dil Posted December 17, 2001 Share Posted December 17, 2001 when i start my car up, still stationary the steering is heavy when turned slightly left or right and then becomes very light as i turn more as if the pumps woken up, if turn the steering wheel to the right about a quarter turn it feels like its being stopped by something, then i give it some pull , then it all goes light again , i drive around for a bit, theres absolutely no probs everything bahaving normally, park the car up, come back to it and start the process over again, any body got any ideas whats going on. p.s Merry xmas all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Cargill Posted December 17, 2001 Share Posted December 17, 2001 Have you checked the PAS fluid level? ISTR looking from the front it's the silverish 'baked bean can' with a black lid just to the centre right of the throttle body. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Wall Posted December 17, 2001 Share Posted December 17, 2001 Did the problem start during the cold weather? Does the problem change with temperature? What colour is the steering fluid? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dil Posted December 18, 2001 Author Share Posted December 18, 2001 i've checked the fluid its just slightly above the max line(is that o.k.), what colour should it be? the problems only really started recently,(although it has made a metallic noise on startup in the mornings, but then this disappears with a few 45 degree turns of the steering wheel) and yes this only happens from cold, or if i've left the car parked up for a bit after a drive, the last thing i want to happen in this weather is the pump going and leaving me stranded 8-( any ideas? is the pump on its last leg, is it not receiving some sort of signal to come alive when the car has started or is it just time for a fluid change Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flipfinger Posted December 18, 2001 Share Posted December 18, 2001 Mine is like this too right now........by any chance do you drive an NA? I know someone else here has the same problems that I do - noisy at start-up at cold, and when you turn the wheel at cold it feels like you're going over 'lumps'... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted December 18, 2001 Share Posted December 18, 2001 That'll be me and my TT. I changed my Fan Belt as I thought it could be related...but I think a replacement pump is on the cards. The only other thing to try is replacing the fluid and adding a one of those steering system conditioners/sealants There is a product called Forte (look for "forte lubricants" on the web) which was recommended to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dil Posted December 18, 2001 Author Share Posted December 18, 2001 Yeah mine is an NA, is a power steering pump gonna be xpensive to buy & replace , or can it be replaced d.i.y, do you reckon i can keep driving around like this cos it's only hassel at startup or am i going to end up nackering something else in the process, + the cars only done 30k, should the pump be going so soon? cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted December 19, 2001 Share Posted December 19, 2001 No it wasn't Alex, it was me. My car has done this always within my ownership, in cold weather I should add. For well over 18 months have I experienced this with no ill effects. The only problem is that a few N/A owners are reporting this, but non of us have a clue what the cause is. I think not that it is a bad thing, but somebody please tell what the problem is to us. This e-mail is best read whilst adopting a Yoda style voice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digsy Posted December 19, 2001 Share Posted December 19, 2001 This is starting to sound suspiciously like a common failure. Has no-one here has this correctly diagnosed and fixed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syed Shah Posted December 19, 2001 Share Posted December 19, 2001 Well, my NA has never had any problems with the PAS (touch wood), so it could simply be a problem on all the cars. Has anyone experienced this on a TT? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flipfinger Posted December 19, 2001 Share Posted December 19, 2001 I'm going to go to the Toyota garage near me (very very good people) at some point (maybe when I'm using it more) and get them to go over it with a fine-toothed comb, paying special attention to the PAS. Then bill NMG (who I bought the car off) when they want to install a new pump! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dil Posted December 20, 2001 Author Share Posted December 20, 2001 flip can you let us know what they say, when you take the car into toyota, has anybody else noticed that the sup's are taking alittle longer to turn over before the engine fires up, or is it just paranoia cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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