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whale noises/power steering
Hello,
Last night the car started making whale noises, very quiet ones when you turn the steering wheel. Very minimal but definitly there. Not the belt or the fluid. It did it again today, but only once the car has reached temp. Nothing to do with previous post -rear diff?/intro- ? Should I stop driving it, what is it? Thanks Back to class, praying that something on this particular car is easy and cheap to fix. |
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Could be the infamous power steering O ring.
Not much info to go off of here but generally when something squeals in the SVX engine bay, it is PS related.
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"That which can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence." '92 Dark Teal SVX LS-L, >146,000m 3 pedals, 5 speeds., restoration underway. 2012 Honda Insight, slow but cute. |
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Mine did this for a while. Fluid was low. High pressure hose had a hole it in. Other hoses were leaking. Replaced all hoses. Sound came back. but fluid level was fine. Ultimately the pump started squeling horribly and I just replaced it. Sounded like the main pump bearing was going out. Replaced pump with a reman one and all is well. Whale sounds are gone
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Okay, I have read back through most of the threads that come up under power steering and I am pretty confident it is the O-ring.
After driving the car to class and back home this afternoon the sound is slightly different, but if you park next to a builing and turn the wheel you can here a vacuming like sound . Which, in an older thread Hocrest said that would be air getting sucked in through a bad O-ring.When you turn the wheel wehn you are park it also will pull lightly if you try to hold it in one spot. I have printed out the how-to and will try it tomorrow if the rain holds off. Thanks |
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Please tell us if o-ring fixes it
I spent $150 for a new pump. Wish I had tried the O-ring. I gues if you don't ask...you don't get. Good luck !!!!
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. Earl .... ... .... ><SVX(*> Subaru Ambassador [COLOR=”silver”]1992 Tri Color L[/COLOR] ~45K (06/91) #2430 1992 Dark Teal LS-L ~184K (05/91) #0739 1992 Claret LS-L ~196K (05/91) #0831 1992 Pearl LS-L ~103K (06/91) #1680 1992 Pearl LS-L ~151K (06/91) #2229 1992 Dark Teal LS ~150K (07/91) #3098 (parts car) 1992 White LS-L ~139K (08/92) #6913 1993 25th AE ~98K (02/93) #164 1993 25th AE ~58K (02/93) #176 1993 25th AE ~107K (02/93) #215 1993 25th AE ~162K (02/93) #223 1994 Laguna Blue Pearl LSi ~124K (1/94) #2408 1994 Laguna Blue Pearl LSi ~144K (10/93) #1484 1994 Laguna Blue Pearl LSi ~68K (10/93) #1525 1994 Barcelona Red LSi ~46K (02/94) #2624 1994 Pearl LSi ~41K (12/93) #1961 1995 Bordeaux Pearl LSi ~70K (02/95) #855 1996 Polo Green LSi ~95K (03/96) #872 1997 Bordeaux Pearl LSi ~55K (08/96) #097 2003 Brilliant Red LS1 Convertible ~29K (04/03) #8951 1999 Magnetic Red LS1 Coupe ~33K (04/99) #6420 My Email | Old Locker | New Locker | Picture of 15 of the 19 |
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