Heavy steering , where to start ?

[AlfieXC70]

Originally Posted by Pidgeonpost

Yes, you can pay more than that for genuine Volvo fluid. But there are other brands - I've used Pentosin in the past, but this time around I went for the Halfords deal. Just over £21 for 2 litres. It's 'Comma' brand, which is reputable and been around for years, but more importantly it's CHF11S - the correct spec. Plenty of people will say that they would use nothing but Volvo's own fluid, and good on 'em, but in our house 'times is 'ard' as they say. .

There's more info on this thread >>>

https://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showthread.php?t=168999

Thanks useful thread 👍,

I might go with Halfords one, as worried about buying £80 odd quid on 4 litres of Volvo fluid, and it turns out to be the pump ? Then I guess will have to drain all that away and refill again ?

[Simmy]

plus one on you having the wrong fluid in it possibly tqf or similar, drain as much as you can with a vacuum device before replacing with the correct fluid.it might be worth checking that you have the correct power steering pump fitted for your car.

[AlfieXC70]

Originally Posted by Simmy

plus one on you having the wrong fluid in it possibly tqf or similar, drain as much as you can with a vacuum device before replacing with the correct fluid.it might be worth checking that you have the correct power steering pump fitted for your car.

Thanks will do 👍, I have a stack of paperwork/ history for the car with things being done every year inc service and the usual replacement parts brakes etc, but no mention of any power steering changes. Pump or fluid ?

[AlfieXC70]

Just a quick update , before going and buying new fluid ,I have checked the manual .

It says to use M2C204-A2 or equivalent product ?

Is this the green one same as you guys suggest as notice it's a different code mentioned above

Thanks

[AlfieXC70]

Just a quick update , before going and buying new fluid ,I have checked the manual .

It says to use M2C204-A2 or equivalent product ?

Is this the green one same as you guys suggest as notice it's a different code mentioned above

Thanks

[GrahamBrown1]

I believe that’s the Ford spec, but it’s the same stuff as CHF or the Volvo stuff.

[AlfieXC70]

Originally Posted by GrahamBrown1

I believe that’s the Ford spec, but it’s the same stuff as CHF or the Volvo stuff.

Great thanks👍

[Clan]

Originally Posted by AlfieXC70

Thank you for your reply,
So just taken a sample with a syringe , I would say it's a healthy orangy colour , ( maybe a different type ? )

Also tried reving in neutral , and the steering got noticibly lighter at higher revs ,
So what would this indicate ?
PS previous owner serviced car every year , currently on 137000,
Thank you 👍

possible pump wear, the dealer has full test gear to measure the pressure in the system and test the pump which should be around 120 Bar pressure, if that is ok could be the valve in the rack , an oil change to the correct fluid may help.

[Simmy]

how common is pump wear clan ? i have 3 volvo cars. 2 with over 240k and 1 with 124k . i not seen any yet should i be worried?

[Clan]

Originally Posted by Simmy

how common is pump wear clan ? i have 3 volvo cars. 2 with over 240k and 1 with 124k . i not seen any yet should i be worried?

Not common at all .... working with them on a professional basis maybe one every 5 years on random volvos usually ones over 100,000 miles.