Power Steering Pump Leak..?? Belts Squealing GRRR - Help Please

[lhhc]

Hey guys,

I need some help here, this is going to be long.

I've been having this problem for the last 6 months. My power steering fuild needs to be filled every few weeks, and I can tell when its getting low, because the wheel gets harder to turn, and the belts squeal really bad when I turn the wheel when its low on fluid. It seems to be leaking all over the PS and alternator belts, causing them to squeal really bad. when the fluid hits the belt, it throws that crap all over under the hood, its quite annoying.

Well I brought the car to the mitsubishi dealership twice now to have them fix it, and all they did was clean up all the fuild and put it on the diagnostics machine and told me that they can't do anything until they find out where its leaking from. So they clean it all up, and I bring it back in a week, they said not enough fluid has leaked, so i bring it back in another week and they say too much has leaked to find the leak....its a never ending circle with them.

the squealing of the belts wasn't too bad at first, but now its getting really bad and very annoying. they slip and squeal at idle a little, but as soon as I turn on my head lights and draw more current, they start going like crazy. when I turn a corner, its really bad. Once I get into 2nd gear the squealing goes away, but as soon as I put in the clutch, it starts up again, until I get back up into 2nd gear.

I dont' know what to do because the dealership doesn't seem to be able to do anything.
Any help will be very much appreciated!!

thank you everyone who tries to help
Joe
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[pyroguy69]

There is a very simple fix to this.

First, stop taking it to that dumb dealership as they have no clue as to what they are doing. This is a most common problem with our motors. It all starts with a leaking power steering pump. That leaks down onto the alternator, kill's the voltage regulator and if you are really unluck it will fry your ECU.

Don't let that dealership beat around the bush. Have your power steering pump replaced ASAP. . Also when the power streering pump is replaced have new belts put on as they have been damaged from the power steering fluid. It will save you alot of trouble in the longrun.

I learned the hard way. Trust me on this. When i first got my DSM the belts sqealed like crazy. I put new ones on but never fixed the leaking power steering pump. Now my car sits dead needing a powersteering pump, alternator, and battery. Luck for me my ECU is ok.

Good Luck

 

[lhhc]

Thanks for the reply. I took it into the dealership cause I'm new to this area and don't know anywhere else to take it. Also, I want to get it fixed ASAP cause of the alternator blowing out, taking along with it the voltage regulator. I heard a rumor some time ago that its not in fact the pump, but a seal? I dunno, but I think I should just replace the pump anyways, cause its taken quite a but of abuse over the last 6 months of working too hard with the slipping belts and whatnot. Any more info anyone can provide would be much appreciated.

Thanks again for the reply!
Joe

 

[pyroguy69]

It might just be a seal on the powersteering pump but im not sure. What I do know is that it leaks all over. Its about $110 +core charge to get one from napa or autozone. Im not sure how much rebuild kits are for seals but im sure its alot cheaper.

 

[lhhc]

I tried to get a seal kit from the dealership and they said they don't make one for the 95 gsx, so I asked for one for a 97 gsx and they wouldn't give me one cause of the model year difference.

I heard from someone else last summer that said replacing the pump won't fix it because its a seal that is leaking and that won't be fixed with a new pump. I really need to isolate where the leak is coming from, but I don't even know where to start looking.