Power Steering

[TELFORDS_LURK]

Had a bit of a weird thing happen this morning. As the windscreen was frosted over I sat in the car with the heater on to melt the ice for about 10 minutes, but when I came to pull off the drive which requires full right lock, it seemed like there was now power steering. So I turned the car around about 50 yards up the road and parked it back on my drive, so that I could check the tyres to make sure they werent flat, but by the time I had done the return 50 yards the steering seemed to be almost back to normal. Anyway the tyres were fine so I pulled of the drive again and everything seemed OK and felt normal, again there were no probs tonight when I came to drive home from work.

Was this just a one off, or does the power steering fluid not like frosty conditions?

The car is a 2005 Dynamique and this has been the first frost of the year, so I guess I'll see what its like in the future.

Was thinking of seeing what the dealer thought.
Any Suggestion?

Chris

 

[edde]

Probably the seals and lubrications just not happy mine wern't happy this mornign either. If it does it a few moe times I'd take it in. It might be difficult to recreate if they don't have a cold night though.

 

[16v_jon]

2005 dymanique has electric power steering and wants over 14 volts due to the cold your alternator battery may have not been able to deliver it , happens on mine often but due to my dodgy wiring

 

[TELFORDS_LURK]

Thanks guys,

Could have been a power issue as I had my SATNAV head unit on (which has a seperate processing unit - Pioneer AVIC-X1), origin b2, AirCon (to shift the mist) the fan on full and I think the lights came on auto, so quite a lot of drain when standing still, which would explain when I got moving gave the alternator chance to cook up some more juice.

Cheers
Chris

 

[Martin_172]

probably the alternator struggling with power, my lights dim when ive got the head unit on (Pioneer DEH-P8600MP, no amps or anything only the head unit thats changed)

do all the MK2 Ph2 clios have electric power steering? just wondering if my 02 does?

 

[edde]

do all the MK2 Ph2 clios have electric power steering? just wondering if my 02 does?

Yep all Mk2 2 Clios (none RS) have electric racks.