# Whirring Sound

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/whirring-sound/43860>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** bmw, 530\
**Created:** [February 4, 2010, 9:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/whirring-sound/43860 "2010-02-04T21:23:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![bmwtd530](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a698b9/32.png) [@bmwtd530](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bmwtd530)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2010, 9:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/whirring-sound/43860/1 "2010-02-04T21:23:52Z")

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We don’t get very cold winters in San Diego, but lately, when I drive my car before the engine warms up and I make right turns, I hear a whirring sound and it feels like the steering wheel vibrates a little. It’s done it when I make left turns but very seldomly - I not because I only make right turns :-)! It has 102K miles on it. But it seems that when the engine has warmed up a bit, the sounds goes away - for the most part. Then it does it only if I take a corner at a sharp angle.  
  
  
  
 Any idea what could be causing the sound before I take it in?

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**Author:** ![waterboy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/waterboy/32/764_2.png) [@waterboy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/waterboy)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2010, 11:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/whirring-sound/43860/2 "2010-02-04T23:19:14Z")

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The first thing to check is the condition of the belts, and make sure power steering fluid is filled to specifications.