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Car-Nut
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Fri Nov 16, 2007 3:23 pm
Recently had PAS pu on the old girl....
Its been fine for a while but now it moans when you turn the steering wheel either way
Any clues ???
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Nelly
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Fri Nov 16, 2007 3:41 pm
That'll be the pump on the way out or low PS fluid from a leak?
If it's a squeal - you'll need to tighten the PS belt.
Hope this helps out, Neil.
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Fri Nov 16, 2007 4:14 pm
Cheers Neil
Fluid looks ok and I put some news paper under the engine area last night, nothing to report this morning

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klu99apm
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Fri Nov 16, 2007 4:55 pm
My car does this too when the power steering fluid gets low (I have leaky hoses I think).
I think I'm right in saying you have to check the level with the engine running or it can be misleadinig.
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Nelly
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Fri Nov 16, 2007 6:13 pm
Car-Nut wrote:Cheers Neil
Fluid looks ok and I put some news paper under the engine area last night, nothing to report this morning

Got to be the pump on it's way out then fella

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fuzzy
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Fri Nov 16, 2007 6:32 pm
Car-Nut wrote:Recently had PAS pu on the old girl....
Its been fine for a while but now it moans when you turn the steering wheel either way
Any clues ???
i also used to get an occassional moaning from my car when turning left or right. over time it spread and got worse so it was moaning when turning,going forward, reversing, braking and accelerating. eventually pinpointed the source of the moaning to my wife in the passenger seat. kicked her out and told her to get the bus and ive never been bothered with that whining moan since

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uzdubmwe30
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Fri Nov 16, 2007 6:37 pm
fuzzy wrote:Car-Nut wrote:Recently had PAS pu on the old girl....
Its been fine for a while but now it moans when you turn the steering wheel either way
Any clues ???
i also used to get an occassional moaning from my car when turning left or right. over time it spread and got worse so it was moaning when turning,going forward, reversing, braking and accelerating. eventually pinpointed the source of the moaning to my wife in the passenger seat. kicked her out and told her to get the bus and ive never been bothered with that whining moan since


But he Says hee's put PAS on his old girl, no wonder she's moaning!
sounds like your pump fella.
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Fri Nov 16, 2007 7:01 pm
Anyone selling a pump ?
If so PM me with a price
