Power steering issue

[bigjae46]

you sir deserve a medal. This was indeed the issue. Car is fully put back together now. Love this community

It's like throwing darts with your eyes closed...lol.

Glad you got it fixed!

[sapote]

After another disassembly I found that oil was getting to my power steering rack but not going through.

This is normal as oil not supposed to flow through the rack -- it filled in the left or right chamber when turning the wheel and pushed out when wheel returned straight, but no oil should be flowing if the steering wheel not moving.

"There's a check valve in one of the banjo bolts, maybe try replacing that?"
you sir deserve a medal. This was indeed the issue. Car is fully put back together now..

Why a blocking banjo bolt can cause the pump to got hot and making noise, as long as the pump's regulator is working? IOW, none of the metal pipes that clogged can cause the normal pump to be hot.
Can you point to the said banjo bolt or post a pic?