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huevos · 10-14-2002, 09:03 PM

I doubt this is a question that can be answered without someone looking at my car, but I don't have any money so I thought I would at least ask the advice of all the zilvia car gods <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='

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I was driving my 89 coupe home the other night when I noticed some clanking/humming/grinding noises which got worse when I turned the wheel, also felt some vibration in the steering wheel.
when I parked the car ps fluid was dripping out of the car. fluid was collecting on the inside of what I guess is the ps pump pulley, the top most pulley closer to the passenger side,but I couldn't see where fluid was coming from. I thought maybe it has a bad seal? The ps pump was shaking and the pulley was wobbling just a bit.
All of the fluid draind out. I filled it back up and drove it a few blocks (not my brightest moment <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/withstupid.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':withstupid:'> ) the same things happened again only now the car won't start. It turns over but won't start. Did power stearing fluid got on something it shouldn't have?

misnomer · 10-15-2002, 01:43 PM

on the DE, the PS pump is on the drivers side top, and the a/c or alternator passenger side top. . . . Anyhow, I've been having trouble with my PS pump too. Gonna flush it this weekend and see how things go.

huevos · 10-15-2002, 07:02 PM

I don't know why my car wouldn't start, but I got it started today.  It sounded like it wanted to start so I just kept on craking it over and it finnally did.
I took the ps belt off and drove it to my friend's house to work on it. Now I just need a new pump. Anybody want to give me one?   <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/inlove.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='

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10-14-2002, 09:03 PM	#1
huevos Leaky Injector Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Spokane Age: 42 Posts: 64 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I doubt this is a question that can be answered without someone looking at my car, but I don't have any money so I thought I would at least ask the advice of all the zilvia car gods <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=''> I was driving my 89 coupe home the other night when I noticed some clanking/humming/grinding noises which got worse when I turned the wheel, also felt some vibration in the steering wheel. when I parked the car ps fluid was dripping out of the car. fluid was collecting on the inside of what I guess is the ps pump pulley, the top most pulley closer to the passenger side,but I couldn't see where fluid was coming from. I thought maybe it has a bad seal? The ps pump was shaking and the pulley was wobbling just a bit. All of the fluid draind out. I filled it back up and drove it a few blocks (not my brightest moment <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/withstupid.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':withstupid:'> ) the same things happened again only now the car won't start. It turns over but won't start. Did power stearing fluid got on something it shouldn't have?

10-15-2002, 01:43 PM	#2
misnomer Nissanaholic! Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Nevada Posts: 2,293 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	on the DE, the PS pump is on the drivers side top, and the a/c or alternator passenger side top. . . . Anyhow, I've been having trouble with my PS pump too. Gonna flush it this weekend and see how things go. __________________ Rowsdower saves us and saves all the world!

10-15-2002, 07:02 PM	#3
huevos Leaky Injector Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Spokane Age: 42 Posts: 64 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I don't know why my car wouldn't start, but I got it started today.  It sounded like it wanted to start so I just kept on craking it over and it finnally did. I took the ps belt off and drove it to my friend's house to work on it. Now I just need a new pump. Anybody want to give me one?   <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/inlove.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=''>