I recently discovered my Audi S3's PAS rack was leaking from both sides.
My steering started pulsing, so I checked the fluid - topped it up with what I had left and headed off the ECP to get some more, by the time I got there, the PAS was 'unresponsive' and I had a 1 mile line of liquid on the road from my garage to the ECP car park.
I checked the rack and pushing in the rack gaiters resembled some kind of demonic accordion spewing out green liquid.
I was told the system may possibly be overpressurising, but I've checked the flow of the system, and fluid returns fine, and still pisses out of the rack even when no turning is applied to the steering wheel. If the system is filled, the PAS is fine, until it runs out shortly after.
I've bought a brand new rack, but I want to be sure it's not going to just blow the seals again because something else is afoot, and it's honestly a bit of a faff taking the subframe out - I changed the clutch and DMF on this and had a few problems with so box came out five times in the space of a couple of months not that long ago. Leaking from BOTH sides is a concern because how does that happen?
My steering started pulsing, so I checked the fluid - topped it up with what I had left and headed off the ECP to get some more, by the time I got there, the PAS was 'unresponsive' and I had a 1 mile line of liquid on the road from my garage to the ECP car park.
I checked the rack and pushing in the rack gaiters resembled some kind of demonic accordion spewing out green liquid.
I was told the system may possibly be overpressurising, but I've checked the flow of the system, and fluid returns fine, and still pisses out of the rack even when no turning is applied to the steering wheel. If the system is filled, the PAS is fine, until it runs out shortly after.
I've bought a brand new rack, but I want to be sure it's not going to just blow the seals again because something else is afoot, and it's honestly a bit of a faff taking the subframe out - I changed the clutch and DMF on this and had a few problems with so box came out five times in the space of a couple of months not that long ago. Leaking from BOTH sides is a concern because how does that happen?