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Re: Power steering? Any thoughts please? Posted by SWEDECAR [Email] (#112) [Profile/Gallery] (more from SWEDECAR) on Mon, 14 Nov 2022 07:56:45 In Reply to: Power steering? Any thoughts please?, Itsasaab, Thu, 10 Nov 2022 11:21:42 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
The pump do take some damage by running dry but it is not always fatal. I have filled up many Saab's and Volvo's after it has been almost dry and it has lived on.
This newer Pentosin fluid have a nasty habit of migrating out of the system without leaving any traces of leaks. I guess the molecules are so small that it "sweat out" everywhere. So if you don't see a mess anywhere from a leak and you haven't topped off the system in a long time, it might just be normal sweating.
The leaks that I do see if usually the front or rear power steering hose developing a pinhole that leaks mostly under pressure, so if someone turns the steering wheel to max and you look for a spritzer somewhere, that's where the leak is.
Anders
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