power steering fluid bottle

[scotte666]

i notice that i lose a little fluid through the bottle cap only a little bit but i wipe it up then when i look a week or so later there again...could it be the rubber seal on the cap has gone?i looked at cap seemed ok but not sure if u would notice it really

[Daz]

They all do it.


(Apart from my Williams 3, which didn't leak at all.. not sure why)

[scotte666]

so a new cap wont help.pisses me off as i clean my engine bay up again then i have a bit of fluid over the bonnet when i open it up.

[Daz]

Nope.. Won't do a thing 99% of the time.

[Mark_Ritchspeed]

I have an overflow on mine. Basically just drilled a hole into the top of the cap, pushed in some washer pipe and run the other end into a small plastic container located by the ecu. Now when it fills up the other bottle I just empty it back into the system.

I think the system basically gets over-pressurised when its used at high rpm constantly and if taken on track it makes a right mess.

[MatBrown]

You could always try a new cap and let us know! :D



Mat.

[FATBOY]

so i was told, they all have a tiny breather hole in the cap! wouldnt block it tho! cos its there for a reason!

[Daz]

so i was told, they all have a tiny breather hole in the cap! wouldnt block it tho! cos its there for a reason!

Yea, to make a mess.. :lol: