I meant to post this a week back but basically since buying my car on cold starts on a morning it's making an awful whining and cracking noise.


It goes after 2 mins warming up etc - any ideas? Power steering belt? Pump? It really sounds horrible and outside is much louder than inside.

Cheers

 

The video is private.

 

Oooh private video
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Can't view your video..

Have you tried seeing where the noise is coming from?

 

Sorry will change it! Lol

 

Try again!

http://youtu.be/pEg8fwDtvaw

 

Sounds like it might want some power steering fluid putting in...

 

Checked it mate, fluids are fine.

 

Steering pump could be on its way out if the fluid is fine but it really does sound like air in the system.

 

I'll flush the lot then and refresh it. Cheers

 

Could be wrong grade of fluid id change it out for fresh stuff and see if it makes it any quieter.

 

Do you know what the recommended stuff is mate? It's a JDM if that makes any difference.

Cheers

 

Just the same as a uk mate dexron III

 

Nice one cheers buddy.

 

Mine made a nasty noise and needed some fluid because a garage forgot to fill it up when they tried, emphasise the word TRIED to fit a new steering rack

 

Change the o ring under the top 90 deg elbow on top of the pump, its pulling air until it warms up a bit, then the expansion seals it, it will only get worse if you don't.

 

Do you know where i would purchase such a thing?

 

Size is 5/8" OD x 1/2" ID x 1/16 ?

 

not sure but in metric its

11mm by 16mm x2.5mm O ring

There is a thread on here about it http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show....php?t=1897783