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Well i think i have ratted my power steering doing .. err humm silly things :)

The power steering now has a slight whine to it? and when the car is stationery the steering is extremely hard to turn (ie. power steering does not actually engage until i start accelerating).

I got a wheel alignment done recently and the guy told me that my power steering fluid was a bit low, and some bubbles were in it. Possibly indicating the pump has gone..

Anyone else had this prob? If so was it the pump, and how much/where do i get one of these from??

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Why drain the system? I have had this problem, the fluid gets low and foams up with millions of microscopic air bubbles that get pumped around the system. The hydraulic fluid becomes mostly air and the power steering stops working, and the pump kicking up an ungodly whine when you turn the steering wheel off centre.

Just top up the fluid to the full mark. Now this is not ging to fix the problem immediatley because the foam is still being pumped around the system. But gradually over a couple of days the system will bleed itself and the noise will go away.

Top up the fluid again, and you will be back in buisiness.

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ok i have looked underneath the car and spotted a leak. so I guess the possibility of air in the lines could be out, and im assuming i have a hole somewhere in the lines, or the pump may have a broken seal??

yeah i have topped up the fluid warpspeed, but i think the air in the lines is not my prob now.

my next q. is where do i get some genuine power steering specialists to check out/fix prob in perth??

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