# 93 Celebrity needs steering fluid...but I can't find the thingy! **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [April 17, 2008, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/93-celebrity-needs-steering-fluid-but-i-cant-find-the-thingy/445805 "2008-04-17T23:33:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![papergirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/aca169/32.png) [@papergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/papergirl)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2008, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/93-celebrity-needs-steering-fluid-but-i-cant-find-the-thingy/445805/1 "2008-04-17T23:33:44Z")
I just got this beautiful piece of machinery when my 2 other beautiful pieces of machinery both broke down within 48 hours. It was cheap, I was in a hurry, and it looks like it will get me there-and-back for a few months, at least. This morning it started making that whiny sound that a car makes when it needs power steering fluid. Eventually, it got harder and harder to steer. So I bought the power steering fluid and I’m all ready to put it in–but I cannot for the life of me find a place to put it. I see the oil place, the water/coolant place, the brake fluid place…but no power steering fluid place. Can anyone advise? Best, karol ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2008, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/93-celebrity-needs-steering-fluid-but-i-cant-find-the-thingy/445805/2 "2008-04-17T23:58:06Z")
[QUOTE=bodypoet] I just got this beautiful piece of machinery when my 2 other beautiful pieces of machinery both broke down within 48 hours. It was cheap, I was in a hurry, and it looks like it will get me there-and-back for a few months, at least. This morning it started making that whiny sound that a car makes when it needs power steering fluid. Eventually, it got harder and harder to steer. So I bought the power steering fluid and I’m all ready to put it in–but I cannot for the life of me find a place to put it. I see the oil place, the water/coolant place, the brake fluid place…but no power steering fluid place. Can anyone advise? Best, karol [/QUOTE] The power steering pump is somewhere on the front of the engine. There is a belt that drives it. It should have a 2" or so cap on it with a dip indicator of fluid level attached to the underside of the cap. The whiny sound is likely the v belt driving the power steering pump. The belt should probably be replaced. Some one that knows that particular Chevy will be along to give you better advice. ---
**Author:** ![papergirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/aca169/32.png) [@papergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/papergirl)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2008, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/93-celebrity-needs-steering-fluid-but-i-cant-find-the-thingy/445805/3 "2008-04-18T00:15:46Z")
I found it! I found it! No idea if adding fluid worked yet; I’ll know more tomorrow. It’s hard telling what type of work this car needs, but as I said…cheap and it’ll get me back and forth for a bit. ---
**Author:** ![Dag\_Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@Dag\_Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dag_Otto)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2008, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/93-celebrity-needs-steering-fluid-but-i-cant-find-the-thingy/445805/4 "2008-04-18T02:59:21Z")
[QUOTE=bodypoet] I found it! I found it! No idea if adding fluid worked yet; I’ll know more tomorrow. It’s hard telling what type of work this car needs, but as I said…cheap and it’ll get me back and forth for a bit. [/QUOTE] 2.8l V-6? It’ll blow a head gasket. I’m actually surprised it’s still on the road. Not a lot of them went past 10 years.