Wednesday, September 15, 2010 - 08:16 pm, by: Bjorn Kaandorp(Bksoarertt)
hey everyone. Im a brand new member having just bought a 92 Soarer TT 2 days ago i love it so far, Turbo's were recently done and just the amount of torque and power the engine producers is great.
Anyway i had a quick search for power steering issues but couldnt exactly find what i was looking for.
Basically my problem is the pump seems to be a bit loud, like its under extra strain or something, ive checked the level and its fine, and i cant seem to find a leak. So my question is this normal for the pumps on soarer to be a tad louder? or is the pump on its way out?
Also ive gotten different advice on what engine oil i should use. Mines done 140,000kms so just curious what brand and weight would be the best protection.
Thursday, September 16, 2010 - 03:55 am, by: Boris Siljanoski(Z2tt)
It's best to stick with the manufacturers oil recommendation, or within the window of it.
10W30 looks to be the spec from factory. I know many people who run 10-40 and 15-40 in the 1jz-gte without problems, Penrite HPR15 is a good choice and many people use it on 1jz's.
Friday, September 17, 2010 - 12:27 am, by: Austen Menze(Mercyfulfate)
10-40 will be fine. Where abouts on the power steering pump is the leak coming from? I just had a leaky o-ring on the suction hose. Seen it on a few Soarers so it looks to be a common problem.
The o-ring is only 20cents and takes 5 minutes to change over.