RS6_M_U
October 29th, 2014, 20:55
Hey all -
Just wanted to hop on here and ask around for everyone's opinion. I drove my RS6 today, parked it backwards like always, everything was normal. When I went to leave, I took two left turns. Still normal. When I came up to my third left turn, the steering wheel almost felt like it locked, but I was able with turn it with both hands. It continued to be very hard to turn, both directions until I got home. There was a whining noise when I would turn, and also if I had any pressure on the wheel while at a stop. Once I got home, I popped the hood, all sounded normal while the car was still running. I looked under the car, and noticed some leaking. It is on the drivers side. Close to the wheel. Granted I have a splash guard so I'm not 100% sure that's an accurate location of the leak. The fluid is cold (so is the ground thought) its clearish, a little yellow haze to it. Oily in feels and smells really bad, like grease but stinks. Im only assuming its something power steering related. Like the pump. But, when I saw the liquid, it made me secound guess, and wonder if its more than just that. The car would make a slight whine when turning really hard since I got it (2 months ago). The car has 68k on it.
Any suggestions? Ideas? Things to check?
Thanks in advance!
Just wanted to hop on here and ask around for everyone's opinion. I drove my RS6 today, parked it backwards like always, everything was normal. When I went to leave, I took two left turns. Still normal. When I came up to my third left turn, the steering wheel almost felt like it locked, but I was able with turn it with both hands. It continued to be very hard to turn, both directions until I got home. There was a whining noise when I would turn, and also if I had any pressure on the wheel while at a stop. Once I got home, I popped the hood, all sounded normal while the car was still running. I looked under the car, and noticed some leaking. It is on the drivers side. Close to the wheel. Granted I have a splash guard so I'm not 100% sure that's an accurate location of the leak. The fluid is cold (so is the ground thought) its clearish, a little yellow haze to it. Oily in feels and smells really bad, like grease but stinks. Im only assuming its something power steering related. Like the pump. But, when I saw the liquid, it made me secound guess, and wonder if its more than just that. The car would make a slight whine when turning really hard since I got it (2 months ago). The car has 68k on it.
Any suggestions? Ideas? Things to check?
Thanks in advance!