[Bluesun]

Mine has oil all over the top . I don't even know what it is to figure out what the issue is. Is it something I can address when I replace the oil filter housing gasket?


(obviously this is not my car -- just stole this pic because it was convenient)

[135Pats]

Power steering reservoir, they leak all the time. Replace canister and/or refill.

Has nothing to do with the OFHG.

[Bluesun]

Originally Posted by 135Pats

Power steering reservoir, they leak all the time. Replace canister and/or refill.

Has nothing to do with the OFHG.

Thanks!

I figured it wasn't related to the oil filter housing gasket -- just if it was easy enough to fix that I could do both together. My poor car is in need of some love before I go back to E85 .

[RaceTruk]

Lol at using a pic of a single turbo car

[Rotorocious]

The cap has a tiny hole in it to vent.
In some tracked cars with a similar cap I've seen some people run a tiny metal vac line in the hole, seal it, then run silicone line from it to a more desirable location (such as through the belly pan to the street)

[Bimmer Barney]

Originally Posted by Rotorocious

The cap has a tiny hole in it to vent.
In some tracked cars with a similar cap I've seen some people run a tiny metal vac line in the hole, seal it, then run silicone line from it to a more desirable location (such as through the belly pan to the street)

So they have oil run to the track? What a stupid idea.

Replace the cap oring. $5 part and resolves this issue.

[e90335imike]

Anyone know the part number for the cap or o ring?

[crypticc]

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[maximum96]

32411128333
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[Rotorocious]

Originally Posted by Bimmer Barney

So they have oil run to the track? What a stupid idea.

Replace the cap oring. $5 part and resolves this issue.

Or a catch can.
New cap may not help unless it's leaking a lot , they all sweat oil from the same hole.
I just wiped mine off and didn't worry about it

[135Pats]

Originally Posted by Rotorocious

Or a catch can.
New cap may not help unless it's leaking a lot , they all sweat oil from the same hole.
I just wiped mine off and didn't worry about it

This. It happens. Life goes on.

[pwr hungry]

Just buy a reservoir sock and throw it on. Hondas have been doing it for years for the same reason and it works extremely well at keeping things clean.

[Bimmer Barney]

Originally Posted by maximum96

32411128333
Ecstuning.com

+1

This solves it. If you disagree or have a different suggestion, I'll bet you haven't swapped the oring. No sweatbands, no wiping, no mess. Just $5 every other year.

[Bimmer Barney]

Just reporting back that after nearly two months, my reservoir has no leaking or sweating. New O-Ring FTW. Do it right, do it once.

[Bme30]

BMW has had the same design since my 88 325i. It leaked then and it leaks now.....just wipe it off and deal with it.