Whining steering wheel

[dean_harryman]

Every so often for the last week, my steering wheel howls when I am cornering, my ex-girlfriends ex did this also.

i am thinking it is my PS pump, or maybe the fact I topped off the fluid with cheap gas station fluid on my trip back to Oregon....

It is worrying me, but not too much, any ideas?

[NAiL05]

PS pump or something is pinching the PS line. Make sure your not low on fluid also.

[dean_harryman]

Yea, I checked all the basic stuff, it is good on fluid, and the pinched line was the first thing I looked for.

What is weird about it is that her car made the EXACT same noise, and it does not sound like it is coming from under the hood at all, it really sounds like it is in the cabin.

I cant describe the noise, I say it is like a little puppy dog whining, I used to joke about it in her car all the time.

She has her power steering pump replaced, and it still made the noise, so I don't know.

I saw a post about PSF-V additive, and i am going to look tomorrow to see if it has been done.

she has been driving her car like that for over 4 years, so i am not overly concerned about it, it is just weird, I dunno.

[NAiL05]

Check your rack and pinion?

[dean_harryman]

Yea, I am going to crawl under there tomorrow.

I have a feeling I am going to be chasing my own tail on this one... LOL

[dark_stalker]

how can u tell from look at your rack to know if it needs to be replace or bad?

[esskater892]

yeah mine makes that same noise. usually when i had just started the car and take this turn... but yeah it actually hasent done it in quite a while.... im suprised cuz i "accidently" drift a lil in it. but like 3 weeks ago is when i would have to say i last herd it. if you find out what it might be let me know.

[JohnD1079]

mine did that. I added fluid and it went away.

I test drove a 2006 Lincoln LS with 12k on the clock and it did that. Domestics POS, FTL, even though i like that car

[Camurai]

Most Ford products have power steering whine. It's their PS pumps, they're junk. Most pro auto part stores (e.g. ones that supply shops with parts, not Autozone or the like) will carry a specific PS fluid with additives that address this concern. I had a Ford Ranger and a Mazda B4000, and both PS pumps did the same thing. Drove me crazy until one of the techs I work with now told me what it was.

[deevergote]

mine did that. I added fluid and it went away.

I test drove a 2006 Lincoln LS with 12k on the clock and it did that. Domestics POS, FTL, even though i like that car

I LOVE the LS. It's the only Ford product that I would really like to own! I want to find some way to cram the Mustang 4.6 into the V6 5 speed LS... I've been told it can't be done.

[JohnD1079]

I LOVE the LS. It's the only Ford product that I would really like to own! I want to find some way to cram the Mustang 4.6 into the V6 5 speed LS... I've been told it can't be done.

Sorry OP

But ya, i really wanted to buy one before i started on my CB projects.

But they are soo expensive, and by the time theyre cheap, theyre shit.

06 v6 with 12k on it = $29,000. I was like woah, i cant afford this. And i wanted the v8 anyways. I wouldnt want a 5 sp this is luxury all auto for me in this case

[deevergote]

5sp with a Mustang V8 = luxury Mustang Heavier, but whatever. That just means that the motor has to be more powerful!

Again, sorry OP (He got pretty much every possible answer anyway! )

[dean_harryman]

Again, sorry OP (He got pretty much every possible answer anyway! )

Yea, I did.

I did find out that it does not have that psf-v additive tho.

Anyone know where to get it? most likely the dealer

[C91BLX7]

just use some regular stuff

[n4red]

sounds like you could have air in the that may need to be bleed out.