Leaking power steering fluid
#1
Leaking power steering fluid
Hey guys,
For the past 4 track days we have been seeing significant loss in our power steering fluid. My guess is that our power steering reservoir is boiling over and leaking into the engine bay.
Here is how it works...
Fluid level filled to max, over flowed out to low. cleaned up excess and ran again.
Low level still over flows and now the level is sitting at 1/4 inch below low.
It seems like it doesn't matter how much fluid is in the reservoir, it still boils out.
Is anyone experiencing this same problem?
For the past 4 track days we have been seeing significant loss in our power steering fluid. My guess is that our power steering reservoir is boiling over and leaking into the engine bay.
Here is how it works...
Fluid level filled to max, over flowed out to low. cleaned up excess and ran again.
Low level still over flows and now the level is sitting at 1/4 inch below low.
It seems like it doesn't matter how much fluid is in the reservoir, it still boils out.
Is anyone experiencing this same problem?
#3
The reservoir cap fits loosely. My guess is that is needs to fit like this to allow excess pressure to vent out.
I want to know where the correct fill level is. If max, medium, and low all boil out WTH should I fill it to?
I want to know where the correct fill level is. If max, medium, and low all boil out WTH should I fill it to?
#6
Yea I guessed that happenens to me...but doesnt leak....One day I cleaned my engine bay and like the next week power steering resvoir was like all oily with the fluid if it like overflowed or something... But I never had to refill it or anything.....Also sometimes when I first start the car up in the morning and I turn it hard left or hard right coming out of my driveway I always hear like a rattling sound like....soo its werid and its been happening for a while now...Im a tech and this is just weird to me
#7
I wonder if maybe it's splashing out under hard turning? Not sure what the odd's of that are, but I thought it'd be pretty hard to boil the P/S fluid. I've heard of boiling brake fluid alot, but never steering.
Who needs power steering for a track car?
Who needs power steering for a track car?
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