convertible hood fluid- what is it?

[danny22]

I got a leak on my hydraulic hood. I traced it to a leaky pipe- phoned Saab, they wanted £98 pounds for 1 pipe about 3ft long- hahahhahahaaha. got one made at a hydraulic pipe place for a tenner in stainless braided hose.
But i dont know what kind of fluid to put in it, my friend told me Saab charge £60 per litre, but im sure something cheaper will do the job (without Saab name on bottle) Can anyone help me pleeeeeeeeese.Dan

[Mark in Ireland]

Any thin oil will do, I'm running ATF, but any cheap hydraulic oil for car jacks etc will do. You don't need anything fancy.

Check out www.saabcentral.com forums for more info.

[danny22]

Thanks - i ended up using power steering fluid- works fine, cheers for the reply