powersteering problem.. big time
#1
powersteering problem.. big time
D'OHH something happened to my powersteering just now.. i was making a U turn and my wheel started getting really heavy.. i pulled into a gas station and popped the hood and i saw smoking from the back of my engine bay near the firewall. i looked below and i saw a little puddle of fluid, it smelled like P/S fluid.. it was right below my rack and pinion anyone else have this problem?
#2
Didnt have the same problem, but something similar I think. I had a PS leak in my GXE, but it was a puncture hole (from what I dont know) in the PS hose mounted on the fire wall on the passenger side. My thoughts on your problem would be just a leaky connection or something that maybe dripped on the y-pipe and smoked. I would wait till day time and have somebody turn the wheel lock to lock while you looked under the hood to see where it was coming from. Good luck
#3
Sounds like a nice sized leak. You won't know where it is, until you actually get under the car and look. Hopefully, it's a gasket on a line or a hose and not one of the seals coming out of the rack(those are hard to acquire). It's a no-brainer, but I will say it anyway... Don't drive/run the car until you fix it. Hydraulic pumps don't like to be run without fluid. Let us know when you pinpoint the leak.
#4
FYI, i had my steering gear boots replaced.. and i looked underneath at the boots.. and it looks like a nipple extending from the boot.. i'm suspecting the boot leaking.. but are there seals within the boot on the steering gear? thanks
#9
Originally Posted by floods943
Related question - Sometimes when I turn my wheel hard to the right, I'll hear a slight "humming" noise that lasts for split second. So far I haven't had any PS problems, but that makes me uneasy
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