power steering whine

[Orange04CompG]

every time i make a tight turn, my 04 gtp starts making this awful whining noise thats fairly loud and gets louder when i turn the wheel. the whine sounds sort of like an electric motor. if i stop moving, the whine stops, but when i accelerate it comes back. it goes along with the speed of the engine and not the speed of the car. though it usually goes away after 5 or 10 minutes, its very annoying and a little concerning. anyone have any idea what this is? :th_scratchhead:

 

[Fivefingerdeathpunch]

Check power steering fluid level.

And check trans fluid level while motor/trans is hot.

 

[02NavyBlue]

Well to start, have you checked your power steering fluid level(and color)?

 

[Orange04CompG]

yeah the fluid is a golden ish brown color and its at the right level

 

[Slick2500]

Depending on the mileage of your car, I would try flushing the system first.
Not trying to get off topic but that is my favorite color of 04+ gps.

 

[Orange04CompG]

haha thanks man, i get a lot of complements on it! i love it too! i actually saw someone in another thread refer to someone elses as a beautiful orange sex machine lol but back to the problem, i will definitely flush it. i have to do some brake work and flush my brake system so ill do it along with that and see if it helps

 

[02NavyBlue]

Well this how-to I wrote should get you started with flushing the power steering system. Series II and III should be almost the same.
http://www.grandprixforums.net/showthread.php?t=80226

 

[Orange04CompG]

hey, thanks man, thats going to be extremely helpful! i appreciate it