and this is why I have the worst luck working on car
So frustrated at the moment. I wake up this morning and I felt the steering wheel is harder to turn than other times , no big deal , I drive to work and it seems fine , however on tighter turns it just does not feel like always. On my way back from work , I go driving around my neighborhood , with windows down and doing 360 turns both ways. Car felt good , however on 1 or 2 turns I felt like the steering wheel was getting harder when I had the steering wheel closer to the either end.
Anyways , I ve had my suspension checked 2 weeks ago due to my cabin being louder and specially louder on a left turn , mechanic tells me everything looks good but it could be the bushing. Not sure if this would somehow make my steering harder?
So today after testing the car, I go open the hood and locate the steering fluid reservoir, just like any other car, I just want to make sure fluid is top up. Here is the problem , I can not open the reservoir, I have tried with a rug, hold one hand on the reservoir , other on the cap to avoid breaking the bracket. It should not be that hard to remove. I was able to remove all the other caps except for the one I need
Here is the question though , is the cap sealed on some cars?? , looking closer with a flashlight it almost seems like it is sealed. But it cant be , how else am I supposed to fill the steering fluid , or check it. I do not want to break it , so as stupid as this question may sound , can you guys please confirm that the cap is not shut seale on some models? . I m pretty sure this is the steering wheel reservoir, location is on the top right , beside the 3 stage intake and it has CHF 11S ONLY which I googled and it is a steering fluid type.
I m willing to give it another go , but I just dont want to end up breaking it . Any tips would be helpful
Btw I inspected the hose and there is not leaks, I was able to inspect the pump and no leaks , also no leaks on my driveway
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