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foamy power steering fluid, hard steering and groans S70 1998

posted by  GeorgeSignal on  Thu Dec 8 12:02 CST 2011
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Hi all,

Been a while since I have posted. The S70 has been running well. My wife now drives it and complained of noisy steering about a week ago. I have lubricated the plastic bushing on the steering shaft in front of the brake pedal. That quieted the inside noise but then I noticed that the fluid in the resevoir was foamy. The fluid would then go back to its normal consistency. Air was obviously getting into the system so there must be a leak.

I have read some posts related to this on the BB and some recommended Lucas Power Steering with Stop Leak. So I bought a bottle of the stuff. I used a turkey baster to draw out the old fluid in the resevoir and filled it with the Lucas. The foaming did subside but the noise (groans) increased. Do I just let the Lucas run for a while and then drain it in order to refill with regular power steering fluid, or do I leave the full-strength Lucas in there? Or is there a percentange combination, say 50/50? This is confusing to me. Any advice?

George






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