power steering help

[mef]

hi guys i know this is a ibiza site but i need help i got a vw golf mk3 my wife said i went up the street and could not turn the wheel i thought yeah but i could not either checked the fluid and it was empty it was full 2 days ago the pump has always made noises any ideas guys and girls thanks

 

[Fl@pper]

hose split somewhere then

 

[CraigW]

Could be the powersteering pump aswell. When mine went I had just drove 20 miles from work. Went in my house and came out half an hour/45 minutes later and there was power-steering fluid all over the road under my car.

 

[mef]

so if the pump goes does the fluid come out and where is the pump

 

[Fl@pper]

reservoir feeds fluid to the pump (low pressure side) through hose #4

fluid then pressurises in pump and leaves through the metal pipe above to the rack hence banjo's + sealing washers

once pressure is used in the rack it returns to the tank

 

[mef]

that was a gret reply m8 so what you think split hose or something else

 

[Fl@pper]

pump itself is usually right at the bottom corner of the engine so hose #4 is prone to ravages of road crap

hose #5 under the reservoir has a habit of getting caked in it's own fluid and rotting away/seeping fluid too