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Each model => Espace => Topic started by: Alfistipohjoosesta on February 21, 2011, 07:45:45 am

Title: Perhaps not everyone knows.
Post by: Alfistipohjoosesta on February 21, 2011, 07:45:45 am

Finland was well below freezing. Renault outdoor temperature gauge does not show anything if it is colder than -33 C

Title: Re: Perhaps not everyone knows.
Post by: Matra_Hans on February 21, 2011, 08:35:49 am

That is very interesting and useful to know  ;)

Title: Re: Perhaps not everyone knows.
Post by: jack daniels on February 21, 2011, 03:45:18 pm

how does the power steering feel at those temperatures?

I have driven mostly Toyotas recently and when I drive my Espace now, the steering feels heavy.
Could it just be the cold ( -10 to -20 ) or is the steering a bit heavy on the espace III at low speed?

 I dont remember it feeling heavy before. The fluid is just standard mineral oil dexron III.
There is no noise or leakage, pehaps I just need to work-out more often.

Title: Re: Perhaps not everyone knows.
Post by: Alfistipohjoosesta on February 21, 2011, 07:49:54 pm

http://www.valvoline.fi/tuotteet/voiteluaineet/muut/ohjausteh_neste.html

That oil works -40 C my Alfa 166.

Dirty macpherson bearing can make driving heavy.