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02-07-11, 07:48 AM
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Power steering Pump is Out. Am I SOL untill i find a replacement, or can we drive minus Power steering until next paycheck?
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02-07-11, 08:15 AM
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Not saying you because you fixed your issue. But I'm always amazed how people actually forget to service their power steering pumps. Not too terribly hard to do either.
02-07-11, 08:30 AM
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Im getting mad death squeal! I just bought my car 2 months ago, so i dident know i had issues until now.
Is this something I can do on a lunch break, or a whole afternoon?
(and Just because Im a noob, how do I do it & do I need to order any Filters?)
Thank you again for all the Help!
Is this something I can do on a lunch break, or a whole afternoon?
(and Just because Im a noob, how do I do it & do I need to order any Filters?)
Thank you again for all the Help!
02-07-11, 08:39 AM
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Im getting mad death squeal! I just bought my car 2 months ago, so i dident know i had issues until now.
Is this something I can do on a lunch break, or a whole afternoon?
(and Just because Im a noob, how do I do it & do I need to order any Filters?)
Thank you again for all the Help!
Is this something I can do on a lunch break, or a whole afternoon?
(and Just because Im a noob, how do I do it & do I need to order any Filters?)
Thank you again for all the Help!
Hiroshima over on my.is posted a very good tutorial with pictures.
02-07-11, 08:52 AM
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ThankyouThankyouThankyouThankyouThankyou!
Thank you!
This just made my Monday....and Hopefully I can Put that 300+ dollars towards something more fun...Like sways!
Thank you!
This just made my Monday....and Hopefully I can Put that 300+ dollars towards something more fun...Like sways!
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02-07-11, 09:01 AM
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Power steering services are usually out of sight out of mind until the pump or rack lets you know its unhappy.
02-09-11, 05:47 AM
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Ok, Just went to get my oil changed & asked for a power steering flush as well. when I went back to grab the car, the say that the fluid is foaming up, which means theres a leak in there somewhere (Great!) AND SUGGESTED I TAKE IT TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP!
I feel i need to explain. First in Rapid City, SD There are no Lexus Dealerships, second
everytime I have ever gone to the dealership for service, its been Impossibly expensive.
Do you have any solutions you can think of?? Thanks a Million!
I feel i need to explain. First in Rapid City, SD There are no Lexus Dealerships, second
everytime I have ever gone to the dealership for service, its been Impossibly expensive.
Do you have any solutions you can think of?? Thanks a Million!
02-09-11, 06:07 AM
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Ok, Just went to get my oil changed & asked for a power steering flush as well. when I went back to grab the car, the say that the fluid is foaming up, which means theres a leak in there somewhere (Great!) AND SUGGESTED I TAKE IT TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP!
I feel i need to explain. First in Rapid City, SD There are no Lexus Dealerships, second
everytime I have ever gone to the dealership for service, its been Impossibly expensive.
Do you have any solutions you can think of?? Thanks a Million!
I feel i need to explain. First in Rapid City, SD There are no Lexus Dealerships, second
everytime I have ever gone to the dealership for service, its been Impossibly expensive.
Do you have any solutions you can think of?? Thanks a Million!
If there is try to trace where the leak is. Not a hard job to do at all.
But if you're not a diy'r just take it to a toyota dealership and they can handle it from there
02-09-11, 08:23 AM
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Foaming up can also mean they let the resevoir go dry when they were flushing it and air got into the system. Do what Justin said and if there's no leak the next step would be to get the air out of the system. The DIY posted on my.is http://my.is/forums/f221/power-steer...s-pics-256159/
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Originally Posted by Hiroshima @ my.is
Bleed Procedure.
If you have fluid that is emulsified, you have somehow gotten air into the system.
Step 1: Jack up Front of car.
Step 2: Turn wheel from left to right slowly 3 times with engine off.
Step 3: Lower Car
Step 4: Start car. Turn wheel slowly from lock to lock 3 times. Hold wheel at each end of lock for 2-3 seconds and then turn the other direction.
Step 5: Let idle for 2-3 minutes. Stop car. If you still have bubbles, go back to step 2. Bleeding the system should take note more than 3 rounds of this.
If you have fluid that is emulsified, you have somehow gotten air into the system.
Step 1: Jack up Front of car.
Step 2: Turn wheel from left to right slowly 3 times with engine off.
Step 3: Lower Car
Step 4: Start car. Turn wheel slowly from lock to lock 3 times. Hold wheel at each end of lock for 2-3 seconds and then turn the other direction.
Step 5: Let idle for 2-3 minutes. Stop car. If you still have bubbles, go back to step 2. Bleeding the system should take note more than 3 rounds of this.