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01-13-2006 | 08:32 AM

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Power Steering

Wil a bad power steering pump throw a CEL?

When I lock my wheel left or right I hear a really bad whirring noise coming from the front end now as the car is in motion.

Car has 160,000 +

01-13-2006 | 08:51 AM

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No the power steering pump will not throw a CEL.

Some whining at the turning lock points is not abnormal - it could just be a slipping belt. If the pump whines all the time, then it's likely bad.

01-13-2006 | 08:57 AM

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No the power steering pump will not throw a CEL.

Some whining at the turning lock points is not abnormal - it could just be a slipping belt. If the pump whines all the time, then it's likely bad.

Ok, I just got all the belts replaced so I hope thats not it.

I'll go to autozone and get them to run the code; thanks for confirming that it doesn't throw a code.

01-13-2006 | 08:59 AM

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Did the problem start after changing the belt? if yes, perhaps it's a little loose.

01-13-2006 | 09:02 AM

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Did the problem start after changing the belt? if yes, perhaps it's a little loose.

It's been over a month and a half since I got all of the belts changed. It doesn't make the noise with the car not moving, would that still be the belt?