So, I got my water pump and my timing belt done by my mechanic, and now, my power steering is making a weird noise. When I drove there it was fine, and then when I go and pick up the car, he tells me that the power steering was going to make a noise because of the air that is in it as because he had to remove the steering wheel power steering to get access to the water pump..? Is there anyway I can fix that?

 

You can try this, keep the car running, turn the steering wheel all the way to the left, wait for a few sec.Then turn the wheel all the way to the right, wait for a few sec. Keep doing that like 4-5 times. Hope this
will help.

 

is there enough fluid?

 

Yes that will work but first you have to remove the PS resevoir cap. Doing it with the cap on will not allow the air to escape.

And the mechanic should have done that for you. I would suggest maybe finding another mechanic.

 

What is the noise its making? Squealing? or something else. If its something else the mechanic may have damaged your pump. These pumps can be damaged VERY easy by over-tightening the belt even just a little bit.

 

Well, I spoke to my mechanic this morning and he said that it should go away. If it doesn't he is willing to pay for a new PS Pump out of his own pocket. Here is a short clip of the sound...

 

What is the PS Resevoir cap? is it the red cap where you put the fluid in?

 

That thing sounds like he killed the bearings

 

i dont think he did because when i hit the gas it whines, and then when i turn, it makes a weird noise..

 

I think he may have over tightened the pump bolt. That will kill the bearing.

I would make it a point to update him every couple days about the noise if it doesn't go away. Bring it in after a week or so. You don't want to be losing power steering while driving...

 

Well, if the noise doesn't stop within the next few days, I'm bringing the car back in on Monday so he can address the problem. Also, I just noticed that there is air bubbles in the fluid when i turned off the car... I believe that there is too much air because when I shut off the car and opened the cap, I saw a lot of air bubbles. Then, when the car is turned on and the pump is running, the fluid looks like its some sort of coffee brown color then when the car is off. When the car is off, the fluid looks like a black color.

 

I remember my dad got the motor mounts changed on the car and when we got the car back our power steering was making a lot of noise when ever you turn the wheel. We took it to firestone and said its not their fault and that its due to wear and tear they wanted us to change our rack and pinions. We ended up taking it to an acura dealer and immediately they found out that they forgot to put some O-ring or something like that on and that was causing the squealing noises. the acura dealership just put one on for no cost and it was all good.

So, I would take it to a dealer and have them check it out see whats up

Firestone even called one of those people who examine the car to see who's fault was it and that guy said that it was not firestone's fault for the powersteering noise. There are some stupid people out there

 

I think the air bubbles are causing the noise when the steering wheel is turned since that's when the fluid is moving through the pump from one side to the other. The noise in the video when sitting still at idle is the bearings. The pump itself will moan or whine when under stress or when it has air in the system, but that little chirping sound is the bearings. I think it's toast.