Though this isn't a major problem it can be quite the mess if I don't drive it. I am at a loss... is the car retaliating for not being driven daily?
If I do not drive my E28, 535i w/ ~200K for a couple of days, i.e. over a weekend, the power steering reservoir will start to overflow and create quite a puddle. The cap to the reservoir seems fine but it will overflow at the stem where the screw holds the lid secure. If this is in the Bentley manual I haven't found it.
Sounds like the "brake bomb" is losing vacuum and the fluid is moving back into the reservoir. You have too much fluid in the system. When the brake pedal is pumped 20+ times to discharge the "bomb" (engine off of course), the level in the reservoir should be 10mm below the inside lip.
It does sound like I do have too much fluid because I was thought the level should be 10mm below the lip without pumping the brake pedal 10-20 times with the engine being off. That begs a bit of a question if the 'bomb' is loosing vacuum is that a bad thing. I need to do some more reading to learn more.
I forgot to mention the other car I'm driving is my new to me- 88 535is w/ chip? I didn't think I could be more hooked on BMWs than I was with just the 85 but it is possible. My friends ask me, so when are you selling the 85. My answer- I'm not. And they ask, why did I buy the 88 and they nod when I say because I couldn't pass it up? and we leave it at that.
Thanks again, Dan
"Bill" wrote in news:nzv1g.17981$IZ2.8999@dukeread07:
I have a spare pressure regulator and "bomb" combo I picked up from a u-pull-it auto parts in Mississippi. Vines in Alabama is very good for these things, too. If you need help, let me know. I have culled about 380MB from the internet about E28s. I can send a CD-ROM to you if you could use it. I consistently try to find things and stockpile them. Some of the sources have been taken off the web so I'm glad to have them on CD. I consult "The Bentley" and a visual Chilton's for 3 and 5 Series.
You guys ARE members at MyE28(.com), aren't you? If not, get over there *now*! After 20+ *active* years in BMW CCA as well as a dozen or so here, I have found no more effective nor more supportive community for the E28 than MyE28.com.
Lemme get this straight: you've got a Bentley .PDF? Or simply the big green E28 Bible we all use? If it's an electronic version, I'd certainly be interested in a copy!
Which may be the only book more worthless for working on these cars than the Haynes ...
It's a Very Bad Thing. But you're fixing it. Good.
Most people just don't get it. I'm on my fourth E28 in about 7 years. An '82 528e followed by two '87 535is' (all silver) and now Da Red Dog, a Cinnabar/Schwarz '88 535is that you will have difficulty prying out of my cold dead hands. I don't really want anything else for street/sport driving. My wife has an '02 Jaguar X-Type Sport. It's even the 3.0 5-speed, so it's about as good as those get (which is, honestly, *very good*). Still, every time I get out of the X and climb into my 'is, I remember all over again why I love it.
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