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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: Tezmax on 07 November 2016, 05:14

Title: Power steering oil top up
Post by: Tezmax on 07 November 2016, 05:14

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.

Title: Re: Power steering oil top up
Post by: jv on 07 November 2016, 13:05

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

Title: Re: Power steering oil top up
Post by: Rhyso on 07 November 2016, 14:48

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

Title: Re: Power steering oil top up
Post by: Tezmax on 17 November 2016, 07:29

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  :wink:

Tezmax.

Title: Re: Power steering oil top up
Post by: barrym381 on 17 November 2016, 17:16

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  :laugh:

Title: Re: Power steering oil top up
Post by: lemski on 18 November 2016, 12:30

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

Title: Re: Power steering oil top up
Post by: bgbazz on 18 November 2016, 16:10

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

 :rolleyes:

Title: Re: Power steering oil top up
Post by: lemski on 18 November 2016, 16:41

Not worthe thinking about really is it

Title: Re: Power steering oil top up
Post by: bgbazz on 18 November 2016, 18:59

Quote from: lemski on 18 November 2016, 16:41

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.

Title: Re: Power steering oil top up
Post by: lemski on 18 November 2016, 19:09

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

Title: Re: Power steering oil top up
Post by: Tezmax on 19 November 2016, 18:52

A little ironic actually, I told the wife I needed some oil for the lawn mower a few years ago and she brought back some power steering oil  :grin:

I new I`d seen some in the shed somewhere  :wink: