my makes noise like crazy. it sounds like metal against metal or something is ceased up. everything works fine but the noise is so damn loud.

anyone else have any experiences like this?

 

check the fluid level of your PS pump, it deffinately should not be loud.

 

im pretty sure it has enough fluid..but i will go check again

 

Mine's always been loud, unfortuneately it doesn't sound as bad as yours though. if it's really that bad I'd get it checked out, definately not normal.

 

nope, nice and quite....metal to metal sounds? sounds bad.....

 

its kinda like a highpitched noise..i dunno its always made some noise..but it got a lil louder...

 

does it only make the noise when you turn the wheel?

 

haven't encountered a problem w/ my PS Pump yet... metal on metal sounds pretty bad are you sure its coming from your PS pump? does it only happen when you turn the wheel or what? have you looked under the hood for anything loose or lack of fluid or anything? I'd get that checked out...

 

i think you might be talkn about the infamous idler pulley, its the small pullie between the crank and A/C pullies, you might wanna check it because on my car it made some high pitched metal to metal sounds

 

its the thing that the power steering fluid goes into...umm it has a pully on it, it on the very end of the engine..

 

Sometimes when I start my car on cool / cold mornings with high humidity, my power steering pulley makes a screeching sound for a minute, until the engine warms up. I've traced it to the PS pulley by removing the belt the second it begins, which eliminates the noise. I'm pretty sure it's the bearings on the pulley, though, rather than the pump itself.

If your noise is anything like mine, that's what you're probably looking at. Mine doesn't seem to have gotten any worse, and it's been doing it for a long while. I've tried lubricating the bearings, with practically no change. Replacement of the pulley or just the bearings is probably the best bet (at least in my case).

good luck.

 

well i figured out what the noise was. i wasnt the pump itself, but the pulley the keeps the p/s belt tight. when i got my timing belt done last month they must have not tighted it so it got loose and started to wobble. i noticed this problem earlier and was going to take it back where i got the work done, but just a lil while ago the pully fell off. it was dark and i couldnt get the pulley out so i just cut the p/s belt and a/c belt

feels kinda cool driving with no p/s tho

 

mines doesn't make any noises are all..... wat.... i don't have power steering, haha, well, if u want, i still have my ps pump in my garage, i'll sell it to u

 

Under warrenty? its a part known to have problems, acura replaces it free of charge

 

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ok now you readin? well my roomate had the same problem. he drove over to the dealer when i was busy so i dont' kno the specifics, but supposedly they just had to lube something up and hte problem was gone. The way my roomate told it, it seemed like a fairly simple problem to diagnose and remedy. Plus no charge under warranty. (at least there wasn't for my roomate).

Hope this helps. Swing by your dealer and see what happens. Besides, they won't go through and extreme repairs with out ur ok neways. hey see if you can squeeze in a free car wash while ur there haha.

 

how do I temporarly take my power steering off? I havent tried driving without power steering and was just curious how it drives. Someone let me know soon, I wanna try this ASAP!!

 

i actually like it a lot but i think im going to put it back on for winter..u feel a lot more connected to the road...

i just cut my belt hehe i didnt have time or learn of to take it off properly