Help. My power steering fluid is BOILING!!!
01-23-2008, 06:24 PM
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Yep! Boiling. 10 minutes after the 545i is started it heats up to the point of blowing up!! I have active steering and dynamic drive. Can anyone help?!?!
01-24-2008, 05:50 AM
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Wow!
p/s fluid is like hydraulic fluid (if not exactly the same), its not supposed to boil when kept in a purged (no air) system. And since it doesn't run through the engine block like coolant and oil, I don't think there should be too much heat transfer.
My guess is that somehow air is getting into the system. In any event, it definitely needs to be checked out by a tech.
p/s fluid is like hydraulic fluid (if not exactly the same), its not supposed to boil when kept in a purged (no air) system. And since it doesn't run through the engine block like coolant and oil, I don't think there should be too much heat transfer.
My guess is that somehow air is getting into the system. In any event, it definitely needs to be checked out by a tech.
01-25-2008, 09:00 PM
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Originally Posted by EBMCS03' post='522589' date='Jan 25 2008, 01:17 AM
How can you tell? smoke? iDrive note? or?
01-26-2008, 07:36 PM
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Originally Posted by ivan545' post='522984' date='Jan 26 2008, 01:17 AM
With that and no error message on the IDrive? insteresting, yeah i would let the dealer have a look might be a warranty issue.
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