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Old 06-13-10, 04:32 PM
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okay guys. i redid my power steering system cause ive been getting leaks.

i fixed the leak [o-ring under the reservoir] and then i also re routed my ps cooler. my oem lines were smashed from a prior accident.

my ps cooler is now located in front of my radiator, but below level with the tow hooks.

proper fluid levels, but when i turn off my car, i can hear air and even sometimes fluid spit out of my reservoir cap. and some times spits out plenty of fluid. never had this issue before untill i opened the system.

could there be air trapped in the ps cooler and it stays in the cooler when i turn off my car, it then pushes the fluid into the reservior, causing it to spit out?

any ideas?
Old 06-13-10, 05:36 PM
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Did you ever bleed the system after you rerouted it?
Old 06-13-10, 07:24 PM
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i only turned it from lock to lock with the cap off to get the air out. but i think i have to do it more to get all of it. some might be stuck in the PS cooler.
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sounds like air bubbles or just to much fluid in it?
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ima guess air bubbles patrick. i hope thats it.

only thing that i changed was that o-ring under the reservoir join to the actual PS pump, and then i lightly put some RTV blue around the mating flat surface just to be sure.

other then that, the pump stayed the same. type of fluid stayed the same.
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