daoism76

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mild whining noise after starting up the car under cold weather, worsen when turning the steering wheel. gone after 10 min of driving to warm up the car. i have checked the steering fluid level and it's full. this only happens when it's extremely cold outside. during warm days it doesn't happen. is this something serious or normal from high mileage (103k miles, mostly highway). this is 06 model. thanks in advance

AckTL05

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Power steering pump. Let the car idle for a 30 seconds to a minute before you drive it to get all fluids warmed up. It may need to be replaced if its really bad, but since you said it goes away once warm then its fine.

04WDPSeDaN

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Replace the 0-ring on the inlet elbow for the power steering. I had made the 1st original thread 2 years back and majafo has made an updates thread about this. The 0-ring is a few cents from the dealer you will need a 10mm closed wrench with a slight curve at the end to do this job. It takes about 5 mins to do this 0-ring, note after doing this job you will need to drive the car and bleed out the air so it will still make some noise after the new ring is installed intill you bleed it out.

TLDude876

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There is a recall for this. You can stop by a dealer to see if ur car is covered and if it has already been done. I got mine done under recall last year.

Majofo

DIY - Power Steering Whine Fix

https://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=754586

AMUA6

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daoism76

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thanks everyone i will try it out

daoism76

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got it done and the noise is gone the next morning. spent $.68 but i didn't have the right ranch so i had to get a set from the store for $7. total cost less than $8 and 5 min of work. thanks everyone for the help

Majofo

daoism76

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ok guys the whining noise is coming back again. i had changed the o ring 2 years ago and it was good for two years. should i change the o ring again? also, my wife's 06 accord is making the same whining noise when turning steering. hers has never had the o ring replaced. is her car experiencing the same problem? should i change out hers as well? thanks in advance

daoism76

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also, a big drop in weather this week in my town. i wonder if the temperature change is causing this whining problem

geekybiker

I'd give it a shot. Its a cheap and easy fix. IIRC honda recently issued a recall for the same issue on the v6 accords.