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raywilb:
I know atf gets very hot in an auto gear box but does it when its in the power steering.

Chazza12:
it can become hot if there is a lot of turning while driving but it usually goes back to being a just above warm. if yours has a cooling rad on the front lines, you can check it as sometimes the veins inside  get blocked and this will limit the flow and make it hotter than normal. some of the old power steering fluid had water in the mix and this can cause a build up of rust in the lines and block the flow. had it on a renault 3.0 auto. had to change the cooler. 

Doctor Gollum:
Steering cooler on the Omega is a simple pipe loop across the front of the aircon condenser.

raywilb:

--- Quote from: Chazza12 on 12 July 2018, 02:23:06 ---it can become hot if there is a lot of turning while driving but it usually goes back to being a just above warm. if yours has a cooling rad on the front lines, you can check it as sometimes the veins inside  get blocked and this will limit the flow and make it hotter than normal. some of the old power steering fluid had water in the mix and this can cause a build up of rust in the lines and block the flow. had it on a renault 3.0 auto. had to change the cooler.

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the reason i asked I experienced a sudden loss of fluid & I,m not sure but it seemed to come out from the fluid reservoir cap. it was an extremely hot day & did a lot of country lane driving consisting of loads of bends. the fluid was the colour it goes when it gets too hot. I did put a pump in a couple of months ago & I have checked that & all is good. it never effected the steering & the only way I realised it had leaked from somewhere is when I arrived back home & had to do a full left hand lock to reverse into a parking space. I had left a trail of fluid.

Chazza12:
The only thing that can think of if it's coming back out the filler is it's got air in the system or the vent hole is blocked. It could also be the wrong fluid in system. Sports types are thiner for higher. Could even have a blockage in the rack or pump. A bit of muck could of gotten In the line when fitting newer pump.

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