Guys,
I've had an advisory on my MOT that says I've got noisy power steering. I've had it for ages and just thought is was part of the pleasure of owning an old car !!
Fluid level looks ok.
Is it something I should worry about ?
The noise goes from a whining that gets louder the more the wheel is turned to a sort of mild grinding (not sure that describes it properly)
It's definitely worse when first starting.

Your powersteering pump is on its way?

Have you checked the rack bellows?(Rubber boots at the end of side of the rack).They could have let grit and dirt get in to the rack and ruin it.That could explain the mild grinding.but then again if the MOT man didnt find anything wrong with them, then its just worth checking to make sure he didnt miss something.Is it possible that the engine was ran with no fluid in the pump?(This could of happened before you bought it).If so this ruins the pump.Or worse case scenario,the rack or pinon could be worn.I got this info from my Autodata manual and included some of my own thoughts.

I hope it's not the pump.

I've just noticed that there is another advisory saying the o/s steering rack boot is damp !!

I'll have to check this at the weekend.

Thanks