Jack, I did not drain the fluid. All I did was change all the belts including the power steering belt. The result was this and I am not certain why. I turned the steering wheel lock to lock twice and it did not seem to help any. I will certainly try it again and will have some fluid on hand to replace if needed. Thanks! Jim In a message dated 11/1/2005 10:53:21 PM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes:
Message: 11 Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2005 22:37:21 -0400 To: [email protected] From: Jack Simon <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [a2-16v-list] Power Steering Fluid squirting up and out of reservour cap Jim, Did you change the fluid??? Have you added fluid since this started happening?? There is a procedure in the Bentley to bleed the system after changing the fluid or adding a large amount. It consists of simply removing the reservoir cap, and with the engine idling, slowly turning the steering wheel lock to lock until any air bubbles disappear. You will have to keep adding fluid to replace the escaping air throughout the procedure and if you overfill it, you can always siphon out the excess.......Jack > >Holland, > >The steering seems to work ok otherwise. The fluid in the reservoir does >agitate when I rev the engine. I had someone else indicate that the >system may >be bleeding itself out and should work out soon. I will check for a pinched >line and check the HP tubing at the pump. > >Thanks, > >Jim
