Re: [AMC-List] Non AMC Power Steering Question

[adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Sandwich Maker)]

" From: "Robert Sliko" <robert.sliko@xxxxxxxxxxx>
" 
" The first I noticed it was just making noise,with no leaks.  The fluid was 
" at the right level but looked real brown.  Manual says to use MERCON ATF.  I 
" just used a turkey baster (wife will never know) to siphon out the old fluid 
" in the resevoir and replace with new.  I cycled about 2 quarts through until 
" the fluid I removed looked as red as what I was pouring in.  The steering 
" sounded fine at that point, thought I might be lucky.  But now it seems to 
" foam and blow out the resevoir, almost like the pump is cavitating or 
" somehow forcing pressure out the suction side.

i keep thinking it must have a crack, loose fitting, bad o-ring or
something, on the suction side of the pump, so that it can pull a
little air into the fluid.  but i'm baffled why it took a day for the
foaming to recur.

the other time foaming happens is when there's a leak on the pressure
side; when the fluid level gets low enough the pump pulls air from the
reservoir, but this clearly isn't your problem.

" ----- Original Message ----- 
" From: "Sandwich Maker" <adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
" 
" 
" >" From: "Robert Sliko" <robert.sliko@xxxxxxxxxxx>
" > "
" > " I have a 1999 Windstar that is making lots of whines and is foaming out the
" > " fluid through the resevoir.  I changed the fluid which seemed to help for
" > " one day, now it is back to spitting fluid out the resevoir.  So is it the
" > " pump or is it the rack, or what do I need to check?
" >
" > probably what you've got is air trapped somewhere in the ps system.
" > the pump whines as the bubbles go through it, and when the system's
" > off and they expand from 900psi back to 14.7 they make the reservoir
" > overflow.
" >
" > i don't know if it could be sucking air from a crack or worn seal.
" > that the problem recurred suggests that though.  did it leak any
" > fluid that first day?
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