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Old 21st March 2006, 23:53   #1
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Fluid reservoir to the right of the engine
Begginers question: What is the resevoir to the right of the engine that holds what appears to be red fluid? It is not described in the manual and I assume this is power steering fluid? Does it ever have to be replaced? Seems like the lid is labaled as ATF but isn't that transmmission fluid?
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It is the power steering resevoir ... and, it uses ATF which is a designation for transmission fluid (may not be the same fluid ... transmission and power steeting ... in the M5).
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