9N POWER STEERING

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Rico B
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9N POWER STEERING

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Hey everybody

My steering warning light came up a while ago, and every now and then me steering turns very heavy and stiff, do i just need to top up my steering fluid or is it perhaps something else??? And what fluid should i use exactly?
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Well....first go look to see if your reservoir is missing fluid
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Check fluid first, bottle sits under the battery tray. Use the green LiquiMoly fluid from Goldwagen, its only R180.
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It's also not uncommon to find that these are symptoms of a tired battery or faulty earth straps, etc since the power steering pump is electrically driven. If you don't find any issues with fluid level, that is.
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+1 on the earth straps - they are rubbish

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and also have a good look at that fuse box on top of the battery.
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