V70 steering pump
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2008 V70 2.4 diesel (new shape)
Just had five hundred quid's worth of steering pump replaced because the old one was VERY noisy.
The new one is silent at first, but gets slightly noisy when warm. Does anybody know if this is normal?
I have no benchmark because I've only just taken over the car.
Genuine Volvo fluid used. I'm wondering if there was some contamination inside the pipes that's carried through to the new unit.
Any thoughts?
Just had five hundred quid's worth of steering pump replaced because the old one was VERY noisy.
The new one is silent at first, but gets slightly noisy when warm. Does anybody know if this is normal?
I have no benchmark because I've only just taken over the car.
Genuine Volvo fluid used. I'm wondering if there was some contamination inside the pipes that's carried through to the new unit.
Any thoughts?
I had the pump replaced a few days ago. If anything, it's overfull. It's a see-through reservoir with level markings on it.
The noise is a whine that rises and falls with the revs and disappears if you plop it into neutral. The same noise that made me replace the old unit, but nowhere near as loud. The fluid level fell on the old one, I believe it was leaking from the jubilee clip holding the pipe to the reservoir. Fluid was frothing at that point and we thought it had knackered the pump, having allowed air into the fluid.
Just trying to find someone else who drives one of these to see if it's normal.
The noise is a whine that rises and falls with the revs and disappears if you plop it into neutral. The same noise that made me replace the old unit, but nowhere near as loud. The fluid level fell on the old one, I believe it was leaking from the jubilee clip holding the pipe to the reservoir. Fluid was frothing at that point and we thought it had knackered the pump, having allowed air into the fluid.
Just trying to find someone else who drives one of these to see if it's normal.
I'vd driven all models from the early 850's through to the latest V70's, both my own and Police cars. I've only ever known the pump to be noisy when there is something wrong.
The reservoir is a known fault with the fluid frothing because the plastic piece on the end of the top hose falls off inside the reservoir pushing air into the fluid. The fluid froths after a while, the pump gets noisy and the steering can get heavy at low speed.
I've replaced 3 of them on different cars in the last 12 months. Typically about a tenner from a breakers.
The reservoir is a known fault with the fluid frothing because the plastic piece on the end of the top hose falls off inside the reservoir pushing air into the fluid. The fluid froths after a while, the pump gets noisy and the steering can get heavy at low speed.
I've replaced 3 of them on different cars in the last 12 months. Typically about a tenner from a breakers.
Filter...
Dealer says no.
For the benefit of anybody else who encounters a noisy steering pump...
I've been advised by Someone Who Knows that the problem is a metal baffle in the fluid reservoir. It gets blocked. Seems my problem will go away if I remove this baffle, wash it in petrol, blow it out and fill with new fluid.
Will report back later...
Dealer says no.
For the benefit of anybody else who encounters a noisy steering pump...
I've been advised by Someone Who Knows that the problem is a metal baffle in the fluid reservoir. It gets blocked. Seems my problem will go away if I remove this baffle, wash it in petrol, blow it out and fill with new fluid.
Will report back later...
Reporting back later...
And It Was So...no noise now.
The baffle doesn't come out of the reservoir, it's a matter of removing it, filling it with petrol, then a lot of vigorous shaking of the reservoir, empty and repeat x several, then blow it out with an air line.
Bits of muck come out with the petrol; not much, but enough to cock up the flow it seems.
Remember, this is the new shape V70, 2007 on, with a round reservoir, about the size of a coffee mug, pic below..
Glad I didn't lash out £500+ on a new pump. Oh, b
ks, I did...
And It Was So...no noise now.
The baffle doesn't come out of the reservoir, it's a matter of removing it, filling it with petrol, then a lot of vigorous shaking of the reservoir, empty and repeat x several, then blow it out with an air line.
Bits of muck come out with the petrol; not much, but enough to cock up the flow it seems.
Remember, this is the new shape V70, 2007 on, with a round reservoir, about the size of a coffee mug, pic below..
Glad I didn't lash out £500+ on a new pump. Oh, b
ks, I did...cptsideways said:
Yep clean the reservoir out as suggested above, thats what probably killed the pump first time round
The new pump went a couple of thousand miles, making more noise than the old one. Now it's perfectly quiet, so I have my doubts whether anything was wrong with the first one. I asked The One Who Knows if the new pump would be knackered and he was adamant it would be fine.
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