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1996 Infiniti J30 Repair Question


Topics covered: Smoke, Power steering, Steering.
Mileage: 264,000 miles.

Asked on March 15, 2013

Infiniti J30 Smoke Problem

My car smokes and kicks up flakes of metal around the power steering pully what does this mean
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Replied on March 15, 2013

If you are seeing smoke and metal, it sounds like a bearing is bad and heating up. I would recommend removing the belt and checking to see if there is excessive play in the PS pump. It doesn't sound safe the way it is.

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