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So I took the res off before doing the flush and put a torch In where the bottom hose goes and I could only see light if I looked really hard like it was a tiny dot looking into the top where the cap goes. I could see the mesh but not very well. ?

So a little update- after doing a full flush and changing my oil cooler bypass hose from a fuel hose to a one recommended for ATF fluid. I then went onto jack the car up and turn the steering left to right with the cap off. The fluid then started bubbling like water in a hot pan. Spitting everywhere. The car had been running for about 20 mins so up to temperature! Could it be that because I’ve bypassed my oil cooler pipe that this is the cause? Next step to fit a 10 row oil cooler?! I took it for a drive and there was no noise from the pump and steering was all ok if not better. But when I got back that’s when I took the lid of and it was bubbling like mad Spilling everywhere.! What a headache

Hi mate I’ll take the power steering reservoir please.

Not sure if it’s over filled, just got the fluid to about a 3rd of the reservoir. But there is still air bubbles coming up. Think I’m gonna have to replace the hose with a ATF rated hose as I’ve used to bypass the cooler as it was a fuel hose and I think that may have collapsed internally and is blocking the system. After that I will drain all the atf out and refill. If that doesn’t sort it I will change the reservoir bottle as I may have damaged it cleaning it out.

Yes I know, ah mine is late 1994 wonder if they forgot it On the first production and fixed it.

Strange mine does?

Need one of these my Uk spec drivers side started jamming and not retracting

Any ideas ?

I think this is the problem mate! But I have had the reservoir off and gave it a clean but not sure if I may have damaged it If so would that then start returning like you said through the cap? Also I had to bypass my cooler as it burst a while ago(it was all working for a few months fine), I used fuel hose from Halfords and have now just read that those hoses sometimes break down as they can’t handle the ATF fluid which would block the system up hence it coming back through the cap??

I mate it’s for a TT Uk spec. Are they different?

Still having issues with my power steering fluid leaking out the cap. So I’m thinking now that the reservoir it self may be damaged. Looking to see if anyone has one spare or if they have upgraded and have a old one sitting about. Cheers

Cheers just on Sunday took it for a run as I do every other weekend. Stopped about a mile from home and got some more fluid and topped it up and got home with out doing many full turns. Was pretty much a straight road. Hopefully I’ve not killed the pump but there was still fluid in when I got home just was leaking

Cheers mate I’ll jack it up tomorrow, would that be turning while the engine is started? And with the cap on.

Don’t no if mine being a Uk spec would matter and that’s why it’s bigger ? Not sure. Yeah I probs will as it’s doing it with both.

I’ll try this tomorrow cheers been doing that but not jacked up in the air

Sorry mate the new is on the right

Steering really stiff to move

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Also does it matter that the new cap has a different side indicator? Old on the right

Hi mate yes even without moving the wheel! Just bought a new cap from Toyota and it still does it. Just removed the reservoir and cleaning it out as I read crude can cause this in the bottom of the reservoir. Just about to put it back on. Seemed there was a bit of shite in the bottom. But not sure it’s that. If there is air in the system when I put the new cap back on is there a way to bleed it.

Lads has anyone come across this before, on starting the car the after about a minute the power steering fluid is pissing out from the cap ??

Nice one jim

Haha time passes quick sometimes doesn’t it. Anyways I’m still in need of some spacers for the front. Here’s mine from the other day. Got some brand new bilstein shocks to go on her, keeping the eibach springs.