I've been driving around an e90 320d for a few weeks now and something funny happened sometime over the past 24 or so hours.
I've always noted how stiff the steering wheel is - much tighter than an Audi for example. But very responsive - no play in the wheel at all.
But now there seems to be. Driving along every now and then I feel a little "slip" on the steering wheel. It's very difficult to describe.
My heart dropped a bit when I pulled into a parking spot this morning - it felt like I had to keep turning for days (against very little resistance I might add) to get in. And I had a lot of trouble aligning the wheels in the parking spot.
It feels like the steering wheel will just keep turning and doesn't seem to reach that point where it locks and the power steering pump goes churning.
Is this power steering pump failure or is it a fluid issue? I couldn't check immediately (and any insight into doing that would be greatly appreciated - including what to actually put in it)
Quite upset with this issue on an otherwise magnificent car.
I've always noted how stiff the steering wheel is - much tighter than an Audi for example. But very responsive - no play in the wheel at all.
But now there seems to be. Driving along every now and then I feel a little "slip" on the steering wheel. It's very difficult to describe.
My heart dropped a bit when I pulled into a parking spot this morning - it felt like I had to keep turning for days (against very little resistance I might add) to get in. And I had a lot of trouble aligning the wheels in the parking spot.
It feels like the steering wheel will just keep turning and doesn't seem to reach that point where it locks and the power steering pump goes churning.
Is this power steering pump failure or is it a fluid issue? I couldn't check immediately (and any insight into doing that would be greatly appreciated - including what to actually put in it)
Quite upset with this issue on an otherwise magnificent car.