Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2003 15:22:51 -0500
Reply-To: Jorge Osorio <josorio@PIGSEYE.KENNESAW.EDU>
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From: Jorge Osorio <josorio@PIGSEYE.KENNESAW.EDU>
Subject: Re: 85' power steering fluid leak? AM noises!
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Geez, I keep trying to come up with my own original problems, but somebody
always ends up beating me to the post ;) I think I'm having the same issue
here, my noise is early in the morning (5 or 6F outside) The very first
minute after I start the engine I get this low pitch whine. At first I
thought it was one of the belts trying to thaw and thus not flexing, but
coupled with the fact that my ATF reservoir seems a bit low this loks like
"Deja-Vu all over again!!
Guess the answer is to fill the reservoir with Redline huh?
Jorge
'85 Wolfsburg Whining Weekender With blinking OXS & Charge Lights
On Thu, 23 Jan 2003, Tracy Bonin wrote:
> Good Afternoon,
>
> actually a new development has occurred over the past couple of days I was hoping that someone could anwser. At first I thought that I was had an oil leak. I kept seeing a few drops on the ground, in the left middle area of the engine compartment. Mainly when after first driving in the morning. After closer examination, come to find out that it is power steering fluid (which is really ATF fluid). So of course my first thoughts were oh, no. But when looking within the engine compartment, I couldn’t see a leak when it was running or off. Finally, I noticed that the little plastic tank on the left side, by the oil filler was wet on the top. I know that I had checked and filled this fluid a few months ago. What was weird was that I know that I had probably over filled a little bit when I was filling it, but didn’t start having any issues until now. The cap is tight, but the leak seems to be getting worse. This morning I had quite a little puddle forming when I first started the bus, the puddle was strange, and was all foamy, like tiny soap bubbles. I thought that this was from what ever was pushing out the fluid. It doesn’t look as though it’s cracked, the fluid seems to be coming out from where the top is somwhere, dripping down over the crossbar, and onto the ground.
>
> Something else is that it’s been really cold lately, and when I first start the bus, it makes this REALLY bad noise. Almost like a grinding or something along those lines. With this fluid leak, I was beginning to wonder if it is the power steering pump making that noise. Does anyone else expierence this? It only started doing it when it got really cold out…..What can I do to help or prevent it, if I can at all?
>
> So what happens when the power steering pump fails? Does it push fluid back? What would make this overflow, and noise? What can I do to save it?
>
> Thanx again,
>
> Tracy
>
> 85’ GL "Ripple"
>
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