1994 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme power steering pump is whining badly fluid partially slightly aerated foamy and overflowing out of the blue. Was fine last night when driven. Pump bad Suggestion?

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Working on 1993 Olds Cutlass Ciera 'S' right now with the exact same situation! Basically, the usual problem here is that the P/S pump driveshaft seal is what fails so you have P/S fluid leaking out there. The easiest solution is to replace the P/S pump with a re-built one, but in my case I have already taken the pump off, and removed the pulley from it because my plan is to just replace the pump driveshaft seal since I know that the pump itself is fine because it worked perfectly prior to the leaking problem, and I am incredibly cheap! Because replacing only the driveshaft seal requires a higher level of skill, this may not be for the average do-it-youselfer so in that case replacing the entire pump would definitely be much easier but you'll probably still have to remove the pulley from the old pump, and then re-install it on the replacement pump. A puller is required to remove the pulley, and a simple installation tool will put it on the new pump! This is really not that difficult if you have these tools, which can be rented for a few dollars at some large auto parts stores. A little experience is also helpful. To me, this is not really that difficult a job, but then I've been doing my own work on cars since I was about 15, which is about 30 years. Be sure to clean everything so as to remove all P/S fluid from all pulleys and belts, and also be sure use the appropriate new P/S fluid for this vehicle when filling the reservoir to the proper cold level, and do not over-tighten belts! Thanks