I have a problem (one of many) with my car. I just finished doing HG rebuild, I replaced the power steering pump because the reservoir was cracked and was leaking.
At first the steering worked fine, but now it's having a lot of trouble. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. At one point it completely quit working for a couple minutes, then started half working again. Also sometimes I'll be turning and have to use a lot of effort, then all of a sudden it will work and it causes me to jerk the wheel.
I put all new fluid in it (Valvoline SynPower) but it is chocolate colored already so I will change it out a couple more times (turkey baster method). Could it be the half synthetic fluid? I may try just some cheap fluid to see if it helps. I'm hoping I don't need a new rack, I already have enough work to do on the car.
At first the steering worked fine, but now it's having a lot of trouble. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. At one point it completely quit working for a couple minutes, then started half working again. Also sometimes I'll be turning and have to use a lot of effort, then all of a sudden it will work and it causes me to jerk the wheel.
I put all new fluid in it (Valvoline SynPower) but it is chocolate colored already so I will change it out a couple more times (turkey baster method). Could it be the half synthetic fluid? I may try just some cheap fluid to see if it helps. I'm hoping I don't need a new rack, I already have enough work to do on the car.