Power steering fluid level?

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It seems it's time for me to get a new lid... I noticed just a little fluid at the base the other day and it seems my lid will just spin and not get tight!

 

I have the newer style (I believe same as the 360) and it has marks on the cap / dipstick. Aside from that...I'd just keep it an inch or more below the top. Shouldn't be foamy though, unless maybe the level was very low and air was getting into the pump?

 

+1 but I dont know why your fluid would be foamy. you may need a new fluid change.

 

If you read the manual it tells you how to read the 'dip stick' on the cap. I have a 95 and the manual say to read it after the car has been driven 10 minutes
(warm). the little dip stick is only about .75" long. At the top of the flat part (before the dip stick goes round) is the full mark. The tip of the dip stick is low.

should be much clearer.

 

I know I should dig through my manual but what type fluid does Ferrari use in the 355?

 

Manual states Shell Donax TA

 

sorry to bump an old thread.

my power steering is making a noise, so i figured the fluid is low. last time i drove, i noticed there was fluid all around the base of the cap, as vegas-guy discribed. actually thats happened a few times. i guess its just time to change the fluid.

so, i came on here to ask 1) which fluid (i see shell donax TA is recommended) and 2) how much?

also, i dont have a dip stick on my cap... it seems by the posts here that there should be

 

I have a 1995 355. Remember do not use regular power steering fluid. It actually uses ATF (Automatic Transmision Fluid), that's why it is red in color. I bought Castrol Dexron-VI Synthetic, got it at Autozone and it works great. As far as the leaking caps go, I was on the Ricambi website and it looks like there is an updated reservoir/cap replacement for the 95 year cars. It looks like the same one on the 360.

 

thanks for the response!