steering problem

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Feb 10, 2004 | 04:06 PM
  #2  
First I'd make sure that your belts are tight and to spec. Second, check the fluid level for the power steering. Only ATF, remember. But ultimately sounds like your car is need of an alignment. Time to shop around.
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Feb 10, 2004 | 06:16 PM
  #3  
Stupid question, but why ATF and not Power Steering Fluid?
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Feb 10, 2004 | 07:11 PM
  #4  
yeah Riz... i've been using power steering fluid myself....hence the name...power steering
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Feb 10, 2004 | 07:29 PM
  #5  
Uh-oh. You may have just opened yourself for a good lashing. If I knew why ATF was to be used over Power Steering Fluid, I'd let you have it right now. Just on principle.
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Feb 10, 2004 | 08:11 PM
  #6  
so can anyone answer me ? ? ? i feel stupid
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Feb 10, 2004 | 09:34 PM
  #7  
I coulda swore I mentioned this already.
You should use ATF instead of PWS fluid cause it says so in the manual! Just a small reason.
ATF has higher boiling point and other chemical properties over PWS fluid. If you've been using PWS fluid, prepare yourself for possible leaks, possible hose rupture/corrosion/failure, and/or pump failure. The severity depends on the extent of PWS in the system. I'm not saying all the above is going to happen, I'm just saying that the above has been known to happen as a direct result of using PWS fluid instead of ATF. Flushing the system might be advisable.
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Feb 10, 2004 | 09:54 PM
  #8  
OK, so hypothetically speaking, how would go about flushing the system?
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Feb 10, 2004 | 10:01 PM
  #9  
remove the return line for the resevoir and let that drain into a container while you have someone move the steering wheel back and forth from lock to lock. When the majority of the fluid is flushed, turn the car on. Repeat the wheel turning, quicker this time as you'll only want the car on for a couple of minutes. Then reattach the return line, fill up with ATF. Turn the wheels. Fill it up. Turn the wheels. Repeat until it's full. Then turn the car on and keep refilling.
It might help to have the front wheels off the ground.
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Feb 11, 2004 | 12:04 AM
  #10  
did you say pump failure? Oh wait...zwrecker did experience pump failure! Is it fixed yet?
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Feb 11, 2004 | 12:05 AM
  #11  
Power Steering Pump failure not Fuel Pump failure! but good point.
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Feb 11, 2004 | 12:11 AM
  #12  
Gotcha. (see my title-that's my disclaimer for everything now)
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Feb 11, 2004 | 12:15 AM
  #13  
to make it more Z-like, why not replace the "s" with a "z"?

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Feb 11, 2004 | 12:17 AM
  #14  
I LIKE IT!!
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Feb 11, 2004 | 12:19 AM
  #15  
Quote:
Originally posted by emo236
I LIKE IT!!
See that's why I'm the mod!!

LOL J/K

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Feb 11, 2004 | 12:25 AM
  #16  
Then why didn't you change it yourself? Can you do that? Now that'd be control!
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Feb 11, 2004 | 12:28 AM
  #17  
no, cuz if I could do that you guys would have to be constantly changing your names back to what they were. Or forever be known as "Poohead", "Booger Hair", and "Dog Raper"!!
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Feb 11, 2004 | 12:30 AM
  #18  
This is a family friendly forum...beastiality of any sort is not condoned by Zdriver and we do NOT recommend humping your pets.
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Feb 11, 2004 | 08:58 AM
  #19  
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Originally posted by emo236
This is a family friendly forum...beastiality of any sort is not condoned by Zdriver and we do NOT recommend humping your pets.
i dunno how this has anything to do with steering problem....
and Emo it wasn't a fuel pump, it was a corroted connector...i get it back today, and then i am gonna change my powersteering fluid
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Feb 11, 2004 | 02:05 PM
  #20  
You know, he was still sticking to the family oriented nature of this forum by using "poohead" and "booger hair" because those are phrases you would expect to hear from young children, but man did he bolt across the line of good judgement with the "Dog raper" comment. Holy cow.
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Feb 11, 2004 | 02:57 PM
  #21  
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Originally posted by 91zxtt
Holy cow.
Let's not take this past dogs. Cows would be even worse.
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Feb 11, 2004 | 03:26 PM
  #22  
I guess you could just call it a lack of imagination. I couldn't come up with anything past the booger hair.
i'm so sad....
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