Power Steering Reservoir

[X5Andym]

Hi all

Help please, done a silly think, don't ask me why... filled my power steering reservoir with 5w-30 engine oil... than realized what I had done, did not start the engine, uses a SIRENGE to remove the all the oil.. clean rags to clean the inside of the reservoir, top up with the correct ATF fluid.. started the car... seems ok..

Any advice please.. apart from what a w.......

Cheers

Andy

[X5Sport]

You’ll be fine. It could have been the brakes! You also noticed (albeit late) and took immediate action.

You can always get a fluid change done as soon as you can. Engine oil is denser than ATF so some could have gone into the system. It’s still an oil

No need for rude names…..we’ve all done silly things ourselves. I took a wrong bolt out (misread the instructions) and needed a gearbox rebuild because I couldn’t get it back in (it was the reverse detent pin)! That was expensive, and it was the wife’s car!!

[X5Andym]

Cheers for your reply.... thank you...very much..