its normal to see a lot of flow in the reservior. bear in mind the power steering pump generates in excess of 1500 psi...
-----Original Message----- From: Jesse T Walz [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2003 4:08 PM To: Galen Bergthold Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [a2-16v-list] Power Steering Problem When ever I look at my power steering reservoir when at idol the fluid seems to be flowing excessively. I replaced the fluid with the proper Pentosin about three years ago. It does not foam or anything, but just seems to be flowing a lot. Is this normal? Jesse Galen Bergthold wrote: > > Dee, > I see you mention that the pump has been replaced. I am assuming you used > fresh (Pentosin, or similar high quality) PS fluid to replace this? As a > side note, of course you cannot mix the traditional and sythetic PS fluids. > Also, make sure the system is not overfull. > GBergthold > > >From: Dee Ricker <[email protected]> > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: [a2-16v-list] Power Steering Problem > >Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2003 20:09:42 -0700 (PDT) > > > >Has anyone had the problem of power steering fluid becoming aerated in > >about 15 seconds after startup? There are no visible leaks and pump has > >been replaced. There seems to be way too much flow into the reservoir from > >the rack. If the engine is revved to 2000 RPM or so for 20 seconds and > >then allowed to return to idle, the fluid will blow out of the vent hole in > >the cap higher than the hood when it is open. > >the car is 1992 GTI 16V with about 105k. Any help will be appreciated. > > > > Thank you, > > Larry Ricker > > > > > >The Rickers > >Stillwater, OK > > > >--------------------------------- > >Do you Yahoo!? > >Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). > >_______________________________________________ > >a2-16v-list mailing list > >[email protected] > >http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list > >For list archives, see listinfo link above. > > _________________________________________________________________ > Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail > > _______________________________________________ > a2-16v-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list > For list archives, see listinfo link above. _______________________________________________ a2-16v-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list For list archives, see listinfo link above
