power steering

Jean Paul Irastorza · 12-12-2010, 12:06 PM

lost my power steering......fluids fine, im running the jb3 on the n55 so dont exactly wanna take it in.......any ideas

e90pilot · 12-12-2010, 02:24 PM

Do you have active steering, servotronic, or normal?

Jean Paul Irastorza · 12-12-2010, 03:09 PM

normal steering

bmw6953 · 12-12-2010, 05:58 PM

How do you know your power steering whent out? Have you checked your belts? when a belt goes it out it makes it very dificult to steer the car.

Jean Paul Irastorza · 12-12-2010, 06:09 PM

would i be able to check tht myself?

bmw6953 · 12-12-2010, 07:28 PM

Yeah all pulleys and the belt are right infront of the eingine directly ahead of the fan thats infront of the radiator.

Jean Paul Irastorza · 12-12-2010, 07:47 PM

ok yea i checked all belts are fine....would the ecu throw any errorcode u think that would fuck it up?

e90pilot · 12-12-2010, 09:11 PM

If you hand an electronic malfunction yes. That's why I wanted to know what steering you had as servotronic and active steering lots of electronic components. With normal steering, I think the pump failed. You need to replace it.

Jean Paul Irastorza · 12-13-2010, 10:25 AM

Oo ok got it, yea I just thought it was normal steering not sure tho, u think removing the chip and running a code removal tool may fix it

bmw6953 · 12-13-2010, 12:54 PM

Before anything make sure you know what kind of steering you have first and be 100% sure about it. Then you can make a choise on what to do or what it could be. If its non active steering then the probable cause could be the pump but there are many factors to steering not just a pump.. You might want to have a good indy take a look at it. Or if you want the dealership.

fdriller9 · 12-13-2010, 03:49 PM

Non-active steering cars will have a green sticker on the cap for the power steering fluid reservoir.

You can normally hear the pump going if you turn the wheel all the way to one side.....it will make a whirring sound (is that a word? lol).

Also maybe a fuse? Not sure if the power steering pump is fused....I would think it is.

Jean Paul Irastorza · 12-13-2010, 07:17 PM

o ok so i took the chip out and took it to the dealership, and yea it has a green sticker where the steering fluid is and i hear tht noise when i turn it all the way so i guess it's the normal steering so iguess it might be a pump failure

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Jean Paul Irastorza First Lieutenant 30 Rep 299 Posts Drives: 2011 335i white Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Miami, FL iTrader: (2)	power steering lost my power steering......fluids fine, im running the jb3 on the n55 so dont exactly wanna take it in.......any ideas Last edited by Jean Paul Irastorza; 12-12-2010 at 07:52 PM..
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e90pilot Freight Dawg 104 Rep 2,103 Posts Drives: E90 325i Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Oakland, CA iTrader: (3)	Do you have active steering, servotronic, or normal? __________________ --Marcelo '06 Arctic Metallic 325i \| Sport Package \| 6MT \| Dinan Stage III suspension \| Dinan exhaust \| 330i manifold swap! Click here! \| Active Autowerke tune \| 135i Brake Calipers \| Deiselboost caliper brackets \| E46 M3 front rotors
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Jean Paul Irastorza First Lieutenant 30 Rep 299 Posts Drives: 2011 335i white Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Miami, FL iTrader: (2)	normal steering
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12-12-2010, 05:58 PM	#4
bmw6953 Second Lieutenant 23 Rep 257 Posts Drives: 2006 325i Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: california iTrader: (0)	How do you know your power steering whent out? Have you checked your belts? when a belt goes it out it makes it very dificult to steer the car.
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Jean Paul Irastorza First Lieutenant 30 Rep 299 Posts Drives: 2011 335i white Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Miami, FL iTrader: (2)	would i be able to check tht myself?
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bmw6953 Second Lieutenant 23 Rep 257 Posts Drives: 2006 325i Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: california iTrader: (0)	Yeah all pulleys and the belt are right infront of the eingine directly ahead of the fan thats infront of the radiator.
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12-12-2010, 07:47 PM	#7
Jean Paul Irastorza First Lieutenant 30 Rep 299 Posts Drives: 2011 335i white Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Miami, FL iTrader: (2)	ok yea i checked all belts are fine....would the ecu throw any errorcode u think that would fuck it up?
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12-12-2010, 09:11 PM	#8
e90pilot Freight Dawg 104 Rep 2,103 Posts Drives: E90 325i Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Oakland, CA iTrader: (3)	If you hand an electronic malfunction yes. That's why I wanted to know what steering you had as servotronic and active steering lots of electronic components. With normal steering, I think the pump failed. You need to replace it. __________________ --Marcelo '06 Arctic Metallic 325i \| Sport Package \| 6MT \| Dinan Stage III suspension \| Dinan exhaust \| 330i manifold swap! Click here! \| Active Autowerke tune \| 135i Brake Calipers \| Deiselboost caliper brackets \| E46 M3 front rotors
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12-13-2010, 10:25 AM	#9
Jean Paul Irastorza First Lieutenant 30 Rep 299 Posts Drives: 2011 335i white Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Miami, FL iTrader: (2)	Oo ok got it, yea I just thought it was normal steering not sure tho, u think removing the chip and running a code removal tool may fix it
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bmw6953 Second Lieutenant 23 Rep 257 Posts Drives: 2006 325i Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: california iTrader: (0)	Before anything make sure you know what kind of steering you have first and be 100% sure about it. Then you can make a choise on what to do or what it could be. If its non active steering then the probable cause could be the pump but there are many factors to steering not just a pump.. You might want to have a good indy take a look at it. Or if you want the dealership.
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fdriller9 Banned 253 Rep 7,089 Posts Drives: '06 AW 330xi Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: North Jersey/Philly/NYC iTrader: (4) Garage List 2006 330xi [6.44]	Non-active steering cars will have a green sticker on the cap for the power steering fluid reservoir. You can normally hear the pump going if you turn the wheel all the way to one side.....it will make a whirring sound (is that a word? lol). Also maybe a fuse? Not sure if the power steering pump is fused....I would think it is.
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12-13-2010, 07:17 PM	#12
Jean Paul Irastorza First Lieutenant 30 Rep 299 Posts Drives: 2011 335i white Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Miami, FL iTrader: (2)	o ok so i took the chip out and took it to the dealership, and yea it has a green sticker where the steering fluid is and i hear tht noise when i turn it all the way so i guess it's the normal steering so iguess it might be a pump failure
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