Liquid level check

1. Install the car on a flat horizontal platform. Start the engine and warm up the power steering fluid to a temperature of 50-60°C, for which turn the steering wheel from lock to lock several times.

2. While the engine is idling, turn the steering wheel from lock to lock several times.

3. Check that there is no foaming in the power steering reservoir. Turn off the engine and check the difference in fluid levels in the reservoir with the engine running and the engine off (pic. 16.7).

Notes

• 1. If the fluid level difference is more than 5 mm, bleed the air from the power steering hydraulic drive.
• 2. If the fluid level suddenly rises after turning off the engine, no further bleeding of the power steering hydraulics is required.
• 3. Incomplete bleeding of the power steering hydraulic drive will cause pump noise and shorten the life of the pump.