[urq] foamy power steering fluid
Buchholz, Steven
Steven.Buchholz at kla-tencor.com
Mon Dec 22 11:59:58 EST 2003
... remember that if you have not relieved the pressure in the accumulator
by depressing the brake pedal a bunch of times you might very well find the
reservoir empty!
Foamy fluid sounds to me like leaking reed valves in the pump ... do a
search of the archives on "volcano" for more info ...
Steve B.
San Jose, Kaleefohnia (USA)
>
> I just happened to check the power steering fluid on my urq
> today. Been driving the car frequently, and it has been
> leaking some PS fluid. So, take off the cap and its empty! I
> put in the Dexron III and it foams up immediately!!
> I had just started the car and the pump was a little noisy,
> so thats why I checked it. Is this normal before it bleeds
> the air out?
> I just put the cap back on and went inside hoping it will be
> normal tomorrow.
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