Noisy power steering - air bubbles

[sreams]

Hello all,

I have an issue where my power steering is noisy while turning. I'm also finding a bunch of small air bubbles in the fluid when I open up the reservoir after a drive. I am not losing any fluid.

Any thoughts? Is there a filter anywhere in this system that can be cleaned? Is there a way to bleed the system? Thanks ahead for any help.

-Scott

 

[deQuincey]

there is a filter inside the reservoir, look carefully, you should remove the tiny plate that holds the spring in its position to remove all that andto take the filter away

i have a thread on this topic

http://www.e9coupe.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10935

 

[sreams]

Thanks! I pulled the filter out and ran it for a few minutes without one. No more noise. No more bubbles. I put it back together with the filter... and it still seems fine. I suppose there may have been air trapped in there. It may also be time for a new filter. Either way, it's nice when something is simple to fix. Thank again!

-Scott

 

[Stevehose]

and supposedly turning the wheel all the way left and right a few times bleeds the system