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I am taking it this Friday or Saturday the latest to get them replaced. Hopefully that will fix this problem........ so far I only have 1 quart of Royal Purple ATF oil will that be enough to top off the power steering pump?Pathfindork wrote:Have it checked to see if anything else is worn out, but you should prioritize those fixes.
Ok so got the part changed: rack and pinion + tie rods+ bushings......I thought I was clear free until I drove it for 7 miles and got off the exit and bam....the car began to make a whirling sound and steering stiff and gargaling noise. Checked the oil level and all fine, turns out it was leaking from the right boot. The part is manufactured and great condition, I noticed that it made a sizzling hiss sound and bam found the leak. Taking it bsck next weekend to get it fixed.[/img]Pathfindork wrote:Let us know how everything goes.
The sad part is that my pump started to make a whirling sound which I was not happy to hear. I got this from Rockauto so I am hoping they can send me a replacement before turning in the bad unit. I got the pump on the way just need to order to hose line. Ugh! I was so happy that my part got replaced but wrong! Just to clear things up I can use Royal Purple ATF oil right, if not what is the best one to go with? 1997 Nissan Pathfinder SE.smj999smj wrote:Looks like you got a bad, new, rack and pinion assembly!
smj999smj wrote:Well, the pump will make a whirling noise if there is a leak that causes air in the system, so you may want to hold off on the pump until you replace the rack & pinion and bleed all of the air out of the system, unless you are 100% sure the pump is bad. They are usually pretty rugged and don't typically fail outside of the occasional front seal or gasket leak. As far as the power steering fluid, red transmission fluid is all you need, such as Dexron III/Mercon ATF, Nissan Type "D" ATF or Nissan power steering fluid, Valvoline Maxlife ATF, for a few examples. I believe Royal Purple will work, as well, but don't use amber or clear power steering fluid sold in most auto parts stores, which is mostly used by the US domestics. Make sure you suspend the wheels and turn the steering wheel lock to lock about a dozen times without the engine running after you install the new R&P to prime the system and help push out the air before you start the engine.
Rockauto is very good when it comes to exchanging parts. You just go to your account page and click on your order number and click on "return" by your part listing and follow the prompts. They'll even provide you a shipping label to put on the part for return. They'll charge you for the replacement part and send it to you and then will credit you when the receive the defective part.
smj999smj wrote:Well, the pump will make a whirling noise if there is a leak that causes air in the system, so you may want to hold off on the pump until you replace the rack & pinion and bleed all of the air out of the system, unless you are 100% sure the pump is bad. They are usually pretty rugged and don't typically fail outside of the occasional front seal or gasket leak. As far as the power steering fluid, red transmission fluid is all you need, such as Dexron III/Mercon ATF, Nissan Type "D" ATF or Nissan power steering fluid, Valvoline Maxlife ATF, for a few examples. I believe Royal Purple will work, as well, but don't use amber or clear power steering fluid sold in most auto parts stores, which is mostly used by the US domestics. Make sure you suspend the wheels and turn the steering wheel lock to lock about a dozen times without the engine running after you install the new R&P to prime the system and help push out the air before you start the engine.
Rockauto is very good when it comes to exchanging parts. You just go to your account page and click on your order number and click on "return" by your part listing and follow the prompts. They'll even provide you a shipping label to put on the part for return. They'll charge you for the replacement part and send it to you and then will credit you when the receive the defective part.