EXPERTS!! Need help troubleshooting Power Steering..

[adam699]

Soo...Im my quest of bringing the 02 Turbo to life....I stumbled upon this obstacle.

I bought the car with a little bit of front end damage...The steering rack was cracked off it's mounts so I replaced it with a new/remanufactured unit.

Now I thought that replacing the rack and bleeding the system as per instructions would solve this problem as it was happpening before I changd the rack but it is still the same.


The problem is that the power steering pump/unit makes a noise like it is grinding rocks...It's loud as hell... It starts to make the noise about 3 minutes after I start the car when it's cold and the pump itself gets super hot. It also feels like the car has no power steering as the wheel is hard to turn.

I tried bleeding it as per repair manual, but once it warms up it is spitting fluid from under the cap all over the place so I really dont think that it is an issue.

Am I missing someting? What are the steps to troubleshoot the system? Do i need to replace the pump? What is that nipple/port for by the filler neck?

Thanks for all your help.

Edit-

Forgot to mention that the whine quiets down over 2000rpm, other symptoms remain.

[996twin_sc]

When you depress the clutch does the "whine" go away?

[wross996TT]

can non-experts reply? replace the power steering pump and reservoir. seeHERE

[adam699]

Originally Posted by 996twin_sc

When you depress the clutch does the "whine" go away?

Forgot to mention that it's a TIP

[adam699]

Originally Posted by wross996TT

can non-experts reply? replace the power steering pump and reservoir. seeHERE

Sure As long as they have any useful knowledge on the subject, thanks.

[adam699]

I want to make sure that both the pump and the reserrvoir need replacing as both are about $600 each. Also, does anyone have a DIY on replacing these omponents?

[ari]

Some here can definitely help you. Is the power steering fluid Pentosin?

If so, it's very flammable. Be careful as "spitting" everywhere will start an engine fire.

[adam699]

it is Pentosin

[adam699]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ax73nuVVws

[adam699]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mt4J4DEJQzM

Here's two videos showing what happens.

It's really lower pitched than it sounds on the crappy cellphone video.

[ari]

Bump. So many experts here. No opinions?

[adam699]

Disapointed in you guys... I even provided VIP video footage.

Well I ordered a used PS pump and reservoir today. Hopefully it will fix my problems. Anyone got instructions or a DIY on how to swap this? Any experiance? I have the shop repair pdf manual but it tells me nothing about replacing a PS pump.

[wross996TT]

Originally Posted by adam699

Disapointed in you guys... I even provided VIP video footage.

Excuse me...I gave you the link you could have gotten by SEARCHING. Next time you're on your own!

[adam699]

Originally Posted by wross996TT

Excuse me...I gave you the link you could have gotten by SEARCHING. Next time you're on your own!

I did find that link before But I appreciate your help. However I was looking for a bit more insight into the subject and it seems like it's more of a pump problem than the reservoir.

[wross996TT]

Originally Posted by adam699

I did find that link before But I appreciate your help. However I was looking for a bit more insight into the subject and it seems like it's more of a pump problem than the reservoir.

Yeah, I told you that on Rennlist How much more info do you want?