a10warlord

hello i have e60 525i 2004

now i have some strange issue, when outside temp is low my steering wheel have crack sound, mostly when turning left. but during hot winter days it worcks fine, also i mention that when enjine get wormed up the sound also dessapearing, can anyone give an edvice ???

boardtek

My 2004 545i E60 does this as well when I first start the car & turn the steering wheel from side to side. It seems to do it when the outside temperature is 37 degrees F or lower.

It almost sounds like Flipper the Dolphin is sounding off inside the dash board. I'm curious if anyone else has experienced this.

a10warlord

how did you solve this problem ??

DanielFD

This is pretty normal, as the viscosity of the steering oil has thickened due to the cold.. also this becomes more obvious when steering oil gets older. Exactly how cold is it outside when this happens? and changing the steering oil is not too hard and should rectify the issue.

a10warlord

It happens when outside temp is below 10 C.... i bought this car from my friend and he said that he never changed oil in steering system )

Andrew06

I've experienced this in a couple of cars when it's extremely cold. The Power steering fluid gets thick, and causes squeels. Just go easy on it (and every other system) until it warms up. Cleaner is better, and It would be a good idea to flush the fluid, or at least suck out the resevoir and replace with new CHS-11S fluid.