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Gabaj
By: Gabaj
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Joined: 19/05/08

Power Steering Reservoir Cap ... vanished :(

Posted: Jul 05 2010 Tags:  mx5, nc, reservoir cap Views: 22
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Hi Guys,

 

Its been a while since I posted on here and me and the 5 have been getting along great! Unfortunately I haven't been spending a lot of time behind the wheel of this car lately but I intend to rectify that this summer :)

 

Yesterday I took the opportunity to drive the mx-5 around a bit and was noticing a strange "groaning" noise when the car was in reverse. Not knowing where to start, I decided to pop open the bonnet and found this (probably hasn't got anything to do with the noise I heard, but anyway ...).

 

As you can see, the reservoir cap seems to be missing:

Missing Power Steering Cap

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And this is a close-up of the black thing i found inside. I have no idea what this is supposed to be so if you guys could be as helpful as ever and maybe tell me what its supposed to be, I would appreciate it a lot :)

 

 

 

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  1. /My-Page/?userId=12186

    RE: Power Steering Reservoir Cap ... vanished :(

    Sorry about the missing cap but you're supposed have the black thingy.

    I've just removed my reservoir cap and there's the black thingy. I guess it's a seal for the cap to tighten against.


    Mk. 3.5, 2.0 Roadster Coupe Sport Tech, Copper Red, Eibached
    Posted: Jul 05 2010 By: Jono   Posts: 290
  2. /My-Page/?userId=2787

    RE: Power Steering Reservoir Cap ... vanished :(

    Thanks for confirming the necessary presence of that black "thing".

     

    Do you guys know of any online places where I might be able to order some sort of cap for the reservoir as I don't think the local dealer will have the part in stock (never does).

    Posted: Jul 06 2010 By: Gabaj   Posts: 5
  3. /My-Page/?userId=1240

    RE: Power Steering Reservoir Cap ... vanished :(

    You could suggest the Admiral gets one of these and sells you his spare Smiley two


    "You are in a maze of twisty little passages, all alike"
    Posted: Jul 08 2010 By: CaptainHaddock   Posts: 3520
  4. /My-Page/?userId=2787

    RE: Power Steering Reservoir Cap ... vanished :(

    I was just about to get those rather than go through the hassle of ordering ... right up until I re-read the product description and found out that they are just chrome covers that stick to the original OEM cap. Darn.

    Posted: Jul 08 2010 By: Gabaj   Posts: 5