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Location: Belgium, 40 miles south of Brussels | Hello,
I was turning the wheels manually (engine was off, the car was on jackstand), when all of a sudden, a squirt of steering fluid came out of the steering pump.
I looked closely and it came out of a small hole on top of the steering pump cap.
The hole seems to be there on purpose, at least it looks manufactured.
Is this normal ?
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Location: Southern Sweden - Sturkö island | This is very normal with too high fluid level or too tight adjusted steering gear.
The fluid level should not reach up into the filler neck.
The hole is for to ventilate the air as the fluid goes from cold to hot |
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Location: Belgium, 40 miles south of Brussels | Well, I'll have to double check, but I think the steering fluid level is normal. The thing I wonder : is it related to my vibration problem ?
I get a bad pump noise whenever I'm steering, and the fluid is foaming a little, so I'm thinking that there's a air leak somewhere.
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Location: Southern Sweden - Sturkö island | Vincent, if the gear shaft adjusting screw is adjusted wrongly, then the force to turn the steering gear might be too hard and the oil will puke out backwards...
If the fluid level is correct, then recheck the gear shaft adjustment ... |
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Location: Belgium, 40 miles south of Brussels | Sven, which adjusting screw are you talking about ?
The one on top of the steering box ?
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Location: Southern Sweden - Sturkö island | That's correct Vincent - see the work shop manual for proper adjustment |
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Location: Williams California | If the car was not running, it's normal for the fluid to spit out of the cap when the steering wheel is turned a few times.
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Location: Belgium, 40 miles south of Brussels | big m - 2016-10-19 1:01 AM
If the car was not running, it's normal for the fluid to spit out of the cap when the steering wheel is turned a few times.
John, thank you for the tip.
However in this case, the squirt was so powerful it sprayed almost all the engine compartment.
Never happened before, too. |
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Location: Southern Sweden - Sturkö island | Yes, there are degrees in hell for sure Vincent. As John writes, a little squirt is normal. Try in any case to avoid "dry steering" as this will also damage the steering shaft insulator. The rubber can be cut right through by the somewhat sharp edges of the steering gear and/or shaft |
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