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Hi all
The fluid needs topping up on the power steering (B5 Facelift S4) and having trouble finding the specification for this.
Can anyone help / recomendations

cheers

Nodds

Best bet is to go to an Audi dealer, think it costs about 10/15 quid from what I remember.

I was told that the fluid you use has the be the green coloured one, was a while ago though I had to top it up every day until I got a new steering rack.

Hope this helps.

Yep it seems that it's only supplied by Audi £8 for 1L part number G 004 000 M2 incase anyone is does a future search for power steering fluid

Nodds

Hi, My power steering fluid has just dropped so I immediately put it onto a mates ramp and we could not see a leak anywhere, we couldn't get to the rack to look at that, but the pump, resevoir and piping between.them. I am going to see how it goes after topping up but I assuming the worst and that my steering rack has gone, has anyone got any other suggestions to check ?

Also what is the procedure for changing a steering rack ? it seems pretty buried is it an engine out job ?

Mike

s4jersey wrote:Hi, My power steering fluid has just dropped so I immediately put it onto a mates ramp and we could not see a leak anywhere, we couldn't get to the rack to look at that, but the pump, resevoir and piping between.them. I am going to see how it goes after topping up but I assuming the worst and that my steering rack has gone, has anyone got any other suggestions to check ?

Also what is the procedure for changing a steering rack ? it seems pretty buried is it an engine out job ?

Mike

Thanks for all the forum members responding with the help /info requested.

For anyone who is interested it was the rack, europarts £260 with £95 back when I return the old broken one.


Mike

Is it an engine out job Mike? The parts seem 'reasonable' I guess though.

Sav

Savage, book says 10.8 hours for replacement, engine out 12 hours, so not engine out it seems, also seen some guides, it looks a pain in the arse job to do, nut looks like it comes out of the passenger side wheelarch, without removing anything..... so we will see when the rack arrives and we get the job done, will try to document and take photo's and post times etc.

Mike

Found the link to the guide I found on replacing the steering rack http://www.audipages.com/Tech_Articles/ ... srack.html