Noisy power steering?

[ridelikeme]

In the winter i found that my power steering had a decent sized leak in it somewhere. I started to run some Lucas power steering fluid (that really thick pink ****) anyways it was a really cold day and i blew one of the power steering lines apart (overpressured im sure). The car was limped home, and luckily i was very close. When i got the hose fixed ( stealership wanted $250 for a damn hose, so i got it repaired by a hose place) i ended up having a hard time getting the air out of the lines, and i would lose power steering every now and then for about a week. Its been good since.

However something in the system is now pretty damn loud, it sounds like its struggling and almost whining. If i take the cap off the PS fluid reservoir its noisy, and the fluid is moving pretty violently. Question is did i damage the PS pump, or the Rack somehow? where the hell is this noise coming from?

[The_Jerbel]

Re: Noisy power steering?

That noise is the pump. Either it's damaged and wearing out, the fluid is low, or there is some foreign blockage in the line somewhere.

[ridelikeme]

Re: Noisy power steering?

fluid is good, I assumed it was the pump also. If the new hose they made up was slightly smaller diameter could it cause this?

[The_Jerbel]

Re: Noisy power steering?

Yup, I mentioned a foreign blockage in the lines, but really, anything that restricts fluid flow more than the stock lines would, will cause the pump to over-work and make noise.