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Odd Power steering? noise
« on: 07 September 2018, 18:50:38 »

Big Blue's steering has gone noisy, only really noticable when driving and turning corners, rather than bends.

Recording below of it running on the drive, going lock to lock...

http://images.omegaowners.com/images/Jimbob/Pas.m4a

Any ideas?

Should we still be driving it?  As 'luck' would have it, we've also got a C3 Picasso we are insured on (which I need to dispose of as part of my exectutors duties).  So using something else is currently easy.

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Re: Odd Power steering? noise
« Reply #1 on: 07 September 2018, 19:15:06 »

Have you ever checked the fluid level?
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Re: Odd Power steering? noise
« Reply #2 on: 07 September 2018, 19:44:14 »

Have you ever checked the fluid level?

Nope, not yet

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Re: Odd Power steering? noise
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Re: Odd Power steering? noise
« Reply #4 on: 08 September 2018, 14:48:54 »

Fluid was an inch low...topped up. Lock to lock a few time and seems quiet. Return fluid poss a little bubbly. So may have had a little air in. Will monitor.

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Re: Odd Power steering? noise
« Reply #5 on: 08 September 2018, 15:21:12 »

If the fluid has been low and then topped up, turning lock to lock bleeds the system, so air bubbles wouldn't be any thing to worry about.
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