I recently had a new altenator put on my 1991 honda accord.  My mechanic
said he tightened all the belts real good. And he added quite a bit of
honda power steering fluid after noticing it was low.  On my way home I
noticed a whining noise every time I turned to the right or left.  I
phoned my mech. the next day and he said he heard a slight noise when he
drove it and thought it was probably a seal honda has had problems with
that they have an additive for which will fix it.  Later I drove it a
short distance and besides the whining noise it soon became hard to steer.
When I got home I shut off the car and popped the hood.  I took off the
reservoir cap and saw fluid foaming towards the top.  Also there was fluid
on top of the reservoir and all around below it.  Later there was a large
oil spot on the driveway below where the reservoir is.  I phone my mech.
again and he said he has only heard of this problem once before and wasn't
able to find a fix for it.  He could only say to add more fluid since I had
lost so much.  I did and every time I drive it, which has only been a few
at short distances, I get the same results.  I've never had problems
before with the power steering on this car and I've owned it since 1996
when it only had 29,000 miles.  Now it has 250,000 and the only front end
work is 2 new front axiles and a right side A-upper arm (ball joint).
Hope someone can Help!!  Can't afford a new vehicle.

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