Josh Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 My girlfriend's Ka is has been making the noise you hear in the video for a few months now. It's got slightly worse in the last month or so, but not by much. The sound is the sort of swishing sound you can hear every half a second or so. It sounds like it's coming from the power steering pump, and when you turn the wheel from lock to lock, it's still there, but it's a bit more high pitched. At full lock, it makes the noise almost constantly, but every car I've driven has made more noise parked and at full lock. Does anyone on here have a better idea as to what it could be? Her MOT is coming up, and I doubt it'd cause her much of a problem, she'd like to see if it can be fixed before then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjy Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 PAS pump dude. Got enough fluid in it? If so, is it metallic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted August 2, 2013 Author Share Posted August 2, 2013 PAS pump dude. Got enough fluid in it? If so, is it metallic? The fluid level is fine and it looks normal to me. The noise does sound like it's coming from that area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjy Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 It is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted August 2, 2013 Author Share Posted August 2, 2013 Any idea if the pump needs replacing? I though maybe it's just a bearing that needs replacing, but that's just a guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjy Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Yeah sounds knackered mate. Not worth stripping it, just get a new'un Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjy Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Double post - d'oh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L18msy Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Scrap it! Terrible cars! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted August 3, 2013 Author Share Posted August 3, 2013 Lol yeah she does want a new car, but until she can afford it, this little SOB needs to keep on going Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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