KEVOZS8

I have a problem in the morning going out of the garage the power steering begin to make a whining noise when turning .i went to specialist and he informed that i have a bad power steering pump i checked the system for leaks but found nothing and the fluid container is full . any suggestions before changing the power steering pump . thank you

silverd2

Change the pump ONLY if the occasional noise bothers you. Older ones can whine, esp when cold, without hurting anything.

KEVOZS8

What do you mean by ESP when Cold ?

silverd2

Sorry...an abbreviation for "especially".

BikerBoi

PaulW has a procedure for that on his audipages.com. New oil could prolong your servopumps life. Also it is important to not have full lock on your steering, no servopump likes that and it will tell you by whining.

Prospeeder

you say its full of steering fluid, Theres an audi bulletin that says the little dipsticks MAX mark is not right, and causes cold start noise. Overfill steering fluid, obviously not to the very very top, but substantially over the MAX mark. Should fix it.