What is this Power steering cap mod?

[will.i.am.s2]

Just been searching the web and stumbled across this..............

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This interests me if it does what i think it does and stops the damn cap leaking all over the engine bay. Ive had 3 caps now same thing happens every time after a few hundred miles. So can anyone confirm whats in the pictures?

[snowman]

There is a small breather hole in the cap,sometimes it spit power steering fluid all over the bay,so people adapt the cover to have a hose taking away the spillage.I used some mountainbike hydraulic brake hose...

[MatBrown]

It's just a fitting to allow a breather pipe to be connected which goes to a catch tank for any fluid escaping.

[FATBOY]

i want to do something like this! anyone know where to get the bits from??? and what is needed?

[will.i.am.s2]

Liking this idea a lot, another one for the list of things to do :D

Looks like some kind of bleed nipple is needed....

[snowman]

Heres the bits that I used,all available from Bike shops,the hose at the end is just brake cable to show but youll need hydraulic hose(doesnt have to be braided,plastic is cheaper)



Make a hole in the res cap SMALLER than the dia of the bleed screw,this way it will self tap into the plastic and you wont have to use a nut on other side

[FATBOY]

this the type of thing?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hydraulic-...item2eb7d09b14

[snowman]

Yeah,but the bolt is way too long

[FATBOY]

yeah i see, cheers for the heads up on the bits needed mate :0) will have a look at this next weekend...

[theweekendhaslanded]

Excellent info. I have the same problem!! I'm constantly opening the bonnet to wipe away frigging pas fluid!!