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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: Jimbob on 07 September 2018, 18:50:38

Title: Odd Power steering? noise
Post by: Jimbob 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 (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.
Title: Re: Odd Power steering? noise
Post by: Doctor Gollum on 07 September 2018, 19:15:06: Have you ever checked the fluid level?
Title: Re: Odd Power steering? noise
Post by: Jimbob on 07 September 2018, 19:44:14: Quote from: Doctor Gollum on 07 September 2018, 19:15:06
Have you ever checked the fluid level?

Nope, not yet
Title: Re: Odd Power steering? noise
Post by: Doctor Gollum on 07 September 2018, 23:36:27: Quote from: Jimbob on 07 September 2018, 19:44:14
Quote from: Doctor Gollum on 07 September 2018, 19:15:06
Have you ever checked the fluid level?

Nope, not yet
::)
Title: Re: Odd Power steering? noise
Post by: Jimbob 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.
Title: Re: Odd Power steering? noise
Post by: johnnydog 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.