SmilesAndGimps
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My power steering fluid was low so I filled it to the normal level but all of a sudden I have little to no power steering.
I had no notable difficultly before, the brake indicator had started flashing a few days earlier and the brake fluid level was fine, but power steering fluid was a little low so I topped it off and the light went away. Drove fine, then that evening I started it up and had no power steering. Checked the level and it was low again, but no signs of a leak. Topped it off again and it improved a little but not much. Now the level is remaining consistent but I don’t have any power steering!
The a/c works so it isn’t the serpentine belt, and I don’t hear any whining or anything from the pump so I don’t think it seized. There’s no play or dead areas in the steering wheel so I don’t think it’s the rack, either. It does seem that occasionally there’s a little power assist but it’s intermittent and hardly noticeable at best.
Could there be air in the system? Or perhaps a defective fluid, if there can be such a thing?
Thanks y’all!
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I had no notable difficultly before, the brake indicator had started flashing a few days earlier and the brake fluid level was fine, but power steering fluid was a little low so I topped it off and the light went away. Drove fine, then that evening I started it up and had no power steering. Checked the level and it was low again, but no signs of a leak. Topped it off again and it improved a little but not much. Now the level is remaining consistent but I don’t have any power steering!
The a/c works so it isn’t the serpentine belt, and I don’t hear any whining or anything from the pump so I don’t think it seized. There’s no play or dead areas in the steering wheel so I don’t think it’s the rack, either. It does seem that occasionally there’s a little power assist but it’s intermittent and hardly noticeable at best.
Could there be air in the system? Or perhaps a defective fluid, if there can be such a thing?
Thanks y’all!
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