[urq] Pressure Accumulator substitution

[Maurits Jonkergouw]

I'de also like to chime in because I installed the mentioned OEM 
Febi-Bilstein a year ago but it went bad after a few months, so I installed 
a used Audi one and this also went bad. So I'm wondering if it's physically 
possible perhaps a faulty valve block can cause the bomb to leak?

Regards,
Maurits

1986 quattro GV


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "urq" <urq at pacbell.net>
To: <urq at audifans.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 7:04 AM
Subject: Re: [urq] Pressure Accumulator substitution


> Yes, they can go bad on the shelf.  The problem is that the pressurized 
> gas
> leaks through the membrane over time.  That said, having one unpressurized
> on the shelf will last longer than a functional one in a car, where it
> should normally be sitting at higher pressure pretty much constantly ...
>
> Steve B
> San Jose, CA (USA)
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
> Ok, maybe this is a stupid question but I have one of these on my shelf, 
> new
> in a box...has been sitting for about a year, I'm about to replace it on 
> my
> car, but the question is i know these hold some presure, but do they go 
> bad
> by just sitting on one's shelf?
>
> Thanks...
> JP
>
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