Power Steering Reservoir Overflow

[Mega Man]

Is it just me, or do you other N54 drivers get overflow on your power steering reservoir after tracking? Other than wiping it up later, is there a bigger reservoir?

How much should be in there? Any idea how much is leaking out?

[Dackelone]

It happens. Just get an old sock and put it over the cap(maybe with a rubber band around the sock). The cap has a hole on the side - when the PS fluid starts to boil... the fluid escapes thru that hole.

[RyanDavies]

Happens all the time. It'll go away when it gets low .

[fe1rx]

This thread shows a good solution:

http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showp...2&postcount=11

I use a similar approach but skipped the catch can. I just run a longer tube down to where a bit of fluid escaping won't be noticed.

[titium]

Originally Posted by Dackelone

It happens. Just get an old sock and put it over the cap(maybe with a rubber band around the sock). The cap has a hole on the side - when the PS fluid starts to boil... the fluid escapes thru that hole.

does the fluid actually boil or is it from the g force from corners moving it around? if it's boiling shouldn't we be changing it?

[Dackelone]

Originally Posted by titium

does the fluid actually boil or is it from the g force from corners moving it around? if it's boiling shouldn't we be changing it?

Well... I don't know for sure... but I think it boils. Yes, we should change the PS fluid. But most people don't - ever. I would change it by using a suction hand pump and use the correct BMW fluid(written on the cap).

Dack