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November 6th, 2009, 08:20 PM
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Power steering question 98 Conti
the time works great BUT ..... Every so often it will stiffen up much harder than the minimum assist setting and the message center will inform me to "check steering assisit". If I hit reset the message goes away and most of the time the full assist comes back in a mile or so. Sometimes though it stays stiff until I park the car for a bit. When I get back in and restart it all is normal. Also once in a while in hotter weather, If I have to idle for an extended time, like in a fast food line at breakfast time, It will go stiff on me and call for a reset. Any Ideas from any of the Conti wizzards ? It intrigues me that the car seems to know it is doing this and generates a message. Is the part of the chassis and drivetrain computer that controls this maybe messing up and realizing it, or something mechanical doing this and the computer senses it  ? BTW, it has a new rack and ps pump on it and it was this way before they were replaced for leakage problems so I dont think it is either of those. H-press hose is new also. I leave my steering at the mercy of your suggestions  Thanks in advance from ..... Da' PHRAWG !!
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November 6th, 2009, 08:32 PM
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Possibly a bad sensor?
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November 6th, 2009, 08:58 PM
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Could be, but if it were just a pressure sensor why would the
actual flow to the power steering change unless it was sending like a false high causing the variable orfice to close way down. Kinda confusing to me. Hoping maybe someone has seen this symtom and knows how they fixed it. Thanks for the input. Phrawg
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November 7th, 2009, 11:38 AM
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Hmmm... Thats a good thought ! I suspect it is something
on that order. That got me thinking, Plugs and harness maybe intermitent. Seems funny it did not get affected when I had ps pump and rack replaced, but, you never know. Appreciate the suggestions. Phrawg
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