Tsia Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Hi guys, I've done bit of a search on this - my power steering is starting to groan quite loudly as I turn, and the search brought back someone recommending that I clean the strainer and replace the PS fluid. Has anybody got a guide on this at all? -As I'm about as mechanically adept as a sausage. Failing that working, I'll be on to CW for a refurb! (If anybody knows how much that costs roughly, that'd be ace) Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattP Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Just pull the reservoir off and clean it out with brake cleaner if your pump is duff like mine was it cost me £110 plus vat to have mine refurbed on a TT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Raven Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Last time my N/A made this sound it was low on fulid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Last time my N/A made this sound it was low on fulid This, killing the pump really takes some doing. Have you checked the level? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slam Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Mate it might be the O ring on the bottom of the bottle. 3 quid odd from Mr t. I had a noise, and found there was a nip in my ring,that sounds bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsia Posted June 20, 2014 Author Share Posted June 20, 2014 Yeah the fluid level is fine, it made a slight noise when I got it, but nothing that I considered alarming. Over the past 2 weeks it got drastically louder and I can feel the wheel getting a bit rough as it makes the sounds. I'll have a look tomorrow, see if there's anything afoot, then get on to cleaning it and replacing the fluid. Either way, it doesn't seem like *too* expensive a fix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus GTE Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 When was your auxiliary belt (fan belt) last changed? If it's worn it could be slack and not spinning the pump pulley enough causing intermittent power loss? Belt is £25 from toyota and you can change it yourself, or have a mechanic do it. It's a 10 min job. I had a few of your symptoms along with a fast squeaking on idle. All of which disappeared after a new belt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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