Power steering oil top up

[Tezmax]

Hi all,

Last week on a few occasions I heard a whirring, humming coming from my power steering when on full lock doing a slow turn. I've been told it may just need some oil, is this a possibility and if so where do you top it up. If not is it going to be expensive.

Thanks in advance.

[jv]

Yes. Left of the engine in front of the coolant if I remember correctly.

[Rhyso]

9/10 times you are going to need a new rack 

[Tezmax]

Thanks for the info.

Oil level was only just touching tip of dip stick which is well below minimum.

hopefully it won`t get any worse other than a slight whine on the cold mornings approaching 

Tezmax.

[barrym381]

Make sure you put the right fluid in as I have just picked up a mk4 that the owner thought it was ok to just throw brake fluid in 

[lemski]

For fluid its the green mineral stuff.
Apparently normal fluid or atf fluid will kill the pump off quick

[bgbazz]

If the normal or ATF are bad for the pump, I shudder to think what brake fluid would do.

 

[lemski]

Not worthe thinking about really is it

[bgbazz]

Not worthe thinking about really is it

No, probably not, but one wonders where the owner gathered enough brain cells to ever get a drivers licence...presuming he ever held one.

[lemski]

Back of a cereal box
I cant quite believe someone would think brake fluid will work