1991 Honda Accord power steering

Tiny
HONDANOT4SALE
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  • 1991 HONDA ACCORD
  • 4 CYL
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 244,000 MILES
Recently I had a new ignition switch and rebuilt alternator put on. Mechanic said he tightened belts real good and added power steering fluid since it was low. He used Honda fluid and did not overfill. On my way home the steering was making a whining sound as if it was really low on fluid. The next morn. I drove a short distance and the engine belt slipped briefly, the whining sound came back and it became hard to steer. I parked the car and later noticed a large wet spot on the ground below where the ps pump, hoses and reservoir are. There was also fluid on top of the reservoir and all around right below it. I added more fluid since it had lost so much. I drove a short distance again and it was quickly making the whining noise and hard to steer. This time I checked the reservoir as soon as I turned off the engine. I took off the cap and saw fluid foaming towards the top. I told my mechanic what was happening and he had only heard of this once before and the problem never got resolved. I've had the car since it was 29000 miles and the only front end work is 2 new front axiles and a right side A-upper arm (ball joint). Hope you can help and thanks.
Wednesday, December 19th, 2007 AT 5:24 PM

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Tiny
RYANRANDOLPH
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Last weekend, I changed the timing belt on my '98 Accord V6. This procedure requires removing the ps pump, so I put a new drivebelt on that since I had it off anyway. After I put it all back together and started it up, I found that I could not get my power steering system bled. The fluid foams up, and then when I shut off the engine the "fizzing" causes the fluid rservoir to overflow. I've inspected all the hoses and found no leaks. I can only guess that either the ps pump was damaged if I tightened the belt too much, or in the process of other work I may have made a pinhole puncture in the return lines that would allow small airbubbles to get sucked in. Any other ideas?
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Sunday, January 6th, 2008 AT 3:02 PM

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