Power Steering Fluid Reservoir: Service and Repair

Fluid Reservoir

Removal

1. Open engine compartment and fit paintwork protection covers.





2. Place suitable absorbent material below fluid reservoir to absorb spillage.

3. Disconnect pump feed hose from reservoir.
- Release clip.
- Disconnect hose.
- Fit blanking plugs to reservoir stub pipe and hose.





4. Remove nuts from reservoir mounting bracket.
- Reposition reservoir to gain access to return hose.





5. Remove return hose from reservoir.
- Release clip.
- Disconnect hose.
- Fit blanking plugs to reservoir stub pipe and hose.

6. Remove reservoir.





7. Remove reservoir from mounting bracket.
- Remove clamp bolt.
- Remove reservoir from bracket.

Installation





1. Fit reservoir to mounting bracket.
- Position bracket to reservoir.
- Fit and tighten clamp bolt.





2. Connect return hose to reservoir.
- Remove blanking plugs.
- Connect hose.
- Position and tighten clip.





3. Connect pump feed hose to reservoir.
- Remove blanking plugs.
- Connect hose.
- Position and tighten clip.

4. Remove absorbent material from below the reservoir.
- Clean any fluid spillage from below the reservoir.





5. Fit reservoir.
- Fit mounting bracket to body studs.
- Fit and tighten nuts.





6. Fill reservoir with fluid to bottom of filler neck.
- Fill reservoir
- Wait for air to escape; this will be evident when air bubbles are no longer present.
- Top-up fluid to bottom of filler neck if necessary.

7. Raise front of vehicle and support on stands.

8. Do not start engine, turn steering from lock-to-lock three times.

9. Start the engine.
- Immediately top up with fluid as air is expelled.
- Turn the steering lock-to-lock three times.

10. Switch engine off.





11. Lower vehicle.

12. Top-up fluid level to maximum mark on dip-stick. Do not overfill.
- Fit reservoir filler cap.

13. Remove paintwork protection covers.