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Re: Leaking powre steering fluid &popping on sharp turns
Sounds like you have a bad ps pump from your description. You need to visually check for leaks on the ps pump, around cap, and from both pressure hoses from ps pump to find the cause.
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You obviously have a leak. It should be very easy to find, first, crank engine & refill power steering reservoir to proper level. Then have someone turn the steering wheel slowly while you look around the pump, hoses & rack & pinion unit. Wherever the leak is you will see fluid leaking when the steering wheel is being turned. You can also turn the wheel all the way to either the left or right until the wheel binds up, (which puts the system to full pressure and at the same time keep pressure applied to the wheel) and you will definitely find the leak. It's probably going to be 1 of your pressure hoses. Be careful driving it until you get the leak fixed as you can burn your pump up by running it without/low on fluid. Hope this helps.
Has the steering gone heavy? if the reservoir is empty and you top it up then it must have a substantial leak.If you cant see any fluid on the floor then it maybe that the leak is internal in the power steering rack.
First thing you need to do is pinpoint the source of the leak EXACTLY, clean off all the fluid and then put some fluid in the system, have someone start the car and while the car is supported securely off the ground go under and locate the leak, wear safety goggles so fluid doesn't get in your eyes.
HI there it's must likely that you have too much fluid in and or there is air in the system. to fix problem drain power steering sys by disconnecting one of the hoses at the pump and saving the fluid to reuse. ones system is drained reconnect hose and fill 1/4 of the tank . start engine and turn steering wheel all the way too the left&right three times each.by doing these you are removing air from the system now with engine running and steering wheel at center check fluid level and fill to the mark on the stick .
Check the ends of your rack & pinion for signs of a leak. If a leak is present, replace the rack & pinion. If no leaks, maybe your power steering pump is going out.
start first with the power steering fluid if it is at optimal level and not at the min. at times the tire pressure would add to the difficulty in turning. Check also for leaks. There might be bad oil seals in the power steering system that you need to attend to.
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