Nicutlass_Supremacy Posted August 22, 2012 Report Share Posted August 22, 2012 Hi, here I´m again. I´m trying to cut off all the noises in my cutlass because they make me crazy!!! Recently I performed a major advance in quietness (I´ll post photos of what I hace to do) but now I hear other noises!!!! And now I think there´s something wrong with the hydraulic pump of the power steering. Everytime I make a turn I hear a continuos "tuuuuuummm" noise. I check the pump and the fluid level is ok. Could it be air in the system? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94 olds vert Posted August 22, 2012 Report Share Posted August 22, 2012 These power steering pumps love to whine and make noise. Ask me I've tried several different pumps, and bled the system many times. I was reccomended Barrs Power Steering stop leak fluid on this forum and it really did stop the whine I was getting after I bled it through the system. The best way to bleed the pump would be to jack up the front of the car, take off the power steering fluid cap, and start the car and turn the wheel lock to lock 20 times. Keep an eye on the fluid level and have a bottle of power steering fluid ready to put in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich_e777 Posted August 23, 2012 Report Share Posted August 23, 2012 My CS does this to when the wheels are turned completly to the left or right, i figured it was normal. Ive replaced my PS pump with a rebilt one that whines even worse. As does just about every other FWD GM car ive come across older than +10 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94 olds vert Posted August 23, 2012 Report Share Posted August 23, 2012 In full lock some noise is going to be expected. It's just when it whines all of the time it gets old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake91 Posted August 23, 2012 Report Share Posted August 23, 2012 Louder speakers will fix it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94 olds vert Posted August 23, 2012 Report Share Posted August 23, 2012 Jake, I've found a louder exhuast also fixes it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pshojo Posted August 23, 2012 Report Share Posted August 23, 2012 My 45k Cutty steering whines all the time. My 90k Cutty doesn't at all. I've been wondering what was wrong with mine too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich_e777 Posted August 23, 2012 Report Share Posted August 23, 2012 Is it the bearings that make that noise or what? Ive got my old PS pump staring at me on the shelf and i know its still good but im kindof wanting to take one apart and see how it works. I remember when i first got my car it was the most silent car ive ever been in. Sometimes i forgot the engine was running when i was stopped, not now though. "Its louder than it has any rite to be" a w-body.com member:lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94 olds vert Posted August 24, 2012 Report Share Posted August 24, 2012 It could be the bearings could be air in the system. Switching out the pumps on these cars is easy. I've found all aftermarket pumps whine at some point. I've put new ones in and they whine right away. Wasnt until I found a NOS pump that the noise went away, but I still had some whine. Barrs stop leak power steering fluid really helped out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pshojo Posted August 24, 2012 Report Share Posted August 24, 2012 My thought has always been, any Stop Leak causes more problem than it fixes. Maybe I try swapping out the pump from the LQ1 I removed from my other . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White93z34 Posted August 24, 2012 Report Share Posted August 24, 2012 I agree most of the time... however my old work had a fleet of old ford vans and nearly every one of them sounded like Chewbacca was stuck in pit. I think it was Lucas power steering additive that we used but it worked wonders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94 olds vert Posted August 24, 2012 Report Share Posted August 24, 2012 I don't trust anything stop leak either, but I'll dump that into a power steering reservoir. It does seem to work. I know people that run straight stop leak fluid in power steering fluid in there cars with no issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pshojo Posted August 29, 2012 Report Share Posted August 29, 2012 is the lucas power steering, I hear the Lucas stuff is pretty goodl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich_e777 Posted September 30, 2012 Report Share Posted September 30, 2012 the Autozone website keeps showing a PS fluid filter which my particular car does not have anywhere on the fluid line and im going to try one of these with some PS fluid /w a conditioner in it and i`ll let you guys know how it works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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