Squeaking as your turn the wheel

[Chris Harrison]

Hi, can anyone help!

Being driven mad by squeaking as I turn the wheel. When you first sart up it's okay but starts almost immediately. Not being mechanicaly minded I simply put it in a garage to fix. They came back saying they had changed the fluid but couldn't hear it before an certainly not now. Quite remarkable as everybody who has got in the car before & since comments on the 'awful squeak'. I have tried the fuel additive but it doesn't seem to have made any difference at all. (Only done a couple of miles since - does it take a while to work?

I no little of mechanics but if you put it in a garage and they can't help I'm not sure where to go next -very fustrated! Any views, comments & opions greatly appreciated! (2.5 V6 petrol X-type - 54k)

[Steve]

Hi Chris

Welcome ot the Jaguar Owners Club :)

I read your post twice to try and get an understanding of where the actual squeak is.

Can you explain where on the car you are getting the squeak?

[HARRISON]

Im sure he means when you turn tghe steering wheel itself, mine does it too.

[Alheoh]

Mine squeaked as well, it is apparently an issue with other models as well. I ordered a bottle of Jaguar power steering additive (part C2S48887) and just poured it into the power steering fluid tank without removing any beforehand. After that, I drove around in some slow circles with full steering lock, left and right, and the squeak went away completely. I did that 2 months (1500 kilometres) ago, and the squeak has not returned. I can also report that, as others have before me, that the additive made steering feel a little lighter.

It's of course possible that there is something wrong with your power steering rack itself, but I'd try the additive first. I got mine from eBay for £10, it was item number 350608010349. The seller seems to have a few left still.

[HARRISON]

Hi mate just bought 100ml of the same aditive. Will do it this weekend.

Thanks for the reply