1995 Honda Civic 1995 Honda Civic Powerr Steering Help

1995 HONDA CIVIC
174,440 MILES • 6 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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PERRIN19
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I drive a 1995 Honda Civic Ex Automatic
and i just started having a problem with my power steering. when i start the car it make a whine noise when i start the car and try to turn the wheel. i put a different pump on their to see what will happen i started the car and it didnt make a noise. so i jacked the car up on both sides and started to bleed the power steering after i did that i lower the car and try to turn the wheel it was hard to turn and i noticed power steering fuild coming out the top of the reservior what did i do wrong did i bleed the system wrong. please help i going crazy trying to find the problem

P.s i took it to 2 mechanic and 1 said its the rack and pinion. and the other mechanic said its the power steering pump/
Aug 11, 2010 at 10:43 AM
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DOCFIXIT
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Hi Diffrent pump mean rebuilt,new or junkyard? was pump for that year and model? was steering free off ground?
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Aug 11, 2010 at 12:26 PM
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[quote:8f3f51f06d="Docfixit"]Hi Diffrent pump mean rebuilt,new or junkyard? was pump for that year and model? was steering free off ground?
Let me know
Thanks for donate[/quote:8f3f51f06d]

the pump was from the junkyard. yes it was for my model. and what do you mean free off ground.
Aug 11, 2010 at 1:56 PM
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DOCFIXIT
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Turns easy when you had it jacked up if yes then I agree with second Tech pump faulty
Aug 11, 2010 at 2:00 PM
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PERRIN19
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[quote:603be256e0="Docfixit"]Turns easy when you had it jacked up if yes then I agree with second Tech pump faulty[/quote:603be256e0]

yes it turned easy when the car was off the ground. did i bleed the system right by turn the wheel in both directions until it stops turning ? wat are the step when bleeding the power steering system i think i might had did something wrong during bleeding
Aug 11, 2010 at 2:21 PM
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You bleed it correctly the way to find out if pump need to check pressure of pump output
Aug 11, 2010 at 2:47 PM
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[quote:8d6a39380f="Docfixit"]You bleed it correctly the way to find out if pump need to check pressure of pump output[/quote:8d6a39380f]

how do i check pressure of pump output
Aug 11, 2010 at 3:09 PM
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Need a power steering or trans pressure that can go up to 1000 psi. it Tees into high pressure hose to pump fitting
Aug 12, 2010 at 3:25 PM