s50 is in....now typical ps leaks!

[rThor432]

^^New 'old-school' zebra/screw hose clamps will work great, like Matt and Fred said. These leaks are very common with all later model BMW's and I see it all the time on E36 and E46 cars (of course..). A power steering service at our shop includes fresh hose clamps and crush washers along with a new reservoir (there's a filter in there..)-- usually the source of the leak is the hoses at the base of the reservoir.

Summary?-- Re-clamping the hoses should do the trick.

[Adrian_Visser]

mine has ZERO leaks! e36 rack too, original high pressure lines, new low pressure lines, new crush washers, and every line is DOUBLE hose clamped.i think this is important, before i did the double hose clamps i had a slow leak.

I also have no leaks... Yet.

[Gnarles]

no leaks here so far after driving the s52 for around 7k miles. Newish e30 PS lines, new reservoir, and new crush rings all around.