Wierd Noise, Possibly Power Steering Motor??
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Mr. Örange
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Wierd Noise, Possibly Power Steering Motor??
I have started to hear a strange noise coming from the right side of the engine compartment when the engine first starts up. It is a high pitch noise that will last for about 30-40 seconds, and then when the noise decides to stop you hear it slow down and stop. It sounds like something electrical and spinning. Almost like what an electrical drill sounds like (but smaller and higher pitched.) And when the sound stops, its like how it sounds when you take your finger of the drill's trigger.
When I hear the noise I can change the pitch by moving the steering wheel. Has anyone else heard of this or know what it is?
When I hear the noise I can change the pitch by moving the steering wheel. Has anyone else heard of this or know what it is?
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Reginald P. Billingsly
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It's the air pump mine is loud on cold mornings, our cars don't have a power steering pump. It probably changes pitch when you move the wheel because the p/s is electronic as is the air pump, so when you turn the wheel the voltage changes that goes to each.
Last edited by bose; 01-25-2011 at 10:13 AM.
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