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Random stall on sharp left turn at low RPM
Just had a new issue pop up - sometimes, when making a sharp left turn when the engine RPM is low (going into driveway, turning at a stop sign), the engine will suddenly die. It seems to be running fine otherwise, it does not idle rough, and the idle RPM is around 600-700. It never dies on the highway or higher speeds, yet anyway.
I do notice that my power steering pump is making a little noise. It is an aftermarket pump. The steering assist seems to work fine though. I recently had the spark plugs, valve cover gasket, and a fuel pressure sensor replaced. As I understand it, the mechanics checked the fuel pump and it was working fine. Any ideas?
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Re: Random stall on sharp left turn at low RPM
It sounds like your power steering fluid level may be low. When the fluid level is low the pump has difficulty turning, so it takes more power to turn the pump. Putting that kind of demand on an idling engine could cause it to stall. If the fluid level is where it should be, you may have a defective power steering pump or possibly a pinch or clog of some sort in one of the lines.
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Re: Random stall on sharp left turn at low RPM
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So, I did a little investigating on my own. Turns out, the power steering pressure sensor near the passenger side steering assembly (it's the knobby thing that has a wire running to it, on the power steering line) was loose and full of oil (power steering fluid?) I cleaned it out with a rag, blew it off, reseated it, and haven't had any issues yet. I noticed that simply leaving it unplugged keeps the RPMs higher, with less fluctuation. I am now fairly confident it was a flaky pressure sensor that was sending mixed signals to the engine, causing it to stall on low rpm turns. Crazy cars.
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