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      01-23-2019, 12:23 PM   #1
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Power Steering Fluid

Hey, guys. I'm about to change my power steering fluid, and wondering if I chose the right one? Fluid's never been changed and I'm at 96k miles.

I got Red Line 30404 fluid, but now I can't find anywhere except ECS Tuning that says it's correct? Is there any difference?
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Pentosin CHF 11S is what I use to top mine up with. You'll need to change the filter also at that mileage (which, IIRC, means changing out the fluid reservoir).
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Pentosin CHF 11S is what I use to top mine up with. You'll need to change the filter also at that mileage (which, IIRC, means changing out the fluid reservoir).
Thanks! How much fluid will I need if I change the reservoir and the fluid?
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Off the top of my head I don't know the qty required.
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If I recall it's half a container (half liter). There is a utubevideo on changing the reservoir.
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I may be wrong on this, but, some systems use another type of fluid. Check on the reservoir cap and hopefully the label that tells which fluid is still on the cap.
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Should you change this fluid according to age or mileage? As I only put about 5K on my car every year now.
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Should you change this fluid according to age or mileage? As I only put about 5K on my car every year now.
Depends on who you ask. BMW says lifetime. I personally interpret that to mean lifetime of the Initial lease or financing. So I personally change mine somewhere between 3-4 years & 36-48k mi.

http://bd8ba3c866c8cbc330ab-7b26c6f3..._11s_Oct12.pdf
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The label on the reservoir cap will tell you what to use. Do not use anything else, this stuff is not interchangeable.Will probably be Pentosin as noted above. The reservoir has a fixed filter inside so change the whole thing, it's not that expensive. Do not believe any of BMW's lifetime fill nonsense on any of your car's fluids. Do yourself a favor and download Mike Miller's free "Lifetime Maintenance Schedule" if the car's a keeper. I believe the the recommendation is to change the P/S fluid is every 30k. miles.
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This is a standardized hydraulic fluid. If ECS says the redline is OK, it probably is.
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