power steering pump?
power steering pump? last night I was having some fun and was doing some donuts, after I was done I was pulling out of the parking lot and notice the steering was alot harder to turn unless of course I was already moving, its like I lost 50-75% of my power steering its kinda tuff to move the wheel when im stopped. Did I **** up my power steering pump when I turned on those donuts like that or what did I screw up?
Thanx for any advice
Thanx for any advice
Originally Posted by Automaticfastic
Did I **** up my power steering pump when I turned on those donuts like that or what did I screw up?
Thanx for any advice
Thanx for any advice
I would say ... yes, it's hurt.
I doubt it's toast, but you killed much of the life of it.
You should buy a turkey baster and suck as much fluid out as possible and refill the reservoir with fresh fluid. Turn the car on and cycle the steering lock to lock a couple times. Kill the car and repeat.
Do it a 2 or 3 more times till you begin to see something other than hershey's chocolate coming out of the baster.
If you still have a heavy wheel, then it's probably time to look for a new pump.
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This is very common on 4th Gen F-Bodies. The PS Pump runs at a speed proportional to the engine RPM and overpressurizes the fluid at WOT. This causes it to heat up and boil out. To drive it like you explained, you need a cooler and high temp PS fluid. If you want to go beyond that, you'll need an aftermarket racing pump.
