Power steering filling

[andy_mu]

Hello All, The steering rack on my 95 motor is puffing and hissing. Where on earth do you check it's full of fluid ? Can't see an obvious filler !
New owner, Leicestershire

[Leadfoot]

The pas reservoir is the black plastic cannister mounted on the drivers side of the inlet plenum (the rectangular alloy lump on top of the engine).
The cap has a dipstick on it - make sure you hold the body of the reservoir when you undo it or the whole lot can twist on its mounting.

[Popester]

I had a similarly asthmatic problem with my PAS. Cured by topping up the reservoir. Watch out for leaks from the pipes - that was my my level was down. There are jubilee clips on the pipes underneath the reservoir and I also had seepage from the 2 rubber pipes which meet in a metal U pipe just underneath the PAS pump. This is located at the front of the block on passenger side. A quick tweak of the jubilees seems to have done the trick.

Steve

[RCA]

Hi andy, where abouts in Leicestershire, I also live in Leicestershire and am yet to find a fellow chimaera owner on here in the same area.

[andy_mu]

Hi Richard I guess not too far away. I live in Great Dalby, 4 miles from Melton Mowbray towards Market Harborough. Only had my Chimaera for 4-5 weeks, it's a 95 white 4L with 24k on the clock. Fell in love with it after seeing it on the TMS website. Sad what!. I really wanted to get rid of my Westfield before I bought another car but never mind. Lets hope the weather lifts soon and I can get the top off.

[Corin Denton]

If looking for the resevoir it should also have "ZF" stamped on the lid of the resevoir.

[manek]

A lot of the PAS systems leak -- mine does. Check it each time you check oil and pressures (you do this every week, right?).

- Manek -

[met]

does anybody know if the car will fail an mot with a power steering rack leak? i have one,i think its coming out of the seal where the shaft goes into the rack itself.its not as if there are torrents of fluid gushing out,just a slight drip.been quoted £125-£150+vat for a recon job plus about £100 labour.thanks for any feedback.by the way hi! to whoever flashed me from the rear on the a1 near newark in a blue/purple chimp,i was in the black 4.0hc....its always nice to be flashed from the rear!!! regards met

[manek]

Mine's never failed an MoT but it's been dripping very slightly ever since I bought it three-plus years ago. It would cost a fair amount to have someone fix it -- but it's cheaper to buy the occasional container of PAS fluid and it also ensures I get under the bonnet at least once a week and have a poke around...