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Originally Posted by gtstorey
Even new parts can be bad. Don't think its the fluid.
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That's what I thought, too. And I got so fed up with the issue, I ordered ANOTHER new pump, flushed the system entirely, changed the fluid over to the Haynes prescribed Dexron VI ATF (using said ATF to flush the system as well) bled the system with the front raised and engine off until not a single bubble was visible anymore... and the problem is still there!! Although the power steering itself is now smoother and lighter than ever before...
Right now I'm noticing tiny bubbles keep appearing in the reservoir. This is after a 30 minute drive. I've checked all connections and hoses and can't find any leaks at all. I've got the front raised again, bled the system some more both with the engine off and later with it on, and decided to just leave it with the reservoir cap off until all bubbles disappear. At least the fluid keeps looking like clean, unpolluted ATF, so the flush was succesful...
All things considered, I think the problem is air in the fluid... question is: is it coming in through a leak that I can't find, or is this car just really hard to bleed properly? It does have the power steering cooler as part of the condensor, maybe that complicates things? Makes it harder to bleed?
Anyone who knows the solution to this puzzle will be my hero
