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#296803 - 05/04/11 06:22 PM Power Steering Fluid ???
finny86 Offline


Registered: 28/02/11
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Loc: Lancashire
Hi guys, thanx for your input on my first post about the gear change feel on my car, it helped me alot , ive got another question to ask regarding the power steering fluid and how the steering should feel on the Fez ? ive looked at the colour of the fluid and it seems to be very dark red, i know its suppose to be cherry red but how dark or light of a cherry red is it suppose to be ? secondly my power steering feels a little heavy, not were loads of force is needed but just a little, im just wondering if the steering is suppose to feel like that or whether its suppose to feel light ?

again any advice is much appreciated
Cheers Finny

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#296804 - 05/04/11 06:56 PM Re: Power Steering Fluid ??? [Re: finny86]
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Mines pretty dark and probably needs changing if thats any help? Does the power steering pump ever whine after youve been for a drive?
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#296805 - 05/04/11 07:00 PM Re: Power Steering Fluid ??? [Re: finny86]
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Registered: 16/05/07
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Hi guys, thanx for your input on my first post about the gear change feel on my car, it helped me alot , ive got another question to ask regarding the power steering fluid and how the steering should feel on the Fez ? ive looked at the colour of the fluid and it seems to be very dark red, i know its suppose to be cherry red but how dark or light of a cherry red is it suppose to be ? secondly my power steering feels a little heavy, not were loads of force is needed but just a little, im just wondering if the steering is suppose to feel like that or whether its suppose to feel light ?

again any advice is much appreciated
Cheers Finny



Check your tyre pressures.

Dal
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#296806 - 05/04/11 08:28 PM Re: Power Steering Fluid ??? [Re: w3dal]
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Registered: 25/10/09
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My steering feels heavy compared to ever other car which I drive. Remember that the tyres are wide which can affect it.

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#296807 - 05/04/11 08:29 PM Re: Power Steering Fluid ??? [Re: w3dal]
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It use to have a bit of weight to it, wasn't as light as the van I drive
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#296808 - 05/04/11 08:47 PM Re: Power Steering Fluid ??? [Re: Adam08]
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My parent's Toyota has steering made of air I think! Totally weightless in comparison!
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#296809 - 05/04/11 10:17 PM Re: Power Steering Fluid ??? [Re: DanRedSt]
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Mines pretty dark and probably needs changing if thats any help? Does the power steering pump ever whine after youve been for a drive?




this is funny! if i thrash the blue ST especially off the line it wines, and if im having a bit of a session on some b roads it wines as well.


although the silver ST i had never had this problem


why does it wine?

i can never floor my car in first or it wines, and some times when im close to the limiter it begins to wine slightly after

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#296810 - 06/04/11 12:36 AM Re: Power Steering Fluid ??? [Re: db04dan]
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Registered: 29/03/11
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They tend to whine when either the pumps are on the way out, or the fluid is boiled / black. It's definitely worth changing your fluid if you haven't done so yet. I made a little guide when I done mine the other day, I'll try and get it posted up shortly.

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#296811 - 06/04/11 09:30 AM Re: Power Steering Fluid ??? [Re: st07]
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Registered: 01/03/09
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Loc: SE London
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They tend to whine when either the pumps are on the way out, or the fluid is boiled / black. It's definitely worth changing your fluid if you haven't done so yet. I made a little guide when I done mine the other day, I'll try and get it posted up shortly.



Another great guide coming up then
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#296812 - 06/04/11 02:07 PM Re: Power Steering Fluid ??? [Re: db04dan]
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Mines pretty dark and probably needs changing if thats any help? Does the power steering pump ever whine after youve been for a drive?




this is funny! if i thrash the blue ST especially off the line it wines, and if im having a bit of a session on some b roads it wines as well.


although the silver ST i had never had this problem


why does it wine?

i can never floor my car in first or it wines, and some times when im close to the limiter it begins to wine slightly after



Yep I get this all the time when I thrash it even if I do it for 10 seconds or like you said flooring it in first it also does it. Im thinking about the pas relocation kit but its alot of money though
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#296813 - 06/04/11 05:02 PM Re: Power Steering Fluid ??? [Re: DanRedSt]
finny86 Offline


Registered: 28/02/11
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Loc: Lancashire
thanx for the input guys as afew of you are saying yours whine, mine doesnt have this problem and ive checked colour of the fluid which is a dark red as well as my tyre pressures being correct, im just a little concerned as my steering feels abit heavy, im just wondering how the steering feels on your ST's, it could be a case that this is how the steering feel, im just a little unsure thats all

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#296814 - 06/04/11 05:56 PM Re: Power Steering Fluid ??? [Re: finny86]
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Have you had the car long mate?
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#296815 - 06/04/11 06:23 PM Re: Power Steering Fluid ??? [Re: DanRedSt]
finny86 Offline


Registered: 28/02/11
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Loc: Lancashire
ive had it just over a month mate, i had a saxo vts before, so this might be why the steering feels heavy to me, just wondered if its suppose to feel light or slightly heavy

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#296816 - 06/04/11 06:33 PM Re: Power Steering Fluid ??? [Re: finny86]
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my pas fluid is black! i keep boiling it!
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#296817 - 06/04/11 07:46 PM Re: Power Steering Fluid ??? [Re: Dan_The_Man]
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Yeah don't worry about the steering feeling heavy I came from a Citroën c2 to this and it felt the same for me in the beginning its just something you get used to.
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#296818 - 06/04/11 10:23 PM Re: Power Steering Fluid ??? [Re: Alex_H]
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They tend to whine when either the pumps are on the way out, or the fluid is boiled / black. It's definitely worth changing your fluid if you haven't done so yet. I made a little guide when I done mine the other day, I'll try and get it posted up shortly.



Another great guide coming up then



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