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drift240_2009 · 10-07-2010, 11:30 AM

Everytime I start the car, the ps starts to slosh around and form bubbles likes its boiling. It does this even after ive driven a few times. The fluid isnt hot after i dip a clean swab in there to test it.

cardoza · 10-07-2010, 11:38 AM

I'm pretty sure that that's just the PS fluid circulating. My buddy's S14 also does the same thing.

drift240_2009 · 10-07-2010, 11:47 AM

All right, im just making sure. It seems strange to me because my s13 doesnt do it at all.

Pacman · 10-07-2010, 10:30 PM

Are there any leaks or is there air in the system?

Shitty_S14 · 10-07-2010, 10:46 PM

mine looks like its boiling, but mine is also leaking a lil...

Sleepy_Steve · 10-07-2010, 11:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Shitty_S14

mine looks like its boiling, but mine is also leaking a lil...

Same lol... I figure the spots under the car are either from PS fluid or a leaky oil pan gasket... But probably both.

modulation · 10-08-2010, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Pacman

Are there any leaks or is there air in the system?

I agree with this guy. Sounds like air is getting in the system some how.

drift240_2009 · 10-08-2010, 03:13 PM

What should i do to get the air out? Can i just take out the ps pump or fill it up with new fluid?The steering is alittle hard to turn though sometimes if that helps anyone.

modulation · 10-08-2010, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by drift240_2009

What should i do to get the air out? Can i just take out the ps pump or fill it up with new fluid?The steering is alittle hard to turn though sometimes if that helps anyone.

Well I'd worry about how the air is getting in first. (Its not cause the cap is off, it's cause there is a leak somewhere in the hydraulic system.)

You aren't leaking power steering fluid from anything when the car is off?

slider2828 · 10-08-2010, 03:22 PM

Lift the front of the car, fill it, turn the wheel lock to lock a couple of times.... Then start the motor, repeat until air is all bled and then drop the front end back down....

drift240_2009 · 10-08-2010, 06:57 PM

Um i dont get that. Where would i be leaking if theres no spots under my car?Ive done that slider and it still does the same thing.

slider2828 · 10-08-2010, 07:54 PM

Then it could be an issue with the pump... But what fluid are you using? Try atf?

drift240_2009 · 10-08-2010, 09:32 PM

I use ps fluid. I dont remember the brand? ATF?Is that automatic transmission fluid? Why would i screw up my car, last person to tell me that my ps pump siezed up and the car didnt work.

Team DET · 10-08-2010, 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by drift240_2009

I use ps fluid. I dont remember the brand? ATF?Is that automatic transmission fluid? Why would i screw up my car, last person to tell me that my ps pump siezed up and the car didnt work.

your suppose to use ATF Dexron 2 not ps fluid

Pacman · 10-09-2010, 01:58 AM

Remove the hoses at the steering rack and turn wheels getting the P/S fluid out of the rack and drain the rest of the fluid from the sytem. Fill with ATF (been using it in my pump for the last two years with no issues) and turn from lock-to-lock with the engine off. Start vehicle and add necessary fluid to keep level at minimum or more line. Once bled, there should be no noise and steering effort should be relatively normal. If the steering is hard at times, then there could be a issue with the pump or rack, or a restiction in the system.

*fliprayzin240sx* · 10-09-2010, 03:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Team DET

your suppose to use ATF Dexron 2 not ps fluid

+1...Nissan uses ATF for the PS. Regular PS fluid is too thin.

nismoracingsx · 10-09-2010, 05:51 AM

ack, I still need to flush the ps fluid out of my system >.<

drift240_2009 · 10-09-2010, 03:21 PM

maybe it is a thinner fluid thats in there. guys this is making more sense than shops explain.

Ok I think this is the same issue but i want to toss this out so i know 100% it is the ps pump. My steering will go from stiff to loose at random times.

10-07-2010, 11:30 AM	#1
drift240_2009 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: suwanee,ga Age: 37 Posts: 386 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	New issue, PS looks like it boils after car has started Everytime I start the car, the ps starts to slosh around and form bubbles likes its boiling. It does this even after ive driven a few times. The fluid isnt hot after i dip a clean swab in there to test it.

10-07-2010, 10:46 PM	#5
Shitty_S14 Zilvia Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: shithole Posts: 264 Trader Rating: (5) Feedback Score: 5 reviews	mine looks like its boiling, but mine is also leaking a lil... __________________ Is accepting BGR donations----paypal [email protected].

10-08-2010, 03:22 PM	#10
slider2828 Post Whore! Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 6,040 Trader Rating: (13) Feedback Score: 13 reviews	Lift the front of the car, fill it, turn the wheel lock to lock a couple of times.... Then start the motor, repeat until air is all bled and then drop the front end back down.... __________________ Turn and Burn!

10-08-2010, 07:54 PM	#12
slider2828 Post Whore! Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 6,040 Trader Rating: (13) Feedback Score: 13 reviews	Then it could be an issue with the pump... But what fluid are you using? Try atf? __________________ Turn and Burn!

10-07-2010, 11:38 AM	#2
cardoza Zilvia Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: OKC Age: 36 Posts: 276 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	I'm pretty sure that that's just the PS fluid circulating. My buddy's S14 also does the same thing.

10-07-2010, 11:47 AM	#3
drift240_2009 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: suwanee,ga Age: 37 Posts: 386 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	All right, im just making sure. It seems strange to me because my s13 doesnt do it at all.

10-07-2010, 10:30 PM	#4
Pacman Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Ohio Age: 37 Posts: 1,149 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Are there any leaks or is there air in the system?

10-08-2010, 03:13 PM	#8
drift240_2009 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: suwanee,ga Age: 37 Posts: 386 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	What should i do to get the air out? Can i just take out the ps pump or fill it up with new fluid?The steering is alittle hard to turn though sometimes if that helps anyone.

10-08-2010, 06:57 PM	#11
drift240_2009 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: suwanee,ga Age: 37 Posts: 386 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Um i dont get that. Where would i be leaking if theres no spots under my car?Ive done that slider and it still does the same thing.

10-08-2010, 09:32 PM	#13
drift240_2009 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: suwanee,ga Age: 37 Posts: 386 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I use ps fluid. I dont remember the brand? ATF?Is that automatic transmission fluid? Why would i screw up my car, last person to tell me that my ps pump siezed up and the car didnt work.

10-09-2010, 01:58 AM	#15
Pacman Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Ohio Age: 37 Posts: 1,149 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Remove the hoses at the steering rack and turn wheels getting the P/S fluid out of the rack and drain the rest of the fluid from the sytem. Fill with ATF (been using it in my pump for the last two years with no issues) and turn from lock-to-lock with the engine off. Start vehicle and add necessary fluid to keep level at minimum or more line. Once bled, there should be no noise and steering effort should be relatively normal. If the steering is hard at times, then there could be a issue with the pump or rack, or a restiction in the system.

10-09-2010, 05:51 AM	#17
nismoracingsx Zilvia Addict Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Alachua, FL Age: 38 Posts: 969 Trader Rating: (32) Feedback Score: 32 reviews	ack, I still need to flush the ps fluid out of my system >.<

10-09-2010, 03:21 PM	#18
drift240_2009 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: suwanee,ga Age: 37 Posts: 386 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	maybe it is a thinner fluid thats in there. guys this is making more sense than shops explain. Ok I think this is the same issue but i want to toss this out so i know 100% it is the ps pump. My steering will go from stiff to loose at random times.