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Power Steering bleeding like a hell !!!

826 views 3 replies 4 participants last post by  C0V3R  
#1 ·
Hello Everybody!
I am really desperate. Couple of hours ago I asked you what fluid should I use for the power steering. After your advises i've bought an automatic transmission fluid. I have refilled the pump, drove couple of kilometers and after that i've noticed that the whole engine was flushed with the fluid. It is bleeding like from cut throat, red fluid everywhere. What happened????? Maybe I have poured too much fluid, or maybe there was no fluid at all and there was air in the system??

WHAT TO DO???

M.
 
#2 ·
Isolate where the fluid is coming from. Put some fluid in it and watch for leaks. It's probably the pressure line if, as you say, fluid is everywhere. If it is a bad PS hose, and all the hoses look original, then I'd recommend replacing all of 'em while you're in there. It's been my experience that once one hose goes bad, the others are soon to follow if they're all the same age.
 
#4 ·
Check the pressure line for cracking, thats what happened to me after I had fixed the low pressure line which had not been tied down by the PO and had a hole burnt in it.
Cracked pressure line + hot manifolds = insane qantity of smoke ;)