Too much power steering fluid

Asked by GuruN16WS Nov 04, 2019 at 12:36 PM about the 2005 Mercedes-Benz M-Class ML 350 4MATIC

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I have a 2005 Mercedes ML350 that I bought
about a year and a half ago. The only thing I
have had to do is pick t seems like every two
months I need to add power steering fluid (I
only need to put like half the of the little bottle
)well I put some in yesterday morning because
it was starting to make that noise it normally
does when I need it. I had a partial bottle left
over and went ahead and put it Allen.
Unfortunately I didn’t check the gauge at the
time. Well I was out of town also. Later that
day I went to drive back home (about 3 1/2
hour drive) and it was make a knocking noise.
Well I drove home anyway and it is still making
the knocking noise but a little worse. I just
checked the oil and power steering fluid and
the power steering fluid is really full almost to
the top of the reservoir. Would that cause the
knocking noise?

1 Answer

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Depends on when it makes the knocking noise. You might have air in the system from the leak. Find the leak. It's most probably a seal or a cracked hose so you don't have to worry about it. Then you can bleed the system of air properly.

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