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Originally Posted by JimFreeh
What I'm picking up on is that when you turn the wheel for a short period of time, you do not notice the smell. Only during a loooong turn does the smell become apparent.
I have had PS hoses leak only when power assist is required. I've seen this on several cars.
Pop the hood, get someone to sit in the car, and start it , then turn the wheel to one side or the other. Don't jack the car up, the resistance is what pressurizes the hoses.
Looks for leaks in the hoses.
Jim
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I'll do that check when I can get somebody to turn the wheel for me, but the main observation is that the odor has been evident only when taking a high speed (possibly banked) turn and whatever oil is becoming noticably pungent is not likely as a result of high power steering pressures so much as centrifugal forces of making the turn
Also yesterday I noticed my temp has been a little higher recently and cautiously did the "see if I can stop the clutch fan with my hand at idle" test and was able to do it rather easily. I'll replace that first.