Topawam
Viper Owner
Here it goes:
As usual before to take the road, I checked the Oil level and make sure the PS reservoir cap is tighten. (without checking the level...)
I take the hgwy, found a few sportbikes, and a few cops, anyway, stop at a gas station after 10 miles. As I take the last turned to park, I felt the steering being hard with a weird squeal... I get out of the car, looked around, and it was smeling burned something... As many of Vipers and owners were at the meeting, I started to say hi and...
Well, as I was ready to go again, after starting the car, no power steering at all !!! and the smell of burning again...
I left my fellows from the So.Fl. going to the Mar A Lago event and called AAA for my baby and I to go home...
I searched the forum and found several issue on power steering, thou, I would like to describe my symptoms and get some feedbacks from the knowledgable crowd...
Here is the reservoir, it was clean when I left the house:
The Pulley does not seem to be broken:
Is there a leek?
Now, the problem, the fluid level is very low:
and the color does not seem right !!!
I have noticed a very small spot on my garage floor, but I have a hard time to find out where it is coming from...
My thoughts:
Cracked reservoir
Is a pump failure possible?
what is the most possible spot for a leek?
Any help is appreciated, thanks.
I bought fluid to add in the circuit, but I need to know what happen before to do anything...
Thanks
As usual before to take the road, I checked the Oil level and make sure the PS reservoir cap is tighten. (without checking the level...)
I take the hgwy, found a few sportbikes, and a few cops, anyway, stop at a gas station after 10 miles. As I take the last turned to park, I felt the steering being hard with a weird squeal... I get out of the car, looked around, and it was smeling burned something... As many of Vipers and owners were at the meeting, I started to say hi and...
Well, as I was ready to go again, after starting the car, no power steering at all !!! and the smell of burning again...
I left my fellows from the So.Fl. going to the Mar A Lago event and called AAA for my baby and I to go home...
I searched the forum and found several issue on power steering, thou, I would like to describe my symptoms and get some feedbacks from the knowledgable crowd...
Here is the reservoir, it was clean when I left the house:
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The Pulley does not seem to be broken:
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Is there a leek?
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Now, the problem, the fluid level is very low:
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and the color does not seem right !!!
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I have noticed a very small spot on my garage floor, but I have a hard time to find out where it is coming from...
My thoughts:
Cracked reservoir
Is a pump failure possible?
what is the most possible spot for a leek?
Any help is appreciated, thanks.
I bought fluid to add in the circuit, but I need to know what happen before to do anything...
Thanks
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