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Old Jul 10, 2012 | 08:47 PM
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hey guys this will sound dumb but i just got done replacing the 4th power steering pump in a row on my car they were all rebuilt units and they were all leaking from the weep hole in the rear. Is ther something i am doing wrong? i just put my stock one back in for now it makes noise but at least doesnt leak.
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Old Jul 11, 2012 | 11:29 AM
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mine went bad cause of the power steering fluid cooler...it kept leaking all the fluid into my cooling system and vice versa...hard saying why its going bad maby just a bad pump...if there fairly new id take it back for a new one
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Old Jul 19, 2012 | 05:24 PM
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what your doing wrong is buying 4 rebuilt units in a row. buy a new gm unit and also check your power steering cooler make sure u are not having the same problem as Josh1983
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Old Jul 19, 2012 | 05:30 PM
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Remove the cross coolant system and run something respectable then rebuild your pump one last time. Should last after that.

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