weird sound when car is cold

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Old Oct 27, 2006 | 05:43 PM
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weird sound when car is cold

Heeey youuu guyyys...
Situation; When i start my car in the morning, or if its been sitting for a while, im hearing this loud whining noise coming from the front. When the car is idle i can hear it which when gas is applied it gets louder. When i turn the wheel left or right the noise becomes very loud. I quickly checked under the hood to see if i can get some ideas. The only thing ive noticed is that the steering fluid is actually past the low marker line. Seeing that the noise gets pretty loud when i turn the wheel, can it be because of the low fluid? The noise eventually goes away, say about 5-10min of driving, which it doesnt come back until the car sits off for a while. Any ideas? Ill take a movie when i can and post it. Its weird... ive never seen/heard this before.

Suggestions? thoughts?

Thanks in advance!
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Old Oct 27, 2006 | 05:59 PM
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fill up on ur steering fluid and see if it helps (ur gonna have to do it eventually)
it could also be a loose belt ( maybe altenator belt ) that just needs to be tightened
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Old Oct 28, 2006 | 10:03 AM
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Cheers!
Can i use any steering fluid from a local or should i head on over to Acura and use theres? As for a lose belt, can it come off during driving or is that an extreme case? ITs just that i have to drive 3hrs north this weekend and back. Dont want to be stranded up in some scary wooded area!
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Old Oct 29, 2006 | 03:25 PM
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Well i think (i hope) i figured it out. Last night I topped off my power steering fluid (Special Hinda/Acura type) and this morning nothing. I heard no such weird sound that ive been hearing for the past day or so. I guess ill find out for sure in the next couple of mornings. Here's a CLIP of the sound that i was getting.

Thanks guys!
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