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colin129

colin129

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When I got back form the South of France last month, as I was turning into my driveway after nearly 1,900 miles of pretty much fault free running, I noticed the steering was noisy. I sort of put it down to a hard couple of days of driving.

I finally got round to checking it out at the weekend & found that the PAS reservoir was completely empty. There was no obvious indication that the fluid had leaked out of the chamber, it just wasn't wet enough for that, & there are no drips under the car, indicating that it had all leaked out onto the M25. I didn't have enough time to get the car on a jack & have a good look underneath, just a quick visual inspection. I never have enough time to do stuff for myself [&o]

Any easy checks I can make which are might be DIY jobs & what are the worst case scenarios?
 
Sounds the same as what happened to mine. Check between the front wheels and I expect you'll find drops of fluid where it's all leaked out of the steering rack. If you take off the undertray that hides the rack you'll probably find it smeared over the other side.

You'll be able to top it up to get you to a garage to have the rack replaced. Use red Automatic transmission fluid to top up (not power steering fluid).
 
Most specialists will get a re-furbished one which costs around £500 + fitting and VAT. Your existing one goes back in exchange. Alternatively they can send it off to be refurbed which will cost about half that. However, that depends on them being able to store your car for a week or two while the rack is away for refurb.
 
Yes Steve, damp all along the underside, very messy [:eek:]

Had a chat with the garage this morning & they reckon the most common fault they see is a failure of the pipe into the rack, so fingers crossed it might not be too serious. Taking it up on Saturday for them to have a quick look & diagnosis.
 
Having negotiated the over enthusiastic salesperson at Halfrauds (what car is it?) I have obtained some Dextron red automatic transmission fluid & decided it would be a good idea to top it up this evening to allow it to run through the system before my drive up to the garage tomorrow morning.

So, there's little clearance around the reservoir, I decided to remove the oil filler cap to give myself a little more space & proceeded to pour fluid all over the engine bay. Anyway, I had another look & thought that removing the air cleaner box would give me more room. Except there doesn't appear to be enough clearance to remove it.

Any ideas which don't involve flexible tubing & funnels (I don't have either to hand) gratefully accepted. [&:]
 
To remove the air box, remove the oil filler cap and then it can be wiggled out. However, if you've not done this before I'd suggest you leave it for now (getting it back on and the rear clips fastened can be a bit tricky) and just make a cone out of stiff paper to use as a funnel or cut the end off a small water bottle.

By the way, ATF usually comes in a bottle with a flexible tube on it so that you avoid this sort of problem.
 
ORIGINAL: A9XXC

By the way, ATF usually comes in a bottle with a flexible tube on it so that you avoid this sort of problem
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Undo the cap and the hose will pull out.
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Got it, it's a bit longer, I'll give it a go.






Cheers guys, easy when you know how! [;)][;)][;)]
 
There's a pipe which runs behind the reservoir, you need to take the air filter box out to see it. Fluid was, literally, squirting out when the steering wheel was turned.

Apparently it's a fairly common failure.
 
Be careful when dealing with atf and power steering fluid leeks. Make sure it's not getting onto anything hot as it is extremely flammable. Just ask any of the famous burning Gallardo drivers.
 
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