OBD II port

Okay cool. Thank you Roy.

Hey Roy, just want to let you know hooked everything up like you said and hid wires real good and taped them up and switch works great. Thank you so much! Just curious on the ignition part I see there are four wires which one would you tap into there just for info purposes? It appears the route I went was more ideal. Thanks again.
Michael

Hello Roy, I have a power steering question. I am having a screeching noise coming from the power steering system when I turn the wheels especially noticed it today more predominately. A mechanic recommended a power steering flush about a month ago which I did today and it has new serpentine belts with a gates brand on the power steering pulley. Do you think maybe its the pump itself? Please let me know, thanks.

Michael

Hey Roy, thanks for responding as this has been an issue for me for some time now. So I found out when I had the serpentine belts replaced the tension-er was not and so I am thinking since you said the tension-er's on the serpentine belts wear out this may be the problem as they have adjusted it a few times and it comes back. I am not so sure about a whining sound but there is definitely a squeal or screeching sound that is loud high pitched when turning wheels. Would the bearings inside the power steering pump that the pulley rides on have anything to do with this by chance?
Thanks again Roy!

You are the best Roy! Thank you so much.

Okay Roy, I had the car taken to the mechanic yesterday and it is still there because he needed another guy to help him while he had it on the lift but did not have time. Anyway he said it could be the harmonic balancer that attaches to other serpentine belt that connects to the power steering, idler pulley, and A/C. Could this cause the problem we discussed before with the high pitched squeal? Thanks again Roy,

Michael.

Okay, yeah he said he was not sure, but they were going to look more at it today as he just wanted to let me know that another mechanic there had a similar issue with another car so he will let me know today what is really going on. Thanks for the quick response as I like to have another professional input such as yourself. I wish I had the tools to work on it as I am limited to what I can do myself. Thank you again and I will let you know the outcome Roy!

Good afternoon Roy, just to update you they mentioned the power assist was not working intermittently and needs to be replaced. He will also check the harmonic balancer as I did notice some vibrations when I reach high speeds close to eighty miles an hour at times, but that could be due to an alignment issue and tire balancing. I suggested as I read about how the wrong belt or tension could stress the harmonic balancer and cause an issue, but he said the belt would have just snapped if it was too tight anyway. Let me know your input. Thanks again Roy.

Okay Roy, thank you. I will inform you on the outcome. Thank you so much!

Hey Roy, it seems they are having difficulty pinpointing the issue exactly but He did recommend changing the harmonic balancer along with the idler pulley that is in line with the power steering pump. I told him what to check regarding the balancer about the seal but he said he could not tell by looking at it but all it has to do is be off a fraction and can throw things off. We were going to do the pulley on the pump as well just to be safe but cannot find it and even the dealer discontinued it, crazy. Anyway they should let me know in the morning how things go when parts arrive. Let me know what you think. Thanks Roy.
Michael

Hello Roy, I do not exactly know why it is so difficult for them maybe because he said he would not charge me to look at it to see what the problem is, so he did not put much effort. I do not know but the mechanic that has been working on my car is a master tech according the manager but they should not have to guess by just putting on new parts. If putting on a new pump, idler pulley and balancer does not fix it, should I just not pay for something that did not fix it or were you talking about the diagnosing fee? Thanks again Roy.