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it doesnt feel lumpy or anything, i think its back to normal and im just thinking it feels looser as im paying more attention. it never felt lumpy at all actualy, it was weird how it was driving normal then it just suddenly went really loose, if it was running low id imagine it to be gradual. i filled it to the max line and its still on the line now so the leak (not leek) cant be that bad. the steering wheel does now turn itself back after a corner which it didnt do at all before i filled it up. i dont suppose you would know what causes the bite to be so high apart from a fucked clutch? its a year old, i refuse to believe ive already killed it. im not replacing it again so if it does need doing i'll drive until its undrivable then SORN it, which Im quite likely to have to do anyway

been out for a drive and the steering feels slightly looser than it did after i put PAS fluid in yesterday. I might just be imagining this though as subconsciously Im paying more attention to the steering now. Its definately not as loose as it was and I dont seem to have lost any PAS fluid. Does it just take a bit of a drive to get it running through the system properly again?? The whining has stopped anyway. I have been suggested a theory by 2 people, that maybe when the PAS tank is empty its replaced by air which means there is no pressure hence the loose steering when its empty. To me that makes sense. But so does the theory of steering getting heavier when power steering isnt working. Either way, a £7.49 fix seems to have sorted it..... for now...

yes it was the damn PAS fluid - I hope. it was fine on the 5 min drive home but I'll take her out again tomorrow for a proper run to make sure

shhhhhh.... ....maybe.... but in my defence Bek told me the steering gets harder when its out of PAS fluid, not looser. at least I dont have to turn it 2 and a half times round just to go round a wide corner now

Im such a dick. Problem solved

right but the oil and filter change was for mot and tyres are for jae right? my mot was a month ago and im not going jae

yeah like you do...

aw i wish i was going to jae. best weekend ever last year. im thinking of wrapping my car, im pretty sure ive picked out the wrap i want and il do it myself when i know my car is mechanically perfect and i have the money

thanks, thats brilliant. Im off to Torquay halfords in a bit to get some PAS fluid and see what that sorts out. I think it just needs a bit of normal maintenance, i never check any oil levels or tyre pressures or anything like that I shall definately pop in and see him at some point

so whining is no PAS fluid pulling to left is tyre pressures everything else is probably my car's way of telling me to stop driving at 110mph everywhere

yeah i moved about 2 months ago down here. yes you should have done!! lol i live practically next door to the best pub in paignton

to be honest the pas leak doesnt bother me. its only small and i think its always been there since i got the car in 2010. nah, there's only one bek, he's worth throwing some petrol money at to get him over here though

i no longer have a local Bek anymore and im not sure Id trust anyone else to look at her. But yes I will get it all sorted before the wrapping, its gonna be about a year or so until I have spare money anyway, and I have no idea if I'll still have her then. I have a small PAS leak (like most gen 5s) and I just havent got round to topping it up yet, Im gonna do that tomorrow and see if the whining stops. I can always take her off the road until I have the money to sort her, Ive actually got somewhere to store her now

im not entirely sure but i think the bushes were all replaced for mot. ive just taken her for a drive and apart from a loud wining which i believe is because the PAS fluid is empty, she seems to be fine now. I wish my car would decide whether she's broken or not the steering no longer feels incredibly loose and shes always very very slightly pulled to the left (either that or my steering wheel isnt on 100% straight) steering has now changed to slightly heavy which i know is just empty PAS which I'll top up tomorrow. I hope she doesnt die anyway, she's getting a full body wrap when I can afford it but cant chose between 2 colours...

yeah possibly. how do i check it? im not great with mechanics. it only had its mot a few weeks ago, why does it start going wrong now!!? lol

Ive just been out and jacked it up to check for any excess movement in the wheels and they all feel fine. theyre spinning round fine and there doesnt seem to be any wobbling. discs are brand new (fitted about 4 months ago i think) so i wouldnt imagine theyve gone bad already

So I went to the petrol station, all was fine. About 30 seconds later after leaving, the steering wheel suddenly pulled to the left and the steering got really loose. I pulled over and examined the track rods/steering rack and no movement there. Got it home and noticed it wobbled under braking. Im thinking the front left wheel bearing has worn/damaged??

There ya go, rear end shot of my 5

saw the title of this and just had to comment. 4 is likely to be covered in rust and parts arent as easy to come by in good condition the 6 is just butt ugly go with a 5 and if youre still considering a 6 then put a rev3 in it like Ghoulscout and have the amazing looks of the 5 and power of the 6 (plus the 6 engine looks nicer too) i <3 my gen 5

Just spoke to Bek, he might be interested. Will talk to you later when hes at a computer

yeah it will be lighter, itl be the same colour as the tow hook. photoshop didnt like that colour lol

what would you do with them? they cant stay chrome, its peeling really bad