Mk2 power steering fluid

[rubjonny]

generally mk2s use ATF, only the very late ones, G60 and some diesels had green.  ideally try to match the colour to whats in there now, though no help if its brown 

its mainly the rack seals which are the problem. can fit mk3 seals to the pipes, then either fluid can be used. tho i have seen some peeps notice their mk2 pumps were noisy on the green but fine on the red.  mines a mk3 pump on mk2 rack and pipes, works just dandy on the ATF

[jmsheahan]

Ta guys,

I spotted ATF stamped on the top of the reservoir so went for the Dexron 2. Seems to have shut it up for now until I can investigate where the fluid went when it warms up a bit!

[cняis]

generally mk2s use ATF, only the very late ones, G60 and some diesels had green.  ideally try to match the colour to whats in there now, though no help if its brown 

its mainly the rack seals which are the problem. can fit mk3 seals to the pipes, then either fluid can be used. tho i have seen some peeps notice their mk2 pumps were noisy on the green but fine on the red.  mines a mk3 pump on mk2 rack and pipes, works just dandy on the ATF

hmm.

mine is a mk3 pump and is running on the dexron II (atf - red) as the rack is mk2. should i be using the green (hydraulic) stuff? system was flushed a month ago and had new DII put in, but it sounds like supercharger whine when cold 

[Ben Lessani]

generally mk2s use ATF, only the very late ones, G60 and some diesels had green.  ideally try to match the colour to whats in there now, though no help if its brown 

its mainly the rack seals which are the problem. can fit mk3 seals to the pipes, then either fluid can be used. tho i have seen some peeps notice their mk2 pumps were noisy on the green but fine on the red.  mines a mk3 pump on mk2 rack and pipes, works just dandy on the ATF

hmm.

mine is a mk3 pump and is running on the dexron II (atf - red) as the rack is mk2. should i be using the green (hydraulic) stuff? system was flushed a month ago and had new DII put in, but it sounds like supercharger whine when cold 

I would assume red...

[rubjonny]

it should be fine on dexron II, i'm running the same setup as you on mine and its been fine for 4 years+
if its whining chances are pump is toast, if it was me id be down zee scrappy for another pump. before you swap it tho  have you checked belt tension, need about 5m of deflection on the belt.

[cняis]

it should be fine on dexron II, i'm running the same setup as you on mine and its been fine for 4 years+
if its whining chances are pump is toast, if it was me id be down zee scrappy for another pump. before you swap it tho  have you checked belt tension, need about 5m of deflection on the belt.

iirc the belt is fine, the whine is terrible for about 30-60 seconds after which it sounds perfectly fine 

dead pump?

[rubjonny]

is it deffo the pump and not one of the tensioners/alt?

[leigh_harty]

it should be fine on dexron II, i'm running the same setup as you on mine and its been fine for 4 years+
if its whining chances are pump is toast, if it was me id be down zee scrappy for another pump. before you swap it tho  have you checked belt tension, need about 5m of deflection on the belt.

iirc the belt is fine, the whine is terrible for about 30-60 seconds after which it sounds perfectly fine 

dead pump?

I have the same problem... i dont have PAS though 

[mk2bal]

I've got mk2 rack and pump (red cap res), 1st stuff I put in it was green, but it leaks from every join, and now I top up with red?!(All I got in the shed) So its brown atm. Mine also whines like a bastard, as if its supercharged, is that defo the pas then- was told it was cambelt tension, then got thinkin it mite be water pump?? Also is that the tension then -5mm? Cos I've got more like 10mm and it does slip a bit when wet/parkin on full lock...

[Ben Lessani]

Remove the aux belts one-by-one and you can figure out what is causing the noise.