Power Steering Howl
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Power Steering Howl
The power steering pump on my brand new SD (200 miles)(see Signature) howls like a banshee at start up on these cold Canadian mornings (-30C, -22F). Anyone else experience this? It goes away after the truck warms up for a couple minutes. Any ideas?
This is the only thing I can nit pick so far. I LOVE this truck.
Waxy
This is the only thing I can nit pick so far. I LOVE this truck.
Waxy
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Power Steering Howl
Thats problably normal,but keep an I on the level of fluid in it.
you will get a little noise from the clutch fan hub also on cold mornings.
I don't have the temperatures your seeing and my pw pump doesn't howl
but it does make noise on cold mornings.
I would alert your dealer of it,
keep chking the front seal behind the pulley for leaks
thats an indication of front bearing problems in the pump.
Rich
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you will get a little noise from the clutch fan hub also on cold mornings.
I don't have the temperatures your seeing and my pw pump doesn't howl
but it does make noise on cold mornings.
I would alert your dealer of it,
keep chking the front seal behind the pulley for leaks
thats an indication of front bearing problems in the pump.
Rich
Ford Trucks Built Tough!
not with rocks
Watch out "X" Mayor of Truckville
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From: Cabot, Arkansas
Power Steering Howl
My V10 howls for about 20 seconds on a really cold startup (below 0 degrees F). The noise has never happened when I was able to plug in the block heater and goes away rather quickly during warmup. No problems associated with it in 3200 miles.
It still doesn't get as cold here in Anchorage, Alaska as it does up in Fairbanks!
Edmo
It still doesn't get as cold here in Anchorage, Alaska as it does up in Fairbanks!
Edmo
