This is quite common, I don't know what the cause is, my car never seemed to suffer from it much.
I remember I think it was Nigel had some sort of mini bandana tied round his to stop the fluid going everywhere.
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| Author: | yellowchinaman [ Wed Jun 06, 2012 9:17 pm ] |
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Does anyone else find that their power steering bottle is always covered in oil? I keep cleaning mine but I find that when cornering, oil leaks out when swivelled up to the lid and out the edge. Crap lid design? |
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| Author: | Sirius [ Wed Jun 06, 2012 9:45 pm ] |
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This is quite common, I don't know what the cause is, my car never seemed to suffer from it much. I remember I think it was Nigel had some sort of mini bandana tied round his to stop the fluid going everywhere.
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| Author: | Meurz [ Wed Jun 06, 2012 10:16 pm ] |
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You can get wrist/sweat band like insulators for fluid reservoirs. If you go that route, make sure it's made out of fire retardant fabric instead of just using a nice looking Adidas item
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| Author: | yellowchinaman [ Thu Jun 07, 2012 9:32 am ] |
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100% cotton sock it is lol I was thinking of making some kind of gasket or seal to go in the lid. |
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| Author: | johnyboy1976 [ Thu Jun 07, 2012 12:41 pm ] |
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i bought a alloy replacement one for mine that tgt are going to fit |
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| Author: | TrackToyFour [ Thu Jun 07, 2012 6:55 pm ] |
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I've also done the same and fitted an ally P/S reservoir on my track toy
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| Author: | Kris [ Fri Jun 08, 2012 11:25 am ] |
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There's a plastic mesh inside the bottle that gets clogged over time - think this is the root cause of the leaky bottles... |
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| Author: | Muddy Water [ Fri Jun 08, 2012 2:09 pm ] |
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Sirius wrote: I remember I think it was Nigel had some sort of mini bandana tied round his to stop the fluid going everywhere.
Yes I did...well remembered Mike. However, as a better fix I cut a circular piece of cardboard out of a corn flake packet and placed it under the rubber seal. It gave a better seal to the cap and stopped the leaking. Of course I had to replace it after a while when the cardboard deteriorated. For my track build I have an ally power steering resevoir. |
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