Hey guys, can anyone tell me what this mysterious bottle is for, its located on the passenger side underneath the battery, next to the windscreen wash bottle on a Fabia VRS. Cheers in advance.

Power steering fluid reservoir!

ah rite cheers lol, thought i had found a great lost treasure haha.

Not sure how we are supposed to check the level with ease.

i think it might be possible to check it by taking off the foglight surround.

i think it might be possible to check it by taking off the foglight surround.

Oh, so that's how its done! I taught you have to remove the battery to check it and top it up. It seem in a stupid place for it, why wasn't it fixed on the bulkhead, directly above the rack?

It seem in a stupid place for it, why wasn't it fixed on the bulkhead, directly above the rack?

I think its more of a case of when the car was originally designed the battery wasn't blocking access, the battery in the my sister polo is further over so you can get to the reservoir.

^^^ WHS, but still a stupid design. Good case for sticking the battery in the boot.

Why arent batteries put under the back seat - My dads Audi 100 ( back in the 1970's ) had this it was a brilliant idea. & it was a great car.

Why arent batteries put under the back seat - My dads Audi 100 ( back in the 1970's ) had this it was a brilliant idea. & it was a great car.

I agree, even my old 1972 Mini had the battery in the boot. It means a longer cable run which can cause voltage drop, but shouldn't be a problem with lower resistance positive lead cable.

I am currently trying to train mice to check the PAS fluid level, not having much luck.

My Lupo has its battery in the boot!

Pros: nice centre-exit exhaust.

Cons: no spare wheel.

Power steering fluid reservoir!

and if damaged in an accident will cost around £450 plus labour to replace! :eek:

Why arent batteries put under the back seat - My dads Audi 100 ( back in the 1970's ) had this it was a brilliant idea. & it was a great car.

Because it's cheaper to put them next to the engine.

My battery is in the boot.

The cap of that reservoir actually has a dip stick as part of it, but that doesn't get away from the fact it is a pain in the backside to reach.

I have seen on the 1.2 petrol Fabia's have a smaller battery so you can possible get to the cap easier. Us Diseasel owners have a big battery for large cranking power due to high compression.

Didn't know you could access it by taking off the fog surround. Always take out the battery....doh!

You cant get to the top by going through the foglight as the cap pokes through the chassis leg.

But to be fair if the level is right it should never need topping up unless you have a leak.

Why arent batteries put under the back seat

Might just be an urban legend, but:

When I was at college someone had a Beetle with the battery under the back seat. Unfortunately the previous owner had lost the battery cover which meant that the first time they used the back seat the springs shorted out the battery and set fire to the seat....

Might just be an urban legend, but:

When I was at college someone had a Beetle with the battery under the back seat. Unfortunately the previous owner had lost the battery cover which meant that the first time they used the back seat the springs shorted out the battery and set fire to the seat....

So free heated seats into the bargain

"Goodness gracious great balls of fire"

Sorry to ressurect an old thread but its better to search than post repeat topics.

I'm looking to check the fluid level as the steering is a bit heavy on my Fabia 1.4 8v Classic. So can I access it by popping out the cover where the fog lights would go on the front bumper? Can you top up from that or do you need the battery out to top up?

Cheers

Have you looked to see if it's visable without removing the battery? (You will be looking for a green, round cap.)

Because on my 1.4 I can access it without removing the battery, or fog surround.

Also, check the tire pressure, could cause heavier than normal steering.

Yeah I checked the tyre pressures the other day. I had a quick look under the bonnet today and thats when I noticed it was located under the battery. Couldn't reach it though so gave up and thought i'd ask on here instead of spending ages doing (most likely) the longest method of accessing it.:rotz:

I'm looking to check the fluid level as the steering is a bit heavy on my Fabia 1.4 8v Classic. So can I access it by popping out the cover where the fog lights would go on the front bumper? Can you top up from that or do you need the battery out to top up?

Dunno - according to my manual (and the Haynes one), it's a battery-out job. Apparently, the cap has a "dip stick" of sorts built into the underside of it. Why they couldn't shape it like the windscreen fluid bottle, and have a dipstick in it like the oil one, I don't know. :(

Oh joys. :thumbdwn:

I took off the fog light cover using that wire hook thing that I thought was only for removing wheel trims. Anyway whilst I was looking at the steering bottle, I noticed a rubber pipe hanging down and looks like either a drain or a breather.

Does anyone know what this mysterious rubber pipe does? :confused: