foamy power steering fluid

[oragex]

I suggest anyone having problems with the 2001-2004 reservoir to simply replace it with the 2005-2007 reservoir. It has design improvements which have eliminated these issues.

Jesse

The re-designed 2005-2007 reservoir has a different hose to the pump, so make sure to get the reservoir along with it's own hose.

[csh]

Dredging up an old thread to say that I just hit this same problem where the plastic tube came off the brass tube and the fluid foamed up causing the pump to make noise. I fished it up and reattached it, but that it only lasted 5 minutes before coming off again. Oh well. A new reservoir, suction hose, and fluid have been ordered. I guess I can't complain too much, this one has lasted me for over 100k miles. I had the original one replaced while the car was still under warranty because it was leaking. This thread probably saved me a lot of time figuring out why the fluid as foaming up.

[oragex]

You could have got a used reservoir with hose off ebay, this is the newer model that has no longer that brass piece inside https://www.ebay.com/itm/99-07-OEM-Volv ... ondition=4

[csh]

Thanks for the suggestion oragex. Too late for me, but could be useful for the next person that finds this thread.

[MoVolvos]

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Be sure to flush it first then install the new items. I used this method on an 03 Odyssey, 03 Lexus GS300 and 03 S80 T6. Attached the hose to the reservoir as on the second video.

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