ive gone through two powersteering pumps in less than 6 months.. the stock one was fine.. only reason i replaced it is because i thought the damn thing was whining, but it wasnt.. it was an idler pully which was about 8 bucks at auto zone.. and the "new" one i had made the screeching noise you're talking about then it started throwing fluid all over the engine bay, so i got another one.. and now THIS "new" one makes a metal on metal sound at WOT in lower RPM's, and it whines very loud when turning back and forth sitting in one spot at idle or traveling below 5 mph.. so hell if i know. lifetime warrantee so if it craps out i just go up there and grab a new one. pretty easy to install too.
EDIT: yes, its full of fluid, the fluid is clean, and i followed instructions on removing air out of the newly installed pump.. do they make certain brands, or just oem replacements, because the ones from O'reillys suck.
If you only buy parts at places like Autozone or O'reillys, then you should expect to be frequently changing out the same parts over and over. Try NAPA instead sometime.
To answer one of your questions.... if your pump has a red, 2 pin plug down near the pressure/return lines, you have VES (granted its probably too late at this point... just figured I'd toss it out there)
To answer one of your questions.... if your pump has a red, 2 pin plug down near the pressure/return lines, you have VES (granted its probably too late at this point... just figured I'd toss it out there)
VES? what does that do..
and would it matter if you picked up a pump without VES ?
well, same problem started again. i had completely forgotten that it had messed up before but i sat in deep thought and now i recall that its been doing this since i bought it on a few occasions. The symptoms are that the car idles at 800 rpm's and the power steering doesn't work or works but makes a loud whining noise. If i rev the engine up to 1100 rpm's the power steering works fine. Whats the problem? is the pump going out? my dad suggested the rack and pinion but how do you check that?
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2000 Oldsmobile Alero GL (sold)
i had it again 2.. i mean like i just shut the car off and every thing worked fine for now but considering im on my 3rd pump.. 2nd for the year.. d
did u end up replacing it? i had mine replaced it dies 3 weeks later when back to the shop and said your part blows replace it or you'll here from my lawer
what does that do..
Linear Mode
