Steering fluid - what brand?
12-23-2008, 07:00 PM
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Need to add some steering fluid to my 6er, anybody knows what brand/spec to use?
I'm not replacing, just adding, so it had to be compatible with whatever is in there already (I assume it is BMW OEM or whatever they use).
I'm not replacing, just adding, so it had to be compatible with whatever is in there already (I assume it is BMW OEM or whatever they use).
12-23-2008, 09:56 PM
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Ill check once I get home but its CHF 11S (GREEN CONTAINER) or you can get it from BMW dealership... Yes it will be compatible with existing fluid...
12-24-2008, 05:07 PM
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Originally Posted by tbal' post='751855' date='Dec 24 2008, 01:56 AM
Ill check once I get home but its CHF 11S (GREEN CONTAINER) or you can get it from BMW dealership... Yes it will be compatible with existing fluid...
12-25-2008, 07:49 PM
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Originally Posted by TexaZ3' post='752373' date='Dec 24 2008, 09:07 PM
Thanks! Yep, that is exactly what they use. Stopped by my dealer today and they added the fluid free of charge, but they said they can't sell it to me - weird. But its not like I'm going to need it often.
12-25-2008, 09:24 PM
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is there a leak or does the car use steering fluid normally like engine oil?
12-26-2008, 07:08 PM
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Originally Posted by bobr2001' post='752915' date='Dec 26 2008, 01:24 AM
is there a leak or does the car use steering fluid normally like engine oil?
There is no leak in my car for sure, so (maybe) he is right? I don't know.
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Originally Posted by TexaZ3' post='753399' date='Dec 26 2008, 10:08 PM
He told me that it (get this!) evaporates over time through the lines. I told him he is crazy, and he said that this is what BMW techs told them. Whatever :-)
There is no leak in my car for sure, so (maybe) he is right? I don't know.
There is no leak in my car for sure, so (maybe) he is right? I don't know.
Seems like my car could use some as well. I'm considering ordering a can online ... I'm too lazy to drive to the dealership, especially if they're not willing to sell it to you.
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Originally Posted by TexaZ3' post='751759' date='Dec 23 2008, 11:00 PM
Need to add some steering fluid to my 6er, anybody knows what brand/spec to use?
I'm not replacing, just adding, so it had to be compatible with whatever is in there already (I assume it is BMW OEM or whatever they use).
I'm not replacing, just adding, so it had to be compatible with whatever is in there already (I assume it is BMW OEM or whatever they use).
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