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New Owner Questions
I just got a 96 LSI and there were a couple of questions I had:
Beside the driver's footrest, there are some disconnected wires. Everything in the car seems to work (have not tried alarm system yet). Is there a diagram or something showing the wiring. Maybe it is left over from a cell phone or something? Second, I had a mechanic check out the car and everything looked good (knock on wood), but he thought I might be leaking a little power steering fluid. Could this be the o-ring fix I have seen mentioned on the board (steering makes no noise at all)? Thanks, Craig |
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The power steering fluid leak is likely to be from a worn out o-ring.
Best of luck with the car and welcome to the forum. Do look into getting an auxilary tranny cooler if you do not have one already. Matt
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Hi Craig and welcome.
Can you see the PS fluid is coming from? It may be a hose is leaking. John |
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Re: New Owner Questions
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The two most common PS fluid leaks are the O ring and the pressure hose. I had a very small pin hole that just dripped so little, it was hard to find. I knew it was PS fluid, but the leak was hard to find because it moved down the hose and dripped at a low spot. If the fluid is below the base of where the O ring is, it is probably that. It doesn't have to make any noise at all to be leaking.
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Thanks. I will take a closer look this weekend. It is too dark by the time I get home from work. There is so much good info on this site that it makes me think about doing things that I have never tried before (i.e. Tranny coolers, changing transmission fluid myself, headlights, etc). The first project will probably kill that itch, though
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