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Fluid bubbling in the power steering reservior when the engine is running

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  • robeearl Jul 02, 2009

    I noticed it on Monday when the temperature was 110 degrees. The power steering pump was making noise when I made left/right turns. When I got home I popped the hood with the engine still running to see if there were any visible issues. At that point I noticed that the power steering reservoir was bubbling. Since then I have checked the reservoir with the engine cold and running with no issues. Later I checked the reservoir with the engine warmed up and running and noticed a small amount of bubbling. This tells me that the hotter it gets, the more the fluid in the reservoir bubbles.

  • Marvin
    Marvin May 11, 2010

    when did this start happening?

  • Adam Widdows
    Adam Widdows Dec 11, 2018

    I have same problem but don't see any leaks what can I do?

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