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Old Dec 13, 2009 | 10:24 AM
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I was being a little nosey under the hood today and noticed that the P/S pump is sweating a bit. There was some grease around and on it, as well as the bracket, and a small amount on the undercarrige cover. Wondering if this is normal? The fluid level in the reseviour is exactly on the MAX line. Maybe its just me being paranoid, but that pump is 1500-2000$ lol.
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Old Dec 13, 2009 | 06:59 PM
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ive got an 04 545i - regular service schedule and they have never said anything about mine sweating...
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Old Dec 14, 2009 | 07:21 PM
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Originally Posted by tiangco.a' post='1073182' date='Dec 13 2009, 10:59 PM
ive got an 04 545i - regular service schedule and they have never said anything about mine sweating...
Well i cleaned all the grease off and nothing has returned yet. Drove it about 350 miles since then.
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Old Dec 14, 2009 | 11:04 PM
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Originally Posted by 05545i' post='1072953' date='Dec 14 2009, 02:24 AM
I was being a little nosey under the hood today and noticed that the P/S pump is sweating a bit. There was some grease around and on it, as well as the bracket, and a small amount on the undercarrige cover. Wondering if this is normal? The fluid level in the reseviour is exactly on the MAX line. Maybe its just me being paranoid, but that pump is 1500-2000$ lol.
the other day i also noticed the sweating on the reservoir, asked a guy in a reputable indy workshop nearby, and he said it's normal, it only happens when the oil is too full.. so he just wiped it off.. problem is i havn't pop up the hood since.. not sure wether it still sweating oil or not..
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