December 16, 200520 yr Is the power steering pump physically located near where a mechanic would have been working on repair iof the head gasket (leaking antifreeze)? I also mentioned an issue relating to a high pitched whistle the car made when the RPM's are up over 4K (usually when passing someone or going uphill in the mountains). Noticed on the receipt that the mechanic noted the sound was my power steering pump and it needed replacing. Didn;t give it too much thought until I began driving home and noticed this horrible sound (grinding sound) when I turned the steering wheel sharp...needless to say, I am positive that the steering was not making that noise when I took it in...
December 16, 200520 yr dont understand your question .. if you dont know where it is, you really need to open your hood more often and learn how to check your own fluid levels. Hydraulic pumps start chewing themselves up real fats once they start going. Have you ever checked your fluid levels? if you let the pump run low or dry .. the pump will self destruct. nipper
December 16, 200520 yr The pump doesn't have to come off to replace the head gasket on that side, but the drive belt for it does. Maybe the mech overtightend the belt upon assembly.
December 16, 200520 yr Author Thanks! Just the info I was looking for! I do some work myself on the car and obviously keep tabs on all fluid levels regularly, but wasn;t quite sure if something could have happended when the dealer was working on it...sounds like it is!
December 16, 200520 yr Grab the belt, and you should be able to move it back and forth (i think ) 1/4 inch (1/2 inch total) for the powersteering belt, and almost 1/2 inch (1 inch total) for the A/C belt (per my owners manual). I would check the ac belt too, odds are if one is too tight, other ay be too. nipper
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