Lately I've been hearing a Power steering "cooing" sound when cold / at first steering turn. Not quiet sure the best way to describe the sound but it's kind of like a short mellow "owl" sound.
So after motor turned on when cold / not driven, example morning. The cooler the temps, the more evident it is. As soon as I turn steering left or right even slightly, this develops. After that NO sound. Business as usual.
There is no leaks anywhere around the pump, oil is full and looks OK. Although I believe this has NEVER been replaced. And I'm not 100% sure, but I think it's becoming more common and louder as time goes on...


Could this be a sign of the power steering pump filling it's retirement papers out or something else? Water in oil? Should I re-do the oil? @jaysee You've done your pump recently have you not? What was the story behind that...