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Old 11-01-2010, 12:15 AM   #1
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Default power steering noise wen i turn

i was driving one day an all of a sudden my power steering start making noise wen i turn an even wen the wheel is straight an the more i rev the louder it is an the power steering fluid in the bottle isnt low..wats the prob?
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Most likely the pump bearings are going bad... Did you check for kinked PS lines? You could also check the belt and tensioners as well..
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the belt is newish n the lines r free but the bearings maybe gone
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was it the bearings? where are they located?
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havent chcked car is currently in the process of being boosted
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