johnrvw

The car's power steering light will come on occasionally & when it does, the steering is *very* difficult to turn. Sometimes the problem "corrects itself" after the car sits turned off for a while.
Any one had this happen to them or know how to fix without taking the car to the dealer.
Thanks,
J

bse50

Fix the connectors by either replacing\tightening them or weld them in place.
This is a common problem, you should have searched

Nubo

Check this thread.

https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...hlight=covered

dozer

iTrader: (3)

John, right under your airbox and right above your radiator is the PS connector, pull it apart and clean it with electronic duster/cleaner, youll see metal prongs on the inside just clean em up a lil and you should be fine

jmc23200

Might be time to change the power steering fluid

2tone

iTrader: (3)

do all of the above, but i had this issue, under warrantly luckily, and they said my ps unit (i forget the exact term) was shot and they replaced it for free. i think it's kinda pricey, but that may be the end result for you if the above cleanings don't work...

johnrvw

Thanks for all the help guys!!!!! I did do a search but couldn't find what I was looking for, but did copy my question from another website.
**Big help with the link to a past thread -- Thanks for that!!!!
I work the weekends but either Monday or Tuesday I will look at this and try to clean the connectors. I will let you know how it goes.