Why do things always go wrong when its pissing it down :(

 

coming home from work and notice a groaning noise and feel vibration through pedals - next thing steering goes heavy and feels really lumpy.

Stop off at local motor factor and buy some Comma AQF Automatic transmission Fluid that I was told is for all power steering pumps etc.

Fill it up - nearly 1 litre of the stuff - 30 secs later all feels fine again.

 

2 miles later groaning and heavy steering again.

 

Any ideas on where to start looking - when it stops piggin raining.

 

Just had another look and it isnt empty this time yet its making all the smae noises as before? Drove ok all the way home after filling it up it was only last few miles - its about 3/4 full now?

crawled underneath back of car passenger side just in front of the wheel and i got transmission fluid dripping from a pipe or a joint there.

 

Cant see properly as its getting dark and its lashing it down with rain.

Anyone had this prob before? Can I just bandage up pipe or tighten joint?

just took a photo - it seems to be coming out of the metal protector but on closer inspection the rubber hose at top looks holed?

what do you think? Can I just bandage it up temporarily or is it high pressure?

 

NB - I have also just bought the rear hicas eliminator so is it worth fitting that and removing them pipes totally? How would I do this?

 

Thanks

I dont know how hicas eliminators work with the piping. Dont you get some sort of kit for that?

 

I dont think the standard thing is to remove all that with it? I think those pipes go all the way into the engine bay and to remove it correctly you should remove it from that point.

 

Whether you can cut it at that point and block it off I dont know.