seagull369
Active Member
I had a significant amount of H2O in my hydraulic system on my 580E, and consequently drained the reservoir and, thanks to some great advice I received when on here, blew out each of the umpteenth cylinders with compressed air (both ways). After doing all that, I imagine there's still some contaminated fluid in the lines & pump and was wondering what might be the best way to get it out. I was tempted just to start her up and methodically move each and every control valve fore and aft, but am not sure that would do the trick or may even inadvertedly burn out the pump. I also thought about using compressed air again, but am unsure as to how well that'd work either or if I'd need to keep certain valves open when doing it. If I can avoid it, I'd rather not use fresh oil to purge the lines due to cost and the messy-ness factor. Any helful comments would be greatly appreciated! Thanks.