My 1988 Olds Cutlass V-6 with Front wheel drive is hard to steer for the first 2-3 minutes when first started. If it idles for 5-6 minutes, it operates normally. The power steering fluid level is ok and the power steering pump has been drained and flushed. The belt is tight and there is no squealing in the power steering pump. What is making it hard to steer when the engine is cold?
2006-12-13 14:01:41 · 10 answers · asked by Bill C 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
the power steering rack is going bad. to extend the life of the rack a little longer and make it steer sooner, take out some p/s fluid and replace it with stp oil treatment . The thick gooey stuff, it works
2006-12-13 14:31:32 · answer #1 · answered by bayareart1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ELLTEA has a pretty good start to investigate, but a note of experience on these, usually this can be corrected by a VERY GOOD plenum and injector cleaning (if it is fuel injected) This is not something you are going to have the equipment for. It will need to go to a shop that has a MACHINE that is connected to the fuel rail, and the car is run for a period of time while the machine's chemical detergents "do their thing" with the injectors and the intake plenum. This will also have immeasurable positive effects on the way the car runs and idles, and will PROBABLY increase fuel economy (but no guarantees here). If your car still happens to be carbureted, Check the choke and fast idle control settings. Adjustment may be necessary. Good Luck
2016-05-23 22:56:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check your power steering rack for a pressure switch. it changes the amount of effort required to steer depending on conditions
2006-12-13 14:06:59 · answer #3 · answered by mike 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Soften the seals with a power steering seal conditioner. It should at the very least lessen the time it takes to free up when cold.
2006-12-13 14:08:14 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have a 1988 olds delta 88 and it takes a while for the fluid to warm up and get to the rack.
2006-12-13 15:39:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
replace the rack and pinion unit, Flush the steering pump and lines before you hook them up to your new rack, then set the toe and away ya go!
2006-12-13 14:23:52 · answer #6 · answered by Magikmann 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the car is almost 20 years old it needs time to warm up that's why it operates fine after idling for a few minutes
2006-12-13 14:05:18 · answer #7 · answered by william_callen 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i own a repair shop,and the rack and pinion unit may be going out on it ,i do this all the time,and i see a lot of bad ones,,this generally how they act when there going out,,all you can do is replace it,,good luck with it i hope this help,s.,,have a good x-mas.
2006-12-13 14:09:04 · answer #8 · answered by dodge man 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The spool valve in the rack is wearing, about all you can do for it is relace it. Sorry
2006-12-13 14:12:30 · answer #9 · answered by prd2boft 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
moto blo up or high pressure hubcap
2006-12-13 15:20:23 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋