P/Steering fluid leak after HICAS diag Test

Discussion in 'Technical' started by Ziggy300, Apr 6, 2009.

  1. Ziggy300

    Ziggy300 OO Y34H

    I topped up my P/Steering resovoir this morning to eliminate the hicas light display,

    All was well the power steering felt better and it stopped whynning... Sweet

    So i decided to do a HICAS diag test since i have never done one before,

    once i was in diag mode i saw the hicas light flashing and the car started to make a wierd clunk noice every 6 seconds or so, and i could feel the car jerk slightly everytime it clunked... and the steering in diag mode was stiff like i had no P/Steering assist (is that normal???)

    when i moved the wheels from left to right the rear wheels turn slightly (1Deg) but its not very smooth

    Anyway.... i reversed the car out of my garage (with diag mode on) and thats when i noticed the fluid on the floor, it pretty much emptied the resovoir and after i switched the car of, i touched the resovoir and it was extremely hot...

    I cant see where its leaking from?? and it emptied the resovoir pretty quick...

    Where do i start to look for the leak??

    Why did this happen in HICAS diag mode??

    Any suggestions??
    Would be much appreciated

    Cheers
    Ziggy:zlove:
     

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