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Subject:Re: power steering noise
From:John Rodgers
Date:Fri, 30 Jan 2004 13:43:12 -0600

It's almost dead. replace it now!!! Before you are caught out somewhere.

Regards,

John Rodgers
88 GL Driver

j dunne wrote:

>Hi all:   My 91 is now making a terrible groaning
>noise (from the power steering pump, I think) until it
>warms up a bit. (There is no belt squeal at all.) The
>power steering also doesn't work until van runs for a
>few minutes. Is this an indication of pump failure? I
>notice the fluid is more brown than pink also. How
>long will it last before pump or something else fails
>altogether?  Thanks
>
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