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Old Jul 26, 2006 | 08:00 PM
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Default Power steering woes, need help!!!!

Okay so the car FINALLY got some much needed brakes today at XAT and as I was going to leave the power steering started making noise. I got some help from one of the mechanics(sorry man, I forgot your name) and he said he thought there was a slow leak somewhere in the system and there could also be air in it. So we bled all the air out of it and topped it off with fluid and I headed on my way with what was left of the bottle, which was only the last little bit, and instructions to just to top it off when I got home and check it again in the morning.

Well it wasn't making noise as bad until I was just about in my driveway as the sound started to get a little bit louder. I pulled in and let the car cool down as I topped it off. The fluid was boiling or bubbling...hard to tell but I wasn't about to stick my finger in it to find out. After dumping the rest of the fluid into the reservoir I went inside.

About an hour and a half to two hours later I was headed out again to pick up an emergency bottle of fluid and go meet up with some guys at the local meet when I walk into my garage and see the giant puddle of fluid on the floor and under the car...it looked like all of it. I was PISSED! It wasn't leaking that bad before and I have no idea what happened from the time I got home to the time I walked back outside. When I popped the hood to check the reservoir it was bone dry. I don't know what to do.

I can't drive the thing to XAT like that without burning up the PS pump right? I'm afraid I'll just be wasting my money if I go get more fluid to fill it up, it'll just pour right back out again. I can't see where the leak is coming from and I don't really know where else to look. PLEASE HELP ME! Any suggestions or advice on this situation would be greatly appreciated!
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