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Noise when moving off & turning hard

  • 24-10-2017 11:39am
    #1
    el amor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32 ✭


    Can anyone help diagnose what is wrong with my car.
    when pulling pulling out of a space and have the wheel locked, the car makes a noise while moving. it is like a whining noise.
    anyone have any ideas what this could be?

    thanks


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  • #2
    SSr0
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 299 ✭✭SSr0


    el amor wrote: »
    Can anyone help diagnose what is wrong with my car.
    when pulling pulling out of a space and have the wheel locked, the car makes a noise while moving. it is like a whining noise.
    anyone have any ideas what this could be?

    thanks

    Power steeting pump on it's way out?


  • #3
    el amor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32 ✭el amor


    SSr0 wrote: »
    Power steeting pump on it's way out?

    thanks,
    is this a common & expensive job?


  • #4
    SSr0
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 299 ✭✭SSr0


    el amor wrote: »
    thanks,
    is this a common & expensive job?

    Depends what kind of car it is....


  • #5
    el amor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32 ✭el amor


    SSr0 wrote: »
    Depends what kind of car it is....

    its a 02 focus


  • #6
    biko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,220 ✭✭✭✭biko


    Such an old car could easily be low on PS fluid, or it's old and crappy.

    You can try flushing it
    https://youtu.be/XyOy35qSJWM


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  • #7
    el amor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32 ✭el amor


    i popped the bonnet and the power steering fluid had dipped just under the min level.
    i topped it up this morning and will look into doing a flush over the weekend.
    after i topped it up and locked the wheels hard in both directions, there was no noise when i started to move.
    this could just be coincidence but seems like it is resolved!
    thank you


  • #8
    Moanin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,136 ✭✭✭Moanin


    el amor wrote: »
    i popped the bonnet and the power steering fluid had dipped just under the min level.
    i topped it up this morning and will look into doing a flush over the weekend.
    after i topped it up and locked the wheels hard in both directions, there was no noise when i started to move.
    this could just be coincidence but seems like it is resolved!
    thank you

    There must be a leak somewhere though as you do not loose fluid for no reason. Have a look around the steering rack to see if you've any leaks.


  • #9
    ION08
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,525 ✭✭✭ION08


    Are your forcefully holding the wheel at full lock?

    This isn't great for the power steering system as it puts a lot of strain on it and whining is quite normal when forcing a full lock.

    try and ease off the lock a bit and there should be no whining.


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