Power steering pump and fluid
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Power steering pump and fluid
I noticed today that my PS pump is literally almost out of fluid... There is no leaks and the dealer filled it up 2 years ago, Do these pumps eat up fluid? What fluid should I throw in here? Just any synthetic fluid? searched and found info on leaks and one "going nuclear"
, but nothing on fluid. What do you guys run?
, but nothing on fluid. What do you guys run?
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not checked your fluid in 2 years, what do you smoke besides your lights? anyways 
check your steering rack, it is probably leaking into the plastic belly pan under the car, the rack is the long piece with the two rods coming out one on each side that attaches to the wheels. There will be two hoses attached, also a point of possible leakage. There are plastic bellows which cover the tie rods, if no leakage is seen anywhere else, take a sharp awl and poke a hole in the bellows on either side at the bottom to see if the fluid is in the bellows. Good luck
check your steering rack, it is probably leaking into the plastic belly pan under the car, the rack is the long piece with the two rods coming out one on each side that attaches to the wheels. There will be two hoses attached, also a point of possible leakage. There are plastic bellows which cover the tie rods, if no leakage is seen anywhere else, take a sharp awl and poke a hole in the bellows on either side at the bottom to see if the fluid is in the bellows. Good luck
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Why are you replacing the reservoir? Its a piece of plastic. You can replace the seal if you think its leaking from there, otherwise there isn't much point.
Why are you replacing the reservoir? Its a piece of plastic. You can replace the seal if you think its leaking from there, otherwise there isn't much point.
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yah i searched it and saw one only... why its because its cheap and the tech at the dealer said if am not wrong it has some sort of i dont wana say sponge but something that collects dirt and such
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Exactly, I have heard there a little filters built in. So might as well replace it as maintenance
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I've been told by a few people that the reservoir has a built in filter. One of those people is a guy I have always found very knowledgable when it comes to MB so I don't know.
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+1. I am not throwing names, but I can count on the Guy who told me anyday.. If he were wrong I would be shocked.
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11S I'm fairly certain - check OM
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chf 202 is backwards compatible to 11s. either is fine
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Not necessarily. That particular fluid evaporates over time, so if the levels haven't been checked in some time and you find it low with no leaks, this is likely what happened.
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Probably the cap, but I haven't examined it. It's got to be vented somewhere to account for thermal expansion of the fluid. It will expand around 7% in volume from a cold morning to a spirited drive with a hot engine.
