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I need to do this on mine - started making a whining noise yesterday when I started it.
Posted by: kirby (78) on 2014-11-18 08:58:15 In Reply to: Power steering fluid ( related to below) posted by just me on 2014-11-14 15:25:21	Share \| Report

It's pretty cold here, and this was the first real cold day that I've owned the car... not looking forward to doing the job, but, hopefully I can read- and reread a half dozen times- the procedures linked below, in order to get this done right.

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Power steering fluid ( related to below) - just me 2014-11-14 15:25:21 (306 views)
- I need to do this on mine - started making a whining noise yesterday when I started it. - kirby 2014-11-18 08:58:15 (189 views)
- Well, more info... cavitation/aeration - just me 2014-11-16 09:28:29 (261 views)
  - Could be the hose, could also be the pump. Clean, etc., but be prepared to replace the pump. - SloopJohnB 2014-11-17 17:47:32 (193 views)
    - 'twas a combination of old, old fluid and a hard hose that needed to be either.. - just me 2014-11-18 22:53:26 (198 views)
      - Nice job. Always try the cheap/easy fix first. Only then replace big expensive parts. - ThetaTau87 2014-11-19 10:46:04 (212 views)
  - The suction hose, of course! Running negative pressure from reservoir to pump. Clean the screen in - berniebenz 2014-11-16 12:53:13 (238 views)
- I linked my DIY fluid flush procedure in your post below and again here. - ThetaTau87 2014-11-15 11:34:01 (326 views)
- i just did that today in a customer's A6('99), i disconnected one of the lines at the cooler - kinderutz 2014-11-14 22:01:33 (225 views)
- Isn't there a screen/filter in there that can get clogged? (Dealing from - Grapeking 2014-11-14 19:43:44 (230 views)
  - in my '02 S6, I couldn't remove the screen and cleaning in place seemed vague. Replaced - norcalS6 2014-11-18 13:32:03 (189 views)
  - Good tip, thanks - just me 2014-11-14 20:12:30 (202 views)
  - Yes. - SloopJohnB 2014-11-14 20:07:10 (207 views)
- I pull the return line from the rack to the reservior. - 4Driver4 2014-11-14 16:02:28 (228 views)
  - Since i cannot locate the rack ( buried) - just me 2014-11-14 16:19:23 (244 views)
    - Normally it's a small line from the rack to the cooler to reservoir, larger from reservoir to pump. - SloopJohnB 2014-11-14 20:24:42 (271 views)
      - I prefer to do it at the return line from the cooler to the reservoir.  -  ThetaTau87  2014-11-15 11:44:04 (207 views)
        
        This sounds fairly accessible....  -  just me  2014-11-16 08:41:29 (213 views)
        
        Read the procedure I linked above.  -  ThetaTau87  2014-11-17 01:07:01 (216 views)
      - That's great/ My (paper) bentley did not have a system digram - just me 2014-11-15 06:55:42 (194 views)

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