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Old August 24th, 2011, 7:19 PM
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hey guys,
1995 cavalier 2.2 auto

steering is hard to tuen when not moving but still useable, and when on the hightway or in town moving its fine. when i take the cap off the resevoir right after driving it the cap made a pop sound when tooken off. this is done when the vehicle is shut off. the fluid is now passes the high mark. it seems like its pressured up. any suggestions?
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Sounds like it is overfull.
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it is now but it wasnt before. this all happened the other day
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Is there any foam in the fluid or around the cap? This could indicate aeration.. from a bad PS pump
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ya i figure its the pump too. thanks for your input dhoshow. now i know what to look for when i have a bad power steering pump for the future
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