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Camron Garcia
Tinkerer
Kingston
Soarer TT

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 Thursday, February 10, 2011 - 02:23 am, by:  Camron Garcia (Killacam) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Foe a week or two now, my steering has been getting heavy the more I drive my car. It functions perfectly in the morning when the engine is cool.

Has anyone else ever had this problem?
Adrian McGuire
TryHard
Queensland
soarer 2.5 turbo

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 Thursday, February 10, 2011 - 08:12 am, by:  Adrian McGuire (Adro) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
when was the last time you had your power steering fluid flushed? at a guess it needs one.
Shane Haverkamp
TryHard
nsw
soarer TT

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 Friday, February 11, 2011 - 06:20 pm, by:  Shane Haverkamp (Havabeer) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
flushed. or leaking out of a seal once it gets hot and everything has expanded.
Peter Nitschke
Junk Filterer
South Australia
UZZ30 UZZ31

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 Friday, February 11, 2011 - 08:18 pm, by:  Peter Nitschke (Pen) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Shane Haverkamp wrote on Friday, February 11, 2011 - 06:20 pm:

flushed. or leaking out of a seal once it gets hot and everything has expanded.


Except it wouldn't replenish when the system cooled down.

Also, low fluid makes the pump quite noisy.
James Wilson
DieHard
sa
TT

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 Saturday, February 12, 2011 - 08:19 am, by:  James Wilson (Ser493) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Could be a kink in the power steer cooler pipes.

Try running a different cooler.
James Wilson
DieHard
sa
TT

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 Saturday, February 12, 2011 - 08:22 am, by:  James Wilson (Ser493) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
That cooler is on the passenger side in behind the front bar, it's very basic the standard one, just a bent up tube. I'm running an EF falcon tranny cooler as my power steer cooler now.

If you want any more info PM me and I can send you some pics ect. I have a standard car apart at home and can send you pics of the modified one too. Very basic mod.
Camron Garcia
Tinkerer
Kingston
Soarer TT

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 Sunday, February 20, 2011 - 04:39 am, by:  Camron Garcia (Killacam) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Thanks for your helpful responses. I am going to do a flush.

James, you have pm.
Christian Molenda
Goo Roo
QLD
T

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 Tuesday, February 22, 2011 - 11:54 am, by:  Christian Molenda (Christof) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
I had the same problem and found it was a leaking seal on the pump
Aaron Casey
Goo Roo
nsw
'94 jzz30 gttl, 2 mini's one supercharged :-)

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 Tuesday, February 22, 2011 - 12:14 pm, by:  Aaron Casey (Blownminiturbo) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
also check they may be a wire or plastic gauze in the power steering reservoir. may be clogged up or ive also heard of them melting from people doing burnouts on full lock or if you keep pressure on full lock for ages and heat the oil up too much.

as james said get a transmission cooler and put in the place of the original bent pipe method. will keep the temps way down.
Camron Garcia
Tinkerer
Kingston
Soarer TT

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 Saturday, February 26, 2011 - 12:40 am, by:  Camron Garcia (Killacam) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Great idea Casey. I will try to get an oil cooler after I flush this weekend.
James Vaughn
Newbie
GER
TT

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Reg: 02-2011

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 Sunday, February 27, 2011 - 10:56 am, by:  James Vaughn (4mindcruising) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
i've got the exact same problem with my soarer. please update this thread when you found out what the Problem was / if the flush fixed it. thanks

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