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      03-15-2012, 01:42 AM   #20
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Originally Posted by KevinM View Post
Power steering leaks are common on BMWs with hydraulic steering. My M5 has been extremely reliable, but has had three power steering leaks over the 8 years that I have owned it. I bought my Z4M coupe with 9K miles...yes, it had a power steering leak. That said, I'll take the leaks over the electronic steering offered in the F10 5 series any day of the week.
My '91 E30 leaks....my 97 M3 leaks.....I will check to see if my Z4M is now leaking.

On the 91 and 97, the problem are the one time clamps. Replace them with regular hose clamps and you should be good to go. Looking at that power steering line for the Z, looks like the same, BMW clamp that fails....

Its like every 5 years this needs to be replaced~!
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