: Pawel66 on March 05, 2021, 20:24:56

Quote from: Sead on March 05, 2021, 17:41:11

This is what it looked like on my 64 230SL

That imprint is awesome!!! If we could only prove it was on W113!

Title: Re: Power Steering Reservoir label
Post by: Pawel66 on March 05, 2021, 20:25:49

Quote from: Baybear on March 05, 2021, 16:07:47

I have that labelling on my 4.5 and 6.3. Knurled nut on 4.5 and wing nut on 6.3. Nothing on the '71 280sl.
Will

This is what someone said. It was on many cars, but not on W113.

We could double check on 49er's car.

Title: Re: Power Steering Reservoir label
Post by: Sead on March 06, 2021, 06:36:55

Quote from: wwheeler on March 05, 2021, 18:07:34

Sead,

Did you have anything on the top cap?

nope.
see pic.

Title: Re: Power Steering Reservoir label
Post by: 280SE Guy on March 06, 2021, 11:33:13

The label was only on the V8 engines from that period.

Title: Re: Power Steering Reservoir label
Post by: Shvegel on March 08, 2021, 10:04:11

I believe automatic transmission fluid mists and foams more readily than power steering fluid? My gues is the were concerned by the close proximity to the exhaust manifold on the V8.

Title: Re: Power Steering Reservoir label
Post by: MikeSimon on March 08, 2021, 12:58:31

Pat: Back then and well into the 80s, there was no special power steering fluid. It was commonly Automatic Transmission fluid used for power steering. Mostly a Dexron II spec. BMW used a special fluid filling for cold climates called "Pentosin". Very agressive and toxic stuff.
When the Dexron spec changed and the manufacturers realized they could make money selling p/s fluid, they started to do so. Most of them slapped their logo on a proprietary bottle of ATF and called it P/S fluid. At Vickers, we based all our testing and performance specifications on the use of ATF.