Ok, Something f-king weird happened tonight (Power steering related)
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Ok, Something f-king weird happened tonight (Power steering related)
Story :
Nothing special, every weekend I usually just drive to my gf's place, leave the car there, and drive the Mazda3 to go around(city roads are too shitty) and when Im done for the night. I usually park the Mazda3 back into her garage and drive my 8 home(oh yeah)
but tonight, something never before heard/seen happen.
Im 10 feet away from home, trying to park in front of my garage. when I try to turn my steering wheel it seems that it will drain whole car's power !! up to the point that every light dimmed and engine about to die off. I was like wtf just happened and stopped.
Then I try to steer slowly, its still happening(because the P/S unit draw max power at low speed)
I totally freaked out
I guess Im lucky this **** happen in front of my own garage, so I went in and grab the Multi Meter, I thought my Alternator is defective (cuz its new 130 AMP unit from Advance Japan, installed couple months ago),I hook it up and its pumping juice at 14.2-.14.4 at idle, that sounds alright.
I hope back into the car, try to "touch" the steering wheel again, as soon as I try to "move" it, lights dimmed if I move too much, it will kill the radio (shut down due to low power) and gauges (power cycling)
I was like W@)*#!)@##@)E)U#@!$*
Then I shut the car off ...
I said to myself "ok, what the FUXK is going on? I guess I am lucky this **** happens right in front of my doors, if it happens on my way home Im pretty much fucked."
I was pissed and about to move my *** out of the driver's seat, I decided that "Why don't I just start it again and see what happens?"
*crank* ---- Restart ---- *zooommmmmm*
Ok, *steer* *steer* ...
the problem disappeared ! no matter what the I did.
Anybody got any idea what could've cause this? I mean hmm my power steering has been "acting up" lately.
Any below 35 degrees cold start, the steering wheel shakes as I try to turn it.
it stop shaking after its "warm up" I think.
...
ok I am confused, mad, whatever.
Battery 's power is at 12.63 when the engine is off, so I guess the Alternator works fine, and I have Gauges that draw a bit of power so it sounds about right.
Ideas anybody? PS rack going bad? PS wiring dead? PS unit going nuts ? Alternator can't take load ?
Argh.
Nothing special, every weekend I usually just drive to my gf's place, leave the car there, and drive the Mazda3 to go around(city roads are too shitty) and when Im done for the night. I usually park the Mazda3 back into her garage and drive my 8 home(oh yeah)
but tonight, something never before heard/seen happen.
Im 10 feet away from home, trying to park in front of my garage. when I try to turn my steering wheel it seems that it will drain whole car's power !! up to the point that every light dimmed and engine about to die off. I was like wtf just happened and stopped.
Then I try to steer slowly, its still happening(because the P/S unit draw max power at low speed)
I totally freaked out
I guess Im lucky this **** happen in front of my own garage, so I went in and grab the Multi Meter, I thought my Alternator is defective (cuz its new 130 AMP unit from Advance Japan, installed couple months ago),I hook it up and its pumping juice at 14.2-.14.4 at idle, that sounds alright.
I hope back into the car, try to "touch" the steering wheel again, as soon as I try to "move" it, lights dimmed if I move too much, it will kill the radio (shut down due to low power) and gauges (power cycling)
I was like W@)*#!)@##@)E)U#@!$*
Then I shut the car off ...
I said to myself "ok, what the FUXK is going on? I guess I am lucky this **** happens right in front of my doors, if it happens on my way home Im pretty much fucked."
I was pissed and about to move my *** out of the driver's seat, I decided that "Why don't I just start it again and see what happens?"
*crank* ---- Restart ---- *zooommmmmm*
Ok, *steer* *steer* ...
the problem disappeared ! no matter what the I did.
Anybody got any idea what could've cause this? I mean hmm my power steering has been "acting up" lately.
Any below 35 degrees cold start, the steering wheel shakes as I try to turn it.
it stop shaking after its "warm up" I think.
...
ok I am confused, mad, whatever.
Battery 's power is at 12.63 when the engine is off, so I guess the Alternator works fine, and I have Gauges that draw a bit of power so it sounds about right.
Ideas anybody? PS rack going bad? PS wiring dead? PS unit going nuts ? Alternator can't take load ?
Argh.
Last edited by nycgps; 03-05-2011 at 10:03 PM.
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