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Well at least I think it is! :'(
Basically, my mum thought there was a leak under the driveway so I rolled my car back and saw this patch of damp, dabbed my hand on it and sniffed it. Smelt like power steering fluid and it also felt oily and had a green tinge to it.
Checked under the bonnet and the power steering reservior looks like it is weeping from the cap (TRW system - Not sure if it is Gen 1 or 2 though, [has a round bottle!?])
Cleaned up the bottle and also the cap just incase it was some dirt or something causing the cap not to seal properly.
The level is bang on MAX.
Had a look under the car and didn't notice anything obvious like damp patches or anything like that. I'm going to jack it up and get under at the weekend for a closer look.
Has anyone ever had any issues like this and what was it that caused the leak? Just trying to get an idea at the moment at the rough cost for a repair. Just hoping it is not a new rack thats needed as from what I'm aware it's a subframe out jobbie!
Are there any common places that these racks / reservoirs will leak so I can take a closer look. Hopefully it is just something simple that can be done on the driveway.
Cheers!
Basically, my mum thought there was a leak under the driveway so I rolled my car back and saw this patch of damp, dabbed my hand on it and sniffed it. Smelt like power steering fluid and it also felt oily and had a green tinge to it.
Checked under the bonnet and the power steering reservior looks like it is weeping from the cap (TRW system - Not sure if it is Gen 1 or 2 though, [has a round bottle!?])
Cleaned up the bottle and also the cap just incase it was some dirt or something causing the cap not to seal properly.
The level is bang on MAX.
Had a look under the car and didn't notice anything obvious like damp patches or anything like that. I'm going to jack it up and get under at the weekend for a closer look.
Has anyone ever had any issues like this and what was it that caused the leak? Just trying to get an idea at the moment at the rough cost for a repair. Just hoping it is not a new rack thats needed as from what I'm aware it's a subframe out jobbie!
Are there any common places that these racks / reservoirs will leak so I can take a closer look. Hopefully it is just something simple that can be done on the driveway.
Cheers!