Damo STi

ive just fitted a brand new PAS pump and bottle. It worked fine for 5 mins then started to build up pressure PAS stpped working and only did work when you reved up the engine once you stopped thou fluid pours out the cap and goes everywhere. ive spent over £600 yesterday for all the parts yet it's still not working right,

can you help me as im really really stuck on this one?

have i maybe fitted it wrong?

or does it have a massive airlock, and if so how do i get rid of it?

or is the brand new pump broken already?


please help im at my wits end now


thanks Damian

[Edited by Damo STi - 6/14/2003 6:56:33 AM]

Gidney&Knowlesy

I'm guessing you didn't bleed it through........

With the cap off move the steering full lock side to side to bleed the system, (many goes at this) you also need a spotter to fill up fluid. Though it will bubble away nicely while air is bleeding through. THIS TAKES TIME

Alternatively it could be the steering rack (rack) and blocked valve, though more likely to be the first...

CRAFT

Try what XS says above 1st, it does take ages to bleed the system and get all the air out, it's not a case of just fit and your away unfortunately. I've mailed you my number if you wanna chat some more.

CRAFT

[Edited by CRAFT - 6/14/2003 7:46:15 AM]

Leslie

Its easier on the steering linkage if you jack the front wheels up to do that procedure to bleed the system.

Les

Rich Tee

agree with all of above, did similar sort of thing on mine while back, they reckon at least 10 times from full lock to full lock whilst engine running, also check the rubber boots on the rack to see if they have filled with fluid, if so then the racks knackered

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siwrx

mine did that and it was the rack that was ****ed

Damo STi

thanks guy's for all your replies im just out of bed as i was night shift last night, i mustnt have bled it enough i only did one way 6secs and other way 6 secs. will go and try this now and let you know. Many thanks again for helping me out as a certain subaru dealer couldnt tell me why it was doing that as its a self bleeding system he said???

Gidney&Knowlesy

It is a self bleeding system (LOL) with some human intervention......

Damo STi

thats what i thought, il go and try and see if it will work mate.

Damo STi

still not working ive tried bleeding it like you said still the same, ive checked the rack boots allok no fluid, but i dont get why it work ok with revs but then when u stop reving it it all pours out top off cap?

im really pead off now with

Damo STi

given up on it totally

Damo STi

ive had time to chill so went out striped it all down again then rebuilt it spent 15mins turning wheel full ock side to side but it still not working?

Leslie

Its a bit of a puzzle Damo,sounds as though the pump is not sucking oil into it in the first place, maybe it needs priming with some oil with a syringe or something like that just to get it started. Once it is pumping it should push the oil round the system and it is then just a matter of bleeding it.

Hope it sorts out anyway.

Les

Damo STi

got the problem fixed yesterday the brand new pump was faulty not spinning fast enough on tick over to pump fluid. So i bought an STi 4 one second hand changed pipe ends etc and it worked first time. so im a happy man again.


Thanks to everyone who helped me

Damian