I had the bonnet up earlier and noticed some brown residue on the inner wing near the power steering pot, some of it had dried and was like a coating of treacle. Checked level in the power steering pot and clutch and they seem ok, anyone know what the stuff could be?

 

Chris.

marmite lol

 

could it be anything splashed up from underneath!!

If I knew what the stuff was I might have a better idea where it came from lol

is yours a tt if so any leaks around the hicas controller pump

it's an n/a I thought it would be more reliable but getting probs with it already only had it 2 weeks!

remember the age of the car tho mate.

we all get probs just gotta work your way methodically through stuff to find out the problem

that is true, if I wanted hassle free motoring I would have bought something a lot newer, but even then you aren't gauranteed everything to be ok. I guess I was just lucky with my 525i 1990 only thing that went wrong on that was a cable snapped in 3 years.

ok could you tell me where abouts the leak is reference to the pic

was it there before ir is it new ...if it was there before are you sure its not something like waxol to treat rust or something like that.. if not check the breather pipes round the plenum also the clutch bleader pipe (has a sorta grease nipple make sure that is tight)

It seems the fluid is on the inner wheel arch between the washer top up and the big black pot

deffo sounds like the bleader pipe for the clutch impo!

its the pipe on the left that terminates with a bleed nipple check this (have you had work on or probs with your clutch)

Hmmm don't think it's that pipe as the pipe itself is dry I know this is def a recent leak as it's all over the loom to the alarm I had fitted last week. I'll keep an eye on the fluid levels over the next couple of weeks and see which one goes down.

sorry i couldnt be of any help mate someone else may come along with more info good luck

No probs you still got me thinking of possibilities Cheers