squealing / whining on turn

[KempoDavid]

It was a cold and wet night...

when suddenly the 94 mark started making a TERRIBLE whining / squeaking / squealing noise from the front end while turning. Even sitting still, turning the wheel to either side causes the noise.

Think, cheesy horror movie / haunted house basement door sound. But scarier becasue it's coming from UNDER THE CAR!!!

Any ideas?

 

[maxmk8]

Sounds like your PowerSteering pump.

check the fluid level.

 

[billcu]

I'd guess lower balljoints ready to fail. Check to see if the rubber boots are cracked.

 

[Be2lose]

Think, cheesy horror movie / haunted house basement door sound. But scarier becasue it's coming from UNDER THE CAR!!!

Any ideas?

I think it's Freddy!! EEEK! EEEK! EEEK!

or maybe...+1 for the pump.

 

[Misanthropy]

Ya friends T-bird was doing that the other day and it just needed a little fluid.

 

[KempoDavid]

thanks! 2 easy inspections - fluid, boots.

It's new, I should prolly check every fluid on the thing... even the blinker fluid and muffler coolant, you never know.

It "feels like" a fluid problem. Just intuition...

 

[Be2lose]

I should prolly check every fluid on the thing... even the blinker fluid and muffler coolant, you never know.

Naw, you never hear about a Mark running out of blinker fluid (it's a sealed system) and you should only worry about muffler coolant if you add Boost. LOL

 

[KempoDavid]

I added 2 jars of Boost last week, and now my mufflers are running at 2800. Did I add it right?