Technical Punto Mk1 power steering problem

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Technical Punto Mk1 power steering problem

bebel

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hi,

I have a strange problem here, local experts cannot say anything about it so I thought to ask here.

There's a loud screeching noise coming when steering. If we refill the oil reservoir then it stops but then there's oil coming out on the top of the reservoir when steering and of course as the oil level goes down it gets louder and louder. I couldn't see oil leaking anywhere else. We'we swapped the steering rack to another used one, lots of work but didn't help.

Have someone seen anything like this?

thanks!
 
i see you live in iceland so your experts must be polar bears?
tell them to keep to hugs and fishies
have you swapped out the power steering pump?
and why are you running the system with the top off
 

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But it's all documented in the Haynes Mk1 manual (and in the Monroe fitting sheet).
 
Have you had a look at the pipe under the reservoir tank for a split near the clip that holds onto tank this is a common problem with mk 1 puntos with power steering I had exactly the same issue with bad noise coming from pump I changed pump did not sort problem out but cut damaged part of pipe where it split and replaced with jubilee clip and emptied old fluid out and replaced with new and had no problems since
 
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