# Loud steering at startup **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** accord, honda\ **Created:** [December 4, 2019, 3:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/loud-steering-at-startup/154028 "2019-12-04T15:06:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![GorehamJ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/gorehamj/32/24103_2.png) [@GorehamJ](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GorehamJ)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2019, 3:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/loud-steering-at-startup/154028/1 "2019-12-04T15:06:17Z")
My family has an '06 Accord V6 EX-L with about 107K miles on it. When my son was home from college I drove it just to see how it was doing and when cold it made a loud growl when I turned the wheel side to side. Sure sounds like the PS pump. It goes away after warm up. The power steering fluid change is _way_ overdue. Might I get lucky and have no more noise after it is changed? Shop scheduled for his next visit home, but I am wondering how fat a stack of Benjamins to prepare. Any help much appreciated. More: - Fluid level is at high bar (and black as coal) - Wheel turns smoothly no sticking - Power never cuts out - consistent and normal. ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2019, 3:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/loud-steering-at-startup/154028/2 "2019-12-04T15:51:08Z")
Change the fluid but only use Honda fluid, not the generic stuff. I have read that Hondas are more sensitive to this than other cars. It might be all you need. But you might need a pump, too. Fingers crossed that the fluid solves it. ---
**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2019, 5:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/loud-steering-at-startup/154028/3 "2019-12-04T17:17:41Z")
Air is entering the power steering pump through the inlet joint o-ring. This is the service bulletin to repair that power steering noise; > **[Honda\_07-086.pdf](https://www.arcparts.com/wp-content/uploads/images/Technical_Information/Honda_07-086.pdf)** > > 170.14 KB ---
**Author:** ![GorehamJ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/gorehamj/32/24103_2.png) [@GorehamJ](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GorehamJ)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2019, 5:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/loud-steering-at-startup/154028/4 "2019-12-04T17:40:20Z")
Nevada\_545, this is a tremendous help to me! THANK YOU very much for taking time to send me this bulletin. I will give it to my mechanic and also change the fluid since it is long overdue. This is a great example of how helpful this Community can be! ---
**Author:** ![GorehamJ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/gorehamj/32/24103_2.png) [@GorehamJ](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GorehamJ)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2019, 8:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/loud-steering-at-startup/154028/5 "2019-12-23T20:21:31Z")
[Here is an account of the repairs](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-honda-accord-sdn-power-steering-pump/153812/2). Just $100! ---
**Author:** ![shadowfax](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/shadowfax/32/13026_2.png) [@shadowfax](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shadowfax)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2019, 8:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/loud-steering-at-startup/154028/6 "2019-12-23T20:48:05Z")
> [@Nevada\_545](#): > > Air is entering the power steering pump through the inlet joint o-ring. That’s the answer! Happened on my old TL too (same platform). The part was something like 45 cents from Honda, and the repair took all of 5 minutes.