Strut coolant fluid?, what goes in Options

[jaxdream]

I scored a set of 89 Carrea Boge struts to use my 914 inserts in.Pulled the 89 insert out looks like the valving set up used in motorcycle front forks (IMG:style_emoticons/default/WTF.gif) Anyway my 914 insert fits in ok just got to come up with centering rings for the insert , my question is do I fill with some kind of coolant , the Paragon article states either oil or antifrezze , or is this not neccesary for a sealed insert unit ??
Strut prt # 911.341.041/042.04

Do fill with fluid or not ?? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)

Jaxdream

[cwpeden]

Unless your racing, how much heat do you think your shocks will generate?

[ArtechnikA]

Unless your racing, how much heat do you think your shocks will generate?

It doesn't really matter...
A quart of ATF will do both struts (with a bunch left over) and it's an easy "no downside" As Long As. Consider that what are commonly called 'shock absorbers' aren't (the springs absorb the shocks...) they are really spring dampers and the axial forces can easily be 3X the spring rate. They get hot, and the heat serves no purpose.

so thats why the negative term "fish oil" is used with cheap shocks

Have you ever pulled open an original-to-the-car Boge strut - the ones with *no insert* ? Yes, folks, as delivered from the factory, the pistons ran directly in the strut tube (this was true for /6's, I donno about /4's). I've done that job twice and the Boge hydraulic fluid is as horribly nasty smelling as anything you'd never hope to come across. Dead fish is a good approximation...