SIXXDOGG Posted November 15, 2008 Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 Good evening. When I first start my car in the morning.....the steering works great.... as soon as about 20 min goes by....she gets really stiff unless I am giving it gas... IE: at idol...its like i do not have power steering at all lol....like I am driving a bus!! Any reason for this? Fluid level is fine and clean.... Tx Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranger Posted November 15, 2008 Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 Is the belt tensioner doing it's job? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIXXDOGG Posted November 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 Is the belt tensioner doing it's job? I am sorry...I am really no good at things like this... How would I check to see if it is?? Thank you. Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranger Posted November 15, 2008 Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 Get a 1/2" drive breaker bar and put the drive lug in the square hole in the back side if the tensioner. Use the bar as a lever to move it and be sure it is moving freely. You might even slide the belt off of it and let it extend beyond the belt to be sure it is not rusted in place, thus not providing enough tension on the belt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixelpete Posted February 2, 2009 Report Share Posted February 2, 2009 Good evening. When I first start my car in the morning.....the steering works great.... as soon as about 20 min goes by....she gets really stiff unless I am giving it gas... IE: at idol...its like i do not have power steering at all lol....like I am driving a bus!! Any reason for this? Fluid level is fine and clean.... Tx Nick Nick, I had the exact same problem crop up this weekend. What did you find to be the cause...belt tension or pump? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIXXDOGG Posted February 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2009 Good evening. When I first start my car in the morning.....the steering works great.... as soon as about 20 min goes by....she gets really stiff unless I am giving it gas... IE: at idol...its like i do not have power steering at all lol....like I am driving a bus!! Any reason for this? Fluid level is fine and clean.... Tx Nick Nick, I had the exact same problem crop up this weekend. What did you find to be the cause...belt tension or pump? I was told it was the pump... ( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixelpete Posted February 7, 2009 Report Share Posted February 7, 2009 Good evening. When I first start my car in the morning.....the steering works great.... as soon as about 20 min goes by....she gets really stiff unless I am giving it gas... IE: at idol...its like i do not have power steering at all lol....like I am driving a bus!! Any reason for this? Fluid level is fine and clean.... Tx Nick Nick, I had the exact same problem crop up this weekend. What did you find to be the cause...belt tension or pump? I was told it was the pump... ( OK...how much was the cost of the repair, and did you do it yourself? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIXXDOGG Posted February 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 Good evening. When I first start my car in the morning.....the steering works great.... as soon as about 20 min goes by....she gets really stiff unless I am giving it gas... IE: at idol...its like i do not have power steering at all lol....like I am driving a bus!! Any reason for this? Fluid level is fine and clean.... Tx Nick Nick, I had the exact same problem crop up this weekend. What did you find to be the cause...belt tension or pump? Hello! Sorry about the delay.....I was told about $1000....Not corrected yet.... ( How are you making out? Nick I was told it was the pump... ( OK...how much was the cost of the repair, and did you do it yourself? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BodybyFisher Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 Good evening. When I first start my car in the morning.....the steering works great.... as soon as about 20 min goes by....she gets really stiff unless I am giving it gas... IE: at idol...its like i do not have power steering at all lol....like I am driving a bus!! Any reason for this? Fluid level is fine and clean.... Tx Nick Nick, I had the exact same problem crop up this weekend. What did you find to be the cause...belt tension or pump? I was told it was the pump... ( Any squeeling? Have you looked at the serpentine belt for cracks, missing sections? Pre-1995 - DTC codes OBD1 >> 1996 and newer - DTC codes OBD2 >> https://www.obd-codes.com/trouble_codes/gm/obd_codes.htm How to check for codes Caddyinfo How To Technical Archive >> http://www.caddyinfo.com/wordpress/cadillac-how-to-faq/ Cadillac History & Specifications Year by Year http://www.motorera.com/cadillac/index.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
navion Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 These pumps seldom fail. I also would suspect a slipping serpentine belt and a bad tensioner. You were told that the pump was bad. How did the mechanic come to that conclusion? Take a bright light and look at the underside of the belt. If it has a glassy, shiny look, then it has most likely been slipping. If so, I suggest that you take the car to a trusted shop and have the belt replaced. Have them check the tensioner at the same time. Replace it if there is any question of it's effectiveness. Then drive the car. If the problem is gone, then you have saved yourself several hundred dollars. If the problem still exists, then you are ahead of the game. Ideally the belt change should be done when the pump was replaced anyway. Good Luck, Britt Britt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIXXDOGG Posted February 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 Good evening. When I first start my car in the morning.....the steering works great.... as soon as about 20 min goes by....she gets really stiff unless I am giving it gas... IE: at idol...its like i do not have power steering at all lol....like I am driving a bus!! Any reason for this? Fluid level is fine and clean.... Tx Nick Nick, I had the exact same problem crop up this weekend. What did you find to be the cause...belt tension or pump? I was told it was the pump... ( Any squeeling? Have you looked at the serpentine belt for cracks, missing sections? Yea....There is this noise now when I start my baby up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIXXDOGG Posted February 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 These pumps seldom fail. I also would suspect a slipping serpentine belt and a bad tensioner. You were told that the pump was bad. How did the mechanic come to that conclusion? Take a bright light and look at the underside of the belt. If it has a glassy, shiny look, then it has most likely been slipping. If so, I suggest that you take the car to a trusted shop and have the belt replaced. Have them check the tensioner at the same time. Replace it if there is any question of it's effectiveness. Then drive the car. If the problem is gone, then you have saved yourself several hundred dollars. If the problem still exists, then you are ahead of the game. Ideally the belt change should be done when the pump was replaced anyway. Good Luck, Britt Thanx for all this.....I will have everything u mentioned looked at. Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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