[Limited Slip]

lately i've noticed a really thick, dark, layer of grease or oil on the power steering container/jar/whatever... i wiped it off with a cloth and a couple of weeks later it came back again. i inspected for some kinda leakage on the hoses around that area but found none. what the heck is it and where did it come from?

 

[JimR]

It's the cap on the reservoir itself, and it's a problem with all Classics.

The cap isn't designed perfectly, so power steering fluid leaks out under extremes. After track lapping sessions (the hardest driving I ever do in my car), that entire section of the engine bay is coated with PS fluid.

Adam Kim on the SE-R List found a solution: buy a B14 reservoir and replace the B13 unit. There are instructions in the 'List archives.