New line prevents one of the main causes of new replacement pump failure and covers select late model Acura, Honda, Infiniti, Lexus, Subaru, and Toyota models
Dixon, Ill.—Plews & Edelmann has introduced Edelmann Elite Remote Reservoirs, an all-new line of replacement power steering reservoirs engineered to keep fluid clean and protect the pump it feeds. The new reservoirs bring the Edelmann Elite name to one of the most overlooked components in the hydraulic power steering system.
Edelmann Elite Remote Reservoirs numbers 5500RR to 5511RR cover select late model Acura, Honda, Infiniti, Lexus, Subaru, and Toyota models spanning a combined 9.3 million vehicles in operation.
A remote reservoir is the power steering pump’s fluid source, mounted away from the pump and connected by hose where there is no room for a pump-mounted tank. It is more than a container: it stores the fluid that feeds the pump, lets returning fluid shed the air it picks up in the steering system, and screens out the debris that circulates through every aging system.
Those same functions are where the original reservoir breaks down. Over time the internal screen clogs and starves the pump, producing whine, cavitation, and inconsistent assist that is easily misdiagnosed as a failed pump.
Meanwhile the housing warps and cracks under sustained under-hood heat, weeping fluid or drawing air with no obvious leak to point a technician toward the real cause. A reservoir feeding dirty or aerated fluid is one of the most common reasons a freshly installed pump fails soon after the repair.
Edelmann Elite Remote Reservoirs take that failure point off the table. Each unit is an all-new, application-specific replacement with integrated filtration that traps contamination before it reaches the pump, a durable sealed housing that holds up to the heat and pressure, paired with correct factory port and mount geometry so it drops in with the original configuration. The result is a reservoir that protects the rest of the repair instead of undermining it.
“The reservoir is the easiest part on a power steering job to overlook,” said Anthony Holguin, Director of Category Management at Plews & Edelmann. “It looks like a simple tank, so it often gets carried over while the pump, hoses, and rack are all replaced. But that carried-over reservoir is still holding contaminated fluid and a clogged screen, and it goes right to work shortening the life of the new pump. By offering an Elite reservoir with new filtration and a housing that survives the heat, we give the pump clean fluid from the first mile.”
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