My brother accidentley put Brake fluid in to power steering ,now its hell stiff on normal idling and oil leaking from the seals of the pump.I know its stupid.
Thank you
Mike Beck Goo Roo New Zealand Soarer Limited UZZ31 V8
Friday, January 23, 2009 - 08:50 pm, by: Brian Timms(Turbo_brian)
Brake fluid will usually expand rubber seals, a trick that I used on a previous car was a cap-full of brake fluid into the oil filler, and it stopped the leaks in the engine long enough to rid myself of the car (done worry people, this was for a Nissan CA-powered 180sx, not a car anyone would expect better of).
Depends on the type of gasket used on the power steering system, but first thing's first, flush the guts out of it, monitor what is coming out along with the PS/Brake fluid (such as bits of paper gasket or similar).
Make sure the system is COMPLETELY flushed, and then address the leaks.
If it's heavy, and if it's got any sort of noise, it's got air bubbles in the system, changes are the bubbles are from a damaged PS seal that has allowed air to be sucked into the system.
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