Re: Power steering hose replacement

[Drew Mouton <drew@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hassan,
I haven't yet had to mess with the PS on my E36's but I had to work on 
the PS system on each of my E30's (87, 89 and 91 325iC's) and I'd 
assume it's comparable.

Do you know which hose? Your '93 I believe has 3: one from the 
reservoir to the pump, one pump to rack and one rack to reservoir. 
FWIW, the friendly people at Bavarian Auto tell me that those hoses are 
$43. 25, $191 and $77.45, respectively.

I don't think the work is too hard, though it is a bit messy. Bear in 
mind that you have high pressure fittings, and possibly little copper 
sleeves at the tips - first thing I'd do is spend the 15 dirty minutes 
to ascertain exactly where my leak is, and _what's_ leaking. On my last 
car, it wasn't the hoses, but the reservoir with a small crack.

I got a salvage pull from Vines BMW (vinesauto.com) for $15 and it took 
30 minutes to install AND clean up.

Hope that helps,
Drew



> Date: Tue, 20 May 2003 10:58:32 -0500
> From: "Hassan Mkaouri" <Hassan.Mkaouri@domain.elided>
> Subject: Power steering hose replacement
>
> Hello everybody, I need to replace the power steering hose (connected 
> to
> the racking pinion) on my 1993 325i. Does anybody know how much work is
> involved ? Is this something I need to take to the dealer. I am just
> looking for ideas/tips if anybody has done it in the past.
> Thanks
> hm@domain.elided

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