Noisy power steering.

[Jamesmills182]

Hi my power steering pump sounds like I have a supercharger on my Clio 182, is there anything I can do to quieten it down?

 

[Matt Cup]

New pump time?

 

[Jamesmills182]

Ok thanks are they expensive?

 

[Matt Cup]

Ok thanks are they expensive?

It’s getting hold of them that’s the issue pal.

Ebay refurbed Power Steering Pumps

Hi Guys, Just wondering if anyone has ever bought one of these refurbished PAS pumps from eBay? Mine has been sounding like a supercharger for about 5 years now and as by belts are due I figured I should get it sorted at the same time. Birchdown have said that new genuine ones are no longer...

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[Bankrupt_drunk]

They also get noisy if they're pulling in air, so check for leaks and change the fluid before buying a new pump. The switch on these does leak occasionally.

 

[Matt Cup]

They also get noisy if they're pulling in air, so check for leaks and change the fluid before buying a new pump. The switch on these does leak occasionally.

Thats true forgot about the pressure switch 👍

 

[TheBandit]

Mine did this, full flush with Motul Dexron III has quiet it down. I have also had a leak through a cracked switch which wouldn't of helped.

I also have a spare pump to try if the noise comes back 🙈

 

[JimF]

I've bought a couple of pressure switches off Amazon, I believe they're about £13. From experience though, once they're noisy, they don't quieten down.

 

[MRBILLYUK]

The power steering pump on my 182 had been whining for years, but the last month or so was very noisy when cold, for the first 5 mins or so.
I got a 2nd hand pump and had it changed at Birchdown a couple of weeks ago. It's almost silent now.
This is how it sounded when I turned the steering wheel 😮

 

[Matt Cup]

The power steering pump on my 182 had been whining for years, but the last month or so was very noisy when cold, for the first 5 mins or so.
I got a 2nd hand pump and had it changed at Birchdown a couple of weeks ago. It's almost silent now.
This is how it sounded when I turned the steering wheel 😮

On my old Cup mine sounded like that after a day at Cadwell 😬

 

[lee M4RSH]

Fitted the one below to my track 172 and has been fine and silent.
Was mega loud before.
Pain in the ass to change though a lot needs to be unbolted to get to it.
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[Mr Trailer Man]

Yeah did one on Lee's a few months ago.

First time doing one, bit fiddly but not too bad if you have all the tools.

Worth flushing the system with fresh fluid before fitting the new pump.

 

[Matt Cup]

It’s powered by the aux belt isn’t it?

 

[Mr Trailer Man]

It’s powered by the aux belt isn’t it?

Yeah

 

[MLB]

Yeah did one on Lee's a few months ago.

First time doing one, bit fiddly but not too bad if you have all the tools.

Worth flushing the system with fresh fluid before fitting the new pump.

What tools do you need? Is it doable on a driveway on axel stands?

 

[Mr Trailer Man]

What tools do you need? Is it doable on a driveway on axel stands?

Oh yeah easy.

Obviously need a way of compressing the aux tensioner (heavy duty jubilee) and then just various spanners and sockets.

Space is tight in places. You'll have to unbolt the pulley from the pump to get it out.

 

[Flob]

I did this on my driveway 4 times MLB.

Each time I changed the pump the whine got louder until the 4th time when in a rage I put the original back on and decided it was quiet enough.

Slam panel off, aux tensioner compressed with jubilee clip, aux belt off, alternator out, aux belt tensioner off and you can wiggle the pump out, think I had to take the pullet off to get enough room but its not difficult.

 

[MLB]

I'm contemplating of doing mine myself this summer, but trying to figure out how much I can be arsed as I've got s**t loads to do on the house and garden as well.

So it is still quite tempting to just buy that pump you told me not to buy and dump the lot at Birchdown as the Clio needs an MOT anyway.

@Mr Trailer Man doesn't sound too bad, I've done the jubilee thing a couple of times already and tensioner etc is relatively new so should still compress.

 

[Flob]

Jesus, look how posh I was back then

 

[Flob]

I'm contemplating of doing mine myself this summer, but trying to figure out how much I can be arsed as I've got s**t loads to do on the house and garden as well.

So it is still quite tempting to just buy that pump you told me not to buy and dump the lot at Birchdown as the Clio needs an MOT anyway.

@Mr Trailer Man doesn't sound too bad, I've done the jubilee thing a couple of times already and tensioner etc is relatively new so should still compress.

Its an hour and a half on a sunny afternoon mate.

 

[MLB]

Except that I've got to take apart the contraption I built to keep the airconditioning and alternator together with the RS2 sitting on top of everything 😂

 

[Mr Trailer Man]

@Flob did you remove the AC compressor?

I'm sure when we did Lee's, there wasn't enough space between the steering pump bracket and the AC for it to drop down and come out 🤔

 

[Flob]

No mate. But I can remember it being a right wiggle to get out the bracket, i think i unbolted the pulley in place which let me wiggle it out, also with the tensioner fully removed.

 

[Mr Trailer Man]

No mate. But I can remember it being a right wiggle to get out the bracket, i think i unbolted the pulley in place which let me wiggle it out, also with the tensioner fully removed.

Yeah we did the same and still seemed stuck, but came straight out when we removed the AC pump (his isn't connected, just acting as another idler pulley 😅)

Like there didn't seem to be enough room for it to drop down here

 

[Flob]

Very vague memory of swearing at it a lot and wiggling it out by turning it in all sorts of directions until it came out.

 

[Flob]

Must have been able to do that as I have this photo

 

[Mr Trailer Man]

Must have been able to do that as I have this photo

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Yeah definitely must have been a trick we missed 🤦🏻‍♂️

 

[lee M4RSH]

There was definitely no wiggle room when doing mine lol.