Thread: What did you do to / for your E53 today??
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Old 03-11-2019, 09:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Purplefade

It isn’t the worst thing you could have poured in there... when I first brought mine home the prior owner had used ATF in the PS and it had no ill affect.

Being anal retentive though I promptly siphoned it out when I got home and refilled with PS fluid, I did that dance a few times to make sure I got as much as I could out - been driving it for 6 years sense and she’s all good
Ummm...the e53 PS system uses ATF...not power steering fluid. Did you mistype and turned it around?


BMW's use either ATF or Pentosin CH 11S (hydraulic) fluid in its PS reservoir:


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