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my car has recently developed a terrible creak on the steering when I turn the wheel counterclockwise. It seems to only occur after the car warms up. Fluid was pretty clean when I did AutoX a couple weeks ago, but it’s gross now. Do y’all think I’m better served replacing the rack entirely, or could it be something else?
The car currently has a reman AC delco rack from rockauto that is about 2 years old. No longer have the stock PS cooler, but I do have an auxiliary cooler on the frame rail.
The fluid looks like it has air in it. I would use a turkey baster or ear syringe to sample the fluid from the reservoir in case the MightyVac is slurping it up in a way that is sucking in air to the tank. If it has air, the fluid will also look odd if you open the reservoir and look down.
This has happened to me when I accidentally ran the pump dry for a second while flushing. I recall it took a couple of days to settle.
The fluid looks like it has air in it. I would use a turkey baster or ear syringe to sample the fluid from the reservoir in case the MightyVac is slurping it up in a way that is sucking in air to the tank. If it has air, the fluid will also look odd if you open the reservoir and look down.
This has happened to me when I accidentally ran the pump dry for a second while flushing. I recall it took a couple of days to settle.
Have you been using the MightyVac to bleed the system or is there a chance you have run the resovoir dry? If not, maybe your pump bought it during the race? (It would be an odd thing, but I expect possible for the pump to suck air in through the seals and whip it into the fluid as it pumps.)
If you suspect the latter, I'd let things settle, try driving and see what happens with normal color fluid. Then see if the milkshake fluid comes back and if it correlates to the noise.
Have you been using the MightyVac to bleed the system or is there a chance you have run the resovoir dry? If not, maybe your pump bought it during the race? (It would be an odd thing, but I expect possible for the pump to suck air in through the seals and whip it into the fluid as it pumps.)
If you suspect the latter, I'd let things settle, try driving and see what happens with normal color fluid. Then see if the milkshake fluid comes back and if it correlates to the noise.
just used it to sample the fluid. Reservoir was full so I can’t imagine it got air unless it was through the seals. But anything is possible. I haven’t driven it in a few days so I’m gonna try some clean fluid tonight
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