can power steering fluid smoke up?

[wkdteg]

so my steering has been feeling a lil heavy since i got the car... then it dawned on me last nite that i should check my power steering levels. it was below the 2nd marker, so i filled er up to just above max, and left my car overnite.
this morning on my way home from church (ide done aboue 50kms since filling), my sister notices smoke bout a km from home.
i get the car home drivin very carefully, and open up the bonnet, and theres heaps of smoke comming from under the water reserviour, but a bit towards the left.. kinda where all the belts n shit are. so i check my power steerin fluid, but it hadnt dropped, and the smoke hadnt stopped for a good 10 mins after i i turned off the car.
i got no idea wat it could b.
any theories?

[air23box]

you may have drop some down the pipe and when the engine heat up...there's why smoke come out......try to drive it another day and see whether it stop or not...it should be ok I reckon....

[Slow96GSR]

you may have drop some down the pipe and when the engine heat up...there's why smoke come out......try to drive it another day and see whether it stop or not...it should be ok I reckon....

Exactly what happened.... you are ok. I would spray down the engine once it's cool and that will gat it off and anything else.

[wkdteg]

spray it with wat?

[Boy_Integra]

Yeah i also think you might of spilt some of the fluid causing it to burn and smoke.. it happen to me once as its pretty alquid to get to.. umm with cleaning it up i just used an old rag and got as much as i could off where it was smoking..

[mr_mojo02]

spray it with wat?

water

[spardikis]

just let it smoke away till it stops. its funny anyway;)

[wkdteg]

LoL i just bought out my steamer
ill wait till my old man gets home, show it 2 him, then ill give it a bit of a clean... i shouldnt b too worried bout this right?

[Slow96GSR]

spray it with wat?

Soapy water.

[Boy_Integra]

LoL i just bought out my steamer
ill wait till my old man gets home, show it 2 him, then ill give it a bit of a clean... i shouldnt b too worried bout this right?


Nah should ok man..

[ECU-MAN]

use some degreaser if you want, then water,

just keep that shit away from the dizzy

[wkdteg]

yeah its on the other side
my old man had a look at it
its makin this strange ass noise, which sounds like metal on metal rubbing
so we pulled out the power steering belt, which decreased the sound, but it was still present. it sounds like it might b comming from either the power steering pump, or from under it. its bloody hard to tell. the belt will b changed 2moro, so ill take it 2 the mechanic on wed or sumthin... hopefully its not too serious, as my dad has a feeling the engine is knocking... then im ***ed!

[sneekmeister]

sounded like it might be the powersteering pump? but if the noise is still there with the belt off, it kinda rules that out. is your aircon compressor under that? best thing to do mate is to remove all your belts one at a time. ie power steering, aircon, alternator etc. process of elimination. hopefully its one of the above and not internal

[wkdteg]

yeah thats the idea... dads gettin a set of belts 2day
he doesnt want me driving it if we only change the power steering belt. i have a hunch its the ac, since the power steering reduced the sound... but didnt completely stop it. hopefuly i can have it sorted by the end of the week

[Boy_Integra]

Man fingers crossed that its not anything internal aye..

[wkdteg]

yeah imma hurt sum1 if it is sumthin internal... i picked up the car a week ago!!!