a little knowledge is dangerous !

Same recently with a power steering topped up with screen wash.

mrcheerful

Did they *drive* in ?...

I had a chap who bougth in a Citroen BX (on a low loader)

His hydraulic reservoir had a mix of water and LHM in it !!

He told me "it was low on fluid, my mate said that as it was a mineral system, you can put mineral water in it" So he goes down the shop, buys a bottle of perrier, then pours it in.

That was the most expensive bottle of perrier that he bought.

Regards. Slim.

oh yes & all weekend, they ended up with a complete brake fluid change, short term no apparant damage, but long term ? who knows, i should'nt imagine any problems occuring though.

( snipped-for-privacy@tesco.net) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying :

Not as bad as the numpty who topped up the brakes on my mother's Xantia with brake fluid.

At a Citroen dealer. At the car's first service from new.

reg ( snipped-for-privacy@somewhere.fsten.co.uk) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying :

Could be worse. They could have put the brake fluid in the screen wash...

The message from snipped-for-privacy@tesco.net contains these words:

Perhaps a little benzene is good for 'em!

That is one very expensive garage mistake, for the garage that is.

Out of curiosity, what was the response of the garage and the recompense involved?

PDH

Paul Hubbard ( snipped-for-privacy@ntlworld.com) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying :

Yup.

The car went away on a flatbed, and came back a week later, fixed, without any invoice. A loan car was provided.

That dealer was never visited again.

Probably wouldn't have got into the actual braking circuits without substantial pad wear first.

Oh, I don't know. I heard two-tone paint might be coming back in soon.