Hi,
This is my issue:
1. From cold start, my steering feels fine. Slight excessive noise when moving steering wheel, but feels ok.
2. When car is up to temperature, and car is at idle, steering feels heavy to the point that there is no assistance, i can move the wheel 20 degrees say and theres a lot of groaning from the PAS system. If i REV the engine, the steering loosens up, and is fine. Driving at anything over 1000rpm is normal, and fine.
However low speed maneuvering tricky (I drive around a multistory every morning).
There is a slight damp patch below the PAS pump on the engine block and undertray. The level WAS a little low, so i've topped it up and it hasn't budged in 2 weeks, but the heavy steering remains.
When on full lock, the steering sounds like a scalded cat (much worse than the full lock noise i normally get).
What gets me is that the assistance is fine at idle when cold, but as soon as the car is up to temp, its very heavy (it's given me big arms!).
I've had a new steering damper in the last 6 months, pressures and trackrods have been checked ok fine.
Thanks for any help.
This is my issue:
1. From cold start, my steering feels fine. Slight excessive noise when moving steering wheel, but feels ok.
2. When car is up to temperature, and car is at idle, steering feels heavy to the point that there is no assistance, i can move the wheel 20 degrees say and theres a lot of groaning from the PAS system. If i REV the engine, the steering loosens up, and is fine. Driving at anything over 1000rpm is normal, and fine.
However low speed maneuvering tricky (I drive around a multistory every morning).
There is a slight damp patch below the PAS pump on the engine block and undertray. The level WAS a little low, so i've topped it up and it hasn't budged in 2 weeks, but the heavy steering remains.
When on full lock, the steering sounds like a scalded cat (much worse than the full lock noise i normally get).
What gets me is that the assistance is fine at idle when cold, but as soon as the car is up to temp, its very heavy (it's given me big arms!).
I've had a new steering damper in the last 6 months, pressures and trackrods have been checked ok fine.
Thanks for any help.
