DuaneT.Turbo Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Hey, So firstly i had a bad whining, was loosing power steering fluid and noticed that when close to stationary (or so i thought, i will explain later) steering was hard, so i followed a guide from here about changing the pump, i took all the necessary parts off and the pump seemed fine and the bearing had no play. The one thing i found is that one of the hoses coming off the joint held on by the banj bolt had completely come off!! So i put the hose back on and put the system back together again. I've now bled the system twice, there is no whine anymore, im not loosing fluid but heres the 1 problem from earlier. I thought that it was when i was close to stationary that steerin was hard but it turns out when the revs are not on tick over and above say 1500 the steering is fine... i can now also hear a rubbing noise.... Could the belt need more tension? Help please.. D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iky Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 It's an auto tensioner so tensions itself correctly unless its knackered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lude Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 i would go under the bonnet when engine is started, and get friend to turn the steering wheel, so you can hear where the rubbng is. if the belt isnt tight enough, it will squeel. check its not rubbing on anything like a pipe or wire, there is also a small vacuum that goes from the banjo to the throttle body, have a check to see if thats connected to as thats to do with the revs and steering (there is another recent thread in technical section on this) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Do the "Tipex test" on the crank damper pulley. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuaneT.Turbo Posted January 23, 2012 Author Share Posted January 23, 2012 Tipex test shows no movement, i didnt see the other thread but after finding it, the was no answer on it.. Going to see if i can get a new aux belt to see if that cures the squeeling and maybe the rpm prob.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lude Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 have you got a squeeling noise? (belt) or a whining noise (pump) ive got a noise on my car, intermit squeek, i dont know if its the belt (which is only a year old) or if its the tensioner, or crank... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuaneT.Turbo Posted January 24, 2012 Author Share Posted January 24, 2012 Its a squel which goes away for a short while (a minute or less) when the belt is sprayed on the v side of the belt with a small amount of WD so i'd assume belt on mine... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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