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Q: Why is my power steering very firm when turning?
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A bad alternator. Turning the steering wheel all the way is very demanding on the power steering which draws power from the engine and can cause the idle to dip down. A weak alternator is usually the cause for the stalling.


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The eps light is the electronic power steering you should have a knob down by the left hand side of the steering wheel turning it to minus- hardens up the steering and turning it to plus makes the steering very light and good for parking the light comes on when water hits of the electronic part of the pump but after a few mins turn the car of and the light should clear of the dash The eps light is the electronic power steering you should have a knob down by the left hand side of the steering wheel turning it to minus- hardens up the steering and turning it to plus makes the steering very light and good for parking the light comes on when water hits of the electronic part of the pump but after a few mins turn the car of and the light should clear of the dash


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