Power Steering Groan

[Phil Rose]

At 12:23 AM -0500 1/2/05, TooManyAudis at aol.com wrote:
>I just installed a new high pressure hose on my 200q20v.  I think I  bled the
>system correctly by turning from lock to lock several times while the  front
>wheels were off the ground.
>
>However, there is a distinct groaning sound from the PS system when the car 
>is being driven.  Did I "bleed" the system incorrectly, or could my new  hose
>have something to do with this?
>
I recall you intended to install a new oem part (not a hydrailic-shop 
rebuild), correct? But if it was a rebuilt one-- rebuilt hoses 
sometimes (usually?) fail to have the internal metal restrictor pipe 
installed, in which case there have been reports of "noisy" PS 
operation.

>Also, My coolant warning light when off this evening.  It does not  appear to
>be due to low coolant level, as the resevoir is above the minimum  also, the
>temp guage ran in its usual spot.  What else can set off the  light for the
>autocheck system?  Bad connection on my resevoir?   Failing MFTS?  Any other
>ideas?
Sounds like possible MFTS failure--especially if you _also_ can 
detect a loss in turbo boost and lack of A/C operation. Being in 
South Carolina,  at least you can check out operation your A/C, 
something we N-Easterners can't use for another couple of months 
(although it's been pretty "warm" here this week.

Phil
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Phil Rose
Rochester, NY
mailto:pjrose at frontiernet.net