Hello! So for awhile now I have been dealing with a power steering issue. Let me start from the beginning, this may be a bit long but I feel all of it is important. I was doing donuts in a parking lot in wet weather, I wasn't over doing anything or abusing the car. I left the parking lot and was on my way home when the power steering started getting harder and harder to turn. It also was very hard to turn even when going faster. I decided right away that it was my pump, so I replaced that. To my disappointment, it still did not work. I did some research and found that it may be my Power Steering Pressure Sensor. I bought one and installed it and it worked! I drove the car for a couple more months then the issue started happening randomly on my way home from work one day. My buddy of mine actually had a new power steering pressure sensor from his old car, so I thought why not try to replace it again? So that is what I did, and it didn't work. I bled the fluid properly, so I do not know what it could be. I'm hoping you guys have some suggestions for me! I'm gonna bleed it again just to be sure. When I was under the car I checked for any leaks in the system and could not find any. its driving me a bit insane actually. Thanks for reading!

Edit: Belt it in spec, fluid is fine and bled properly

Edit 2: Went for a test ride. Seems to have power steering at higher RPMs. When the car is in neutral in faster speeds it is still tough to steer.

 

Doughnut karma...

 

I know! haha. Im gonna rent a power steering pump tester kit tomorrow at my local auto store. Hopefully I can figure this out!

 

Back to basics: what type and brand of PS fluid are you using?

 

I did do some research, I'm using AutoZone power steering fluid because it is what I put in my truck. I am reading that I need automatic transmission fluid? I think I'm gonna try that and see what happens.