My power steering is feeling strange. It will work fine and if I turn the wheel sometimes it is harder than it should be and then all of a sudden goto nice and easy. Never used to be like this.

Another example, when going around a corner the wheel usually tries to straighten up and to do so all you have to do is ease of turning a little. But I have to physically turn the wheel back, which doesnt feel right.

There is enough steering fluid, by tyre pressure is perfect, thanks to the Smartire unit.

What could it be, powersteering unit going? Could it also be front suspention?

Or just that the front is gripping really well? Unlikly!

I have had a very small and I do mean very small loss of steering fluid. I have to top it up about every 5 months.

 

Any suggestions would be great.

 

Thanks GuyZ.

 

Stuart

Stuart,

 

Does your mph gauge work properly?

 

The only reason I ask is because the symptoms are similar for this problem.

 

If no signal is going to the Hicas (I think this is right) the PS will suffer.

 

I'll leave it at thet, I've had rather a lot to drink 2bight.

 

Hope someone elaborates in the morning.

 

See ya

The speedo works fine, so I dont think that it is the speed adjusting steering. It might be going a bit wrong though.

 

Stuart

Stuart, is yours an auto or a manual?

 

The reason I ask is because speed sensor/convertor probs are easier to spot on autos..

 

My speedo worked fine, but my auto box & power steering were intermittant.. When I removed the speed convertor (kph->mph) everything went back to working perfectly..

An ECU diag showed 55, but an auto tranny diag showed speed sensor faults..

 

Az

 

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Yes.. I know my back wheels *were* on backwards.. They're not now, 'k? ;)

Az,

Mine is a manual.

Hmm... Manual and a UK - well that rules out a speedo convertor..

 

It's intermittant so I'd guess it's more likely to be electrical than mechanical (pumps etc usually just straight out fail)..

 

Have you tried a Hicas diag? (If you manage it, you'll be the only person I know! Lol).. That might throw up a stored error code...

 

Did the Hicas light come on at the time BTW?

 

Az

There is a nack of how to get the HICAS dig on. Sod that thing of the brake 5 times and the wheel left and right 5 times. Turn the wheel left and right as fast as you canand pump the brake pedal as fast as you can. Works 90% of the time

 

Stuart

 

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Stuart, gotta be the speed sensor circuit in my book - nothing else would give the symptoms. The way it is intermittent suggests an electrical connection as a mechanical fault will tend to be permanent I'd check the connectors etc around the HICAS and steering pump...

 

CheerZ,

 

Andy

Thats what I thought. Looked at the steering pump, every thing plugged in.

Hmmmm. Can some one test for me tomorrow, drive real slow turn the wheel quater turn to the left and the fast as you can quater right, cos mine gets harder when you are turning the quick quater right.

Is that normal?

 

Stuart

 

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