I'm having a bad day

NightCrawler

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1. I'm home alone and the car battery is dead

2. Car is leaking power steering fluid

3. Computer blue screened 7 times while trying to slipstream sp2.


PS: If I jump my car can I run it without power steering fluid or will it destroy a pump ?
 

jagec

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Originally posted by: NightCrawler
PS: If I jump my car can I run it without power steering fluid or will it destroy a pump ?

I had pretty good luck with that, but YMMV.

My car ran for months without any PS fluid, I poured some in right before I sold it and it worked fine.
 

Peetoeng

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Originally posted by: NightCrawler

PS: If I jump my car can I run it without power steering fluid or will it destroy a pump ?

Not as long as you don't turn the wheel.
 
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Originally posted by: jagec
Originally posted by: NightCrawler
PS: If I jump my car can I run it without power steering fluid or will it destroy a pump ?

I had pretty good luck with that, but YMMV.

My car ran for months without any PS fluid, I poured some in right before I sold it and it worked fine.

The pump will eventually burn out.