I'm guessing power steering problem but unsure so any help appreciated .
Camper van above only used a couple of times a month . on start up from cold I get what sounds like a hydraulic noise whenever I turn the wheel . this gradually decreases and after about 10 minutes it disappears altogether. fluid levels are ok ? Anyone have any idea what this could be ?
intrade,
Jul 12, 6:29pm
are you sure you check the fluid level correctly ? and what is the colour of the fluid?
jock22,
Jul 12, 6:32pm
will check tomorrow . thanks for the reply
stevo2,
Jul 12, 6:37pm
Is the drive belt tensioned correctly or is it in good condition?
intrade,
Jul 12, 6:38pm
your discription is consistent with not enough fluid matching. The naigbours girl told me her car sounded like the titanic till its warmed up . While i could not asosiata the titanic with a problem i could point the noise to a power steering noise. and the ATF expands when hot raising the fluid level thus there is enough fluid present when hot. . its why i posted what i did in post 2 atf is suposed to be redwine red . no burned smell
intrade,
Jul 12, 6:44pm
that would be a bearing noise or belt squeel . pritty dificult to tell what somone thinks he hears as a description.
tweake,
Jul 12, 7:57pm
i have had this. turns out to be a loose crank pulley. they are known to come loose or the balancer/dampner part fail.
highly recommend to get that checked before it damages the crank.
the reason for the noise disappearing after a while is the power steering fluid heats up and thins out, so the pump puts less load on the pulley.
kazbanz,
Jul 13, 7:57am
My first thought is that the power steer belt is a tiny bit loose.
jock22,
Nov 24, 3:11pm
thanks everyone .
Simple fix - turns out it was simply the reservoir cap - which had been replaced at some point - had the wrong length level indicator on it - about 30mm too long which was giving me a false reading .Replaced with right cap and it was indeed very low on fluid. Topped up and all good.
Thanks again.
Since the public registrations are closed, you must have an invite from a current member to be able to register and post in this thread.
Have an account? Login here.