where oh where is the power steering fluid going...

[Joseph Pizzimenti]

Sounds like a dying bomb to me.

There's a high pressure line going from the pump down
under the car to this thing that looks like a
cannonball.  Check for leaks.

Joe
--- millertyme <mlrtym at nbnet.nb.ca> wrote:
> George,
> Yes I am in new Brunswick
> And yes I use ultrom almost exclusively
> My uap dealer has helped out a lot with that
> The trouble is that I don't have hydraulic leaking
> on the floor.  And it
> isn't full when hot and low when cold.  I fill it up
> and it just goes
> away.
> One thing that I don't understand much yet is the
> booster for the brakes
> My brakes start acting like non-power and that tells
> me that the fluid
> is low.  We went for a drive tonight and all was
> good, but after about
> 20 minutes, the brake pedal took 2 feet to stop on a
> hill.
> Still confused
> Thanks
> Brian
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: quattro-admin at audifans.com
> [mailto:quattro-admin at audifans.com] On
> Behalf Of George Harris
> Sent: March 20, 2003 16:48
> Cc: millertyme; audi mailing list
> Subject: Re: where oh where is the power steering
> fluid going...
>
> I think you will find that it is difficult to find
> all of the leaks in
> the hydraulic system of this 16 year old car. That
> may be why when it
> starts to leak someone suggested that whoever was
> having the problem at
> the time should replace everything; rack, pump, and
> hoses. That might
> fix the leak ;-)
>
> I think most of the leaking will occur when you are
> driving and the
> components are under pressure:
> - There is the famous volcano effect of the pump
> sucking air in through
> the seals at higher rpm and pushing the air under
> pressure back to the
> reservoir and causing it to overflow. Evidence of
> hydraulic fluid
> leaking down the side of the reservoir would
> indicate this.
> - If the seals in the rack are leaking then the
> hydraulic fluid would
> fill up the rubber boot before leaking out onto the
> floor.
> - There are many hoses and either clamped rubber
> hose to metal line
> connections or metal to metal with copper washers to
> check.
> - And I suppose if the diaphragm in the hydraulic
> bomb sprung a leak,
> you could have fluid leaking out of there too.
>
> Have fun, and if you are doing the work yourself,
> enjoy mechanical work,
>   are getting the parts at wholesale, then there is
> no doubt that the
> car is worth it :-)
>
> BTW Brian, I'm guessing from your e-mail address
> that you are in New
> Brunswick Canada. If that is the case there is a
> Canadian distributor of
> auto parts for imported cars on the net;
> 'Altrom.com'. If there isn't
> already a parts house in your area that deals with
> them, maybe you can
> get your favourite to get themselves set up. You can
> get on the net,
> look up the parts yourself, order through your parts
> house by part
> number, then go get them after delivery.
>
> Regards
> George
>
> The Loves wrote:
> > Maybe the rack is leaking into the car?
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "millertyme" <mlrtym at nbnet.nb.ca>
> > To: "audi mailing list" <quattro at audifans.com>
> > Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2003 11:55 AM
> > Subject: where oh where is the power steering
> fluid going...
> >
> >
> >
> >>This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
> >>--
> >>[ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ]
> >>Guys,
> >>I just got my 87 5K turbo on the road today.  It
> is running great.
> Very
> >>pleased with my first audi
> >>The only question that I have is.where is the
> power steering fluid
> >>going?
> >>I topped up the reservoir last night, and then
> went to get the
> >>inspection this morning.  I noticed the brakes
> were feeling funny.
> >>Then the power steering level alarm came on.  I
> checked the level and
> it
> >>was empty.
> >>There is no fluid on the garage floor, except for
> a leak in the oil
> pan
> >>that needs to be replaced.  But that will be after
> the car proves to
> be
> >>worth the extra money.
> >>Any input would be appreciated
> >>Thanks
> >>Brian
> >>
> >>--
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>


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