Steering wheel gator MOT Failure : does it contain grease or oil?

[cooa99]

One of the MOT failures on my E53 3.0d was perishing steering wheel gator on Front Pass side.

So I had a look at it and could see some oil on the floor of my driveway and can also the oily gator.


I thought the gator contains grease not oil? If it is grease wont just be around the gator and metal arms rather that  spots of oil on the floor?

I booked the car in for the MOT place (which is not a bmw independent) to change the gator .... at a cost of £100 they say.

Just wondering there if issue could be more than that which may need entrusting to a proper bmw garage?

[svvg]

If you mean the gaiters over the steering rack, then they don’t contain oil - maybe a small amount of grease - but they aren’t packed like a cv joint. If there’s oil in it then it could be a leaking power steering rack - in which case you need a new one. Have you checked your power steering fluid level?

[Zedhed]

[quote="svvg"]
If you mean the gaiters over the steering rack, then they don’t contain oil - maybe a small amount of grease - but they aren’t packed like a cv joint. If there’s oil in it then it could be a leaking power steering rack - in which case you need a new one. Have you checked your power steering fluid level?
[/quote]Just like im doing at the moment.both my boots filled with steering fluid.[emoji35]

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