dlanorx7

Got a question here, when i start my car (86 N/A FC), everything is fine. After I hop onto the freeway for about a mile of two, a beeping sound goes off ( not the buzzer). It beeps every 2 seconds. Once it starts beeping, power steering goes out. It stays like that till I turn my car off, and power steering comes back after I start it again. It has plenty of fluid, and all wires seems to be plugged in. Does anyone know what's going on?

1987RX7guy

iTrader: (3)

Well something is obviously wrong with your PS. You might want to check in the FSM and see if you can find out what those beeps mean/signify.


Santiago

Templeswain

My guess is you probably out of power steering fluid stuff.

Err, or maybe the unit is going whack and the PS computer is telling you its whack.

If you not like the Beep noise then just unplug the PS computer that is directly underneeth the speedo.
Its a silver box by steering culumn.

But check the fluid level in your PS first, and the PS's plug.

Icemark

Please read the FAQ for FC at the top of this section. It covers all the beeps.

kevlar999

Do you have an aftermarket steering wheel? How many beeps is it? 5? After I put my aftermarket steering wheel on, I get 5 beeps-pause-5beeps, gets annoying and want to find out how to disable the beeps.

RETed

http://fc3spro.com/TECH/PROBLEMS/STEER/power.htm

5 beeps is triggered by a misaligned or damaged steering wheel position sensor.  This is most likely due to a badly (re)installed steering wheel.  If you're lucky, you can realign the sensor, but most times you'd need to replace it, since torquing down the steering wheel crushes the delicate plastic ring.


-Ted