Power steering oil level cause a ford ka to stall?
I have a 2001 1.3 manual ford ka petrol. I was driving around and after ten minuets I noticed the car was sticking occasionally when changing gear and every now and then would go to stall when stopping/pulling away. Told my dad, he put it down to me having a light foot. However he took it out and it did the same thing. One we got home we noticed a sizeable puddle of red oil on the floor, which when taken to the garage found out it was power steering fluid. I asked them to check the clutch as well and they said everything checks out fine. My question really is can no/low levels of power steering fluid cause the stalling symptoms?
Power steering pump would not cause engine problems, if the pump is seizing up then the drive belt was break and you would have heavy steering.
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If the power steering pump is badly worn or or partially seized then it may be able to put enough load on the engine to cause the revs to drop sufficiently for it to stall, but it shouldn't do it when you're not steering. Do the revs drop a lot when the car is stationary and you turn the wheel?
If there's a leak of PAS fluid then that needs sorting before it gets worse, you may find the power assistance disappears completely if it fails altogether.
No the PS fluid level has zero effect on the engine running or not
In my MG the leaking power steering rack just made the car have stiff steering. But it seems like there may be an issue with the power steering pump itself.
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Hi this has more to do with this cars age and the miles it has covered. Old and near to being worn out.
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