djlouieboom

a couple of months ago my pwr steering fluid was low on my 01 a4 1.8t now a couple months later its low again so i filled it up jacked the car up took off the lwr shroud and cecked for leaks i didnt see one drop of fluid anywhere completely dry anyone have any ideas where the fluid could be goin ?

77'911

You might check the seals on the steering rack. When they go, they leak into the boots. If you pull one of the boots back, and a river of dirty green fluid pours out, its time for a new rack.

Jretal

jack the car up and check the lines going into the rack. Access is through the driver's side wheel well:
<img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/21175/dscf0022.jpg">

Also, check the boots on your rack... if they'er coated in oil, then your rack is shot.

This past june I had both a dead p/s line and a dead p/s rack. I've replaced all but one hose on my p/s system by now, so I'm hoping I"ll be good for a while

jja2.8

i was losing fluid very slowly, and had no idea where is was leaking from. the other day while working on my car, my friend pointed out that the ps fluid resevoir had a hair line crack toward the top in the back, barely visible unless you shine a flashlight on it. the whole thing felt very brittle.

djlouieboom

i jacked the car and pulled the boot back on the pasengers side and it puked out some fluid. guess its time for a new rack huh i hope this **** is covered under my pre owned warranty

77'911

Alot of after market units are just resealed and painted when its the gears that bind up and go bad causing the seals to go. The factory rebuilt units they replace the gears and do the job right. Hopefully, this will save you the ag we went through on our previous A4.
Also make sure they flush the system out. If there are any metal flakes in the system it can cause a pre-mature failure of the rack seals again.